Air Pollution Impairs Lung Development in Children, Study Finds
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The lungs of children who grow up breathing polluted air don&#39;t fully develop and may never recover, leaving the individuals susceptible to respiratory ailments as they age, according to a study in the Sept.
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Babies' DNA can be damaged even  before they are born if their mothers breathe polluted air,  according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Children who make regular visits to an indoor pool may develop damage to a type of lung cell that helps prevent airway inflammation, a new study suggests.
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BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Children who spend long periods of time at indoor swimming pools may damage lung cells that help prevent airway inflammation.
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The air in some parts of Southern California air is so dirty that it impedes the development of children&#39;s lungs. By the time they are 18, many children who grow up in
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Smoking during pregnancy can affect the   baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and   respiratory problems are more common in children whose mothers   smoke, Australian scientists said in a study on Thursday.
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In the first long-term study of air pollution&#39;s effects on children, researchers reported on Wednesday that contaminated air stunts lung development in teenagers and the effects could extend well into adulthood.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have  a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than  other youngsters, according to new research.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes, says a study that looked at children in  the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez, a crossing point into the United States.
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Air pollution clearly causes  immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its  short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are  harder to document, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - The wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 may have caused wheezing and other respiratory problems in many children, even those without asthma, according to a new study.
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Kids who spend less time during their early years around pets and dust don&#39;t appear to have a lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new research reports.
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Cold snaps and air pollution can trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day out may help heart disease develop in the first place, researchers said on Sunday.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution maycontribute to early hardening of the arteries, a new study says. &quot;If this can be confirmed, it would have huge implications,&quot; said Dr
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Hong Kong's bad air may be  responsible for a significant jump in children being admitted  to hospital for asthma, a six-year study has found.
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Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.
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Children who smoke are almost  four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't  smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked  while pregnant with them, a new study shows.