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  First-of-its-kind study shows how traffic pollution impairs brain function

  newatlas.com - By Rich Haridy

  Researchers in Canada have, for the first time ever, demonstrated how acute exposure to traffic pollution can immediately impair human brain …

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  Six ways to improve your home’s air quality this winter

  The Washington Post - By Kevin Loria

  Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Poor indoor air quality can increase the risk of heart disease, cancer and more. “There are pollutants in our daily environment that, if you are sensitive, could have impacts on your breathing,” says Vincent Tubiolo, an …

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  US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears

  Bloomberg Green - Ari Natter

  A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The US …

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  Domestic air cleaners improve heart health for COPD patients

  airqualitynews.com - Martin Guttridge-Hewitt

  Indicators of lung health were then measured and tracked at one week, three months and six months using standard clinical tests including blood …

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  The Air in Your Home Is Making Your Family Sick. Here’s What to Do About It.

  Fatherly - Melaina Juntti

  You might want to blame daycare, or your colleagues, or kids who don't wash hands for getting your family sick, but there's a far more likely culprit. …

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  Your air purifier may be doing more harm than good

  Inverse - The Conversation, Nicola Carslaw

  Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries, where solid fuel is often burned in poorly …