And how does the risk compare with inhaling smoke from cigarettes?
Tag: Respiratory Diseases
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Inhalers Don’t Have to Be a Climate Problem
Some inhalers use greenhouse gases to help deliver medication into the lungs. The good news is there are alternatives.
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The Supreme Court Dealt a Terrible Blow to Children’s Health
We are now learning that climate change and air pollution can act together to increase health effects.
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Air Pollution Kills 10 Million People a Year. Why Do We Accept That as Normal?
Threats often appear larger and more profound the farther off they are, and more manageable and even routine once they arrive
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The Health Effects of Extreme Heat
Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse.