Warning: Suburban Sprawl May be Hazardous to Your health.
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A new study says residents of suburbs such as Westport with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less sprawled-out
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AIR fresheners and aerosols may make homes unhealthier, research has suggested. Children and their mothers suffered more ill health in homes where these products were in daily use, the University
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By Toran, Laura Grandstaff, David  ABSTRACT: Use of lawn chemicals in residential areas may contribute nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants, such as nutrients, pesticides, and herbicides to streams.
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By KRISTINE OWRAM  (CP) - The suburbs of Calgary sprawl beyond the reach of the city's public transportation system, swallowing up what were once tiny communities like Okotoks and Airdrie and putting pressure on water resources.
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Living in a sprawling car-dependent suburb is bad for your health, producing an array of predictable disorders from obesity to high blood pressure, California researchers say.
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Residents of poor neighborhoods are experiencing alarming rates of diabetes and steady increases in other chronic illnesses like heart disease, while other residents have seen slower increases or even declines.
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Is your drive to work killing you? If you live in one of these major metros, the answer may be yes.
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As urbanites with rising incomes are demanding better air and water, the countryside is increasingly becoming a dumping ground.
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A new study by a team of German researchers suggests that commuting could be hazardous to your health. The study found an increased risk in having a heart attack, within two hours of being in traffic.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.
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Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.
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Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers.
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Urban sprawl is gobbling up open spaces in fast-growing metropolitan areas so quickly that it could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, environmental groups say.
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A report scheduled to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents
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Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
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A report released yesterday said that people who live in such sprawling metropolitan areas as the Triad are more likely to report chronic health problems - high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties - than residents of more