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 ...

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 ...

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

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

A population-based study of over two million births in Ontario found that prenatal exposure to the sulfate and ammonium ...

A new study says people living in heavily polluted areas face a higher risk of severe medical conditions, including permanent blindness in children. Researchers in China assessed 30,000 schoolchildren ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants -- small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night -- could increase the risk of pediatric ...

In 2012, Deborah Cory-Slechta at the University of Rochester, New York, received a “bucket of brains”. A colleague had been studying how air pollution around the university harms the hearts and lungs ...

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 ...