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People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Cost Thousands of U.S. Lives as Pollutants Rise
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoggy Days Could Help Send Kids With Autism to the ER
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
What's in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
When You're Diagnosed With Both Asthma and COPD
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Why COPD Is Often Worse in Women Than Men
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
居住地域の生物の多様性が高いとメンタルヘルスが良好に?