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The second-largest cause of lung cancer is exposure to radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas. Lung cancer can also be caused by air pollution, which introduces dangerous compounds into the ...

Saharan dust can help suppress hurricane formation. However, it can also pose health risks, particularly for individuals with ...

More toxic than other sources of pollution, wildfire smoke can cause a range of health effects, from mild coughs, itchy eyes and headaches to dizziness, wheezing, chest pains, asthma attacks, ...

Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and ...

This review highlights how air pollution and occupational inhalation exposures may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders ...

Another large fire exacerbated by climate change is threatening the health of Chicagoans. Government officials issued an air ...

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said ...

A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the ...

For COPD patients, the adage holds true: "the first way to get out of a hole is to quit digging one," said Christopher Mosher ...