Air Pollution Tied to Lower Birth Weight
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who live in  areas with high levels of air pollution may give birth to  slightly smaller babies, according to U.S. government  researchers.
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Sept. 8, 2004 -- Children who live in areas with the poorest air quality are five times as likely to have lung development problems as those breathing cleaner air, according to findings from the largest and
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NEW YORK  - Kids who live in neighborhoods with heavy traffic pollution have lower IQs and score worse on other tests of intelligence and memory than children who breathe cleaner air, a new study shows.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.
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NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.
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A new study unexpectedly found that air pollution has a minimal effect on children with asthma, but a researcher involved in the project said more work needs to be done.
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Fetuses of mothers who show high rates of depression, anxiety and stress weigh less and are smaller than average at midterm, according to a recent study from the University of Miami School of Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - Smoking during pregnancy is known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a study published Tuesday suggests.
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Researchers reported that children and teenagers in Southern California communities with higher levels of air pollution were more likely to have diminished lung function.
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Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.
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Scientists have long known that air pollution is a serious health hazard that increases the risk of premature death. But a new study may come as a shock.
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NEW YORK  - People who were born early or just had an unusually low birth weight are more likely to be hospitalized in adolescence and young adulthood, Swedish researchers report.
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By LINDA A. JOHNSON     -- New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults...
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Mums-to-be told to get enough vitamin E as low levels during pregnancy increase the risk of childhood asthma.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 20 : According to a new study, aerosols and air fresheners used in the homes can have adverse effects on the health of mothers and babies, as they can cause diarrhea and earache in youngsters and depression in mothers.
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More girls than boys are born in some Canadian communities because airborne pollutants called dioxins can alter normal sex ratios, even if the source of the pollution is many kilometers away, researchers say.
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Air pollution reduces blood flow and interferes with the body's natural ability to break up blood clots, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that may help explain why pollution can cause heart attacks.