Indoor Air Pollution May Increase Asthma Symptoms

Posted by SoundHealth on Monday, March 09, 2009
A study has found an association between increasing levels of indoor air pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children. The study looked at indoor air part ...

Pollution Shown to Increase Appendicitis Risk

Posted by SoundHealth on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
High levels of air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis in adults, according to the results of a study conducted in Canada and presented at the 73rd annual sci ...

Houseplants Cut Indoor Air Pollution

Posted by SoundHealth on Monday, September 14, 2009
A study has revealed that common houseplants are an effective way to reduce ozone, the main component of indoor air pollution. Ozone, or smog, is a highly reactive, c ...

Study Links Water Pollution to Male Fertility Problems

Posted by SoundHealth on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study, carried out by UK scientists at by Brunel University, the Univ ...

Study Links Pollution with Poor Fetal Development in Womb

Posted by SoundHealth on Thursday, April 09, 2009
This article taken from BBC News explains how a study has found an association between low birth weight and reduced development of babies in the womb, with exposure to ai ...

Indoor Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted by SoundHealth on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
A team of scientists from Denmark and Sweden have discovered that indoor air polluted with tiny particles that are breathed in and get into the bloodstream affect the per ...