The World Health Organization reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted that it puts their health at risk.

Air pollution kills 100 children younger than age five every day in East Asia and the Pacific, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Thursday. Air pollution, the “silent ...

Across 31 districts 352 schools were also closed because of pollution. Image: People wearing face masks because of poor air pollution in ... to go through with my kids in an era when governments ...

The proportion of people who have never smoked being diagnosed with lung cancer is rising, with new research pointing to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world.

Unicef's latest data shows the devastating impact of toxic air on children, with pollution linked to 100 deaths of kids under five years of age every day across East Asia and the Pacific.The United ...

In a study of 5,800 mother-child pairs, pre-pregnancy air pollution exposure was linked to higher BMI and obesity risks in children up to age 2. Increased exposure to air pollution in the months ...

A plane is coming in to land at Heathrow airport across a clear blue sky outside my window as I write these words.

The World Health Organization 2024 report recently urged world leaders to “reduce pollution-related diseases and cut carbon emissions,” considering that air pollution—particularly extremely ...

And what does that mean for kids? First, the risks ... co-director of the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory with UC Irvine's School of Population and Public Health. "The particles from ...

Our kids and everyone with lungs will pay the ... In addition, vehicle emissions have a more direct impact on human health. Air pollution from cars and trucks can result in increased respiratory ...