On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

Our children deserve clean air — not just in classrooms, but in playgrounds and at home, and it's not just the responsibility ...

Humans take more than 22,000 breaths a day and experts say the quality of the air we breathe is important. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted ...

Of nearly 30,000 children studied, those in polluted areas were more likely to develop myopia Fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were most strongly linked to poor eyesight Primary ...

Delhi's air poses a year-round health threat to children, impacting lung development and cognitive function. Research ...

Doctors have confirmed that this season has seen an unusual spike in both viral as well as bacterial infections. Pollution, ...

Doctors in Delhi have reported a 15 per cent rise in respiratory illnesses as air pollution levels worsen with the onset of winter. The toxic air, filled with fine particulate matter, is triggering an ...

Alarming new research has linked air pollution to a spike in children’s trips to emergency rooms for psychiatric problems, ranging from suicide and anxiety to schizophrenia. On days when kids were ...

It’s easy to blame parents when young children gain too much weight, but the latest research suggests that certain obesity risk factors are out of Mom and Dad’s control. In a study published this week ...

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 ...