Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for respiratory death went up following exposure to particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 0.1 m or ...

Andes hantavirus was first identified in Argentina in 1995 after outbreaks of severe respiratory illness in the Andes ...

After identifying the hazards, the exposure levels from the exposure assessment must be compared to the permissible exposure limit, as set by OSHA, to determine whether respiratory protection is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have found an association between pollen exposure and increased risk for respiratory symptoms even ...

From wildfires to floods, cleanup crews face serious respiratory and skin exposure risks. What lessons can be learned from the Lahaina and California fires and applied to PPE and respiratory ...

Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant generated from automobiles, may increase risk of mortality, even if the exposure amount is well below regulatory limits, investigators concluded.

Exposure to common urban air pollutants in the first year of life is associated with a higher burden of respiratory infections and wheezing, according to a longitudinal study led by the Precision ...

COVID-19 prevention methods such as masking and social distancing also suppressed the circulation of common respiratory diseases, leaving young children lacking immunity to pathogens they otherwise ...

Epidemiological analyses of air quality often estimate human exposure from ambient monitoring data, potentially leading to exposure misclassification and subsequent bias in estimated health risks. To ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition that destroys lung tissue and reduces airflow to the lungs. A person can develop COPD as a result of long-term exposure to asbestos.

People are concerned about the effect of mold on their health. What are the real risks to our health from mold? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine/ National ...