Research describes children exposed to air pollution equivalent to eight cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads ...

Air pollution contributes to the death of hundreds of thousands of children under 5 worldwide every year; the majority of those deaths are linked to indoor air pollution. In Vietnam, a country plagued ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development. OHSU researchers explain that air pollution causes ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

About 17,000 — that’s how many people were ordered to evacuate following a Rockdale County chemical plant fire on Sunday. Hundreds of residents reported symptoms of skin irritation, watery eyes and ...

Shelby County, TN, ranks high in childhood asthma-related ER visits and hospitalizations, and received an "F" for ozone pollution. Children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution due to their ...

A UC Davis analysis of 40 empirical studies found that air pollution is associated with differences in children’s brains. (Getty Images) Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Feb. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children are more likely to develop asthma if they are raised in damp homes or neighborhoods with heavy air pollution, a ...

Air pollution is contributing to higher rates of respiratory disease and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa’s three declared air pollution priority areas, with children, youth and older adults facing ...

WASHINGTON — As warmer weather returns to the DMV region, so does a growing concern about the health impact of air pollution, particularly ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog. The 2025 Air ...