MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'air quality'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440749&cid=t_135027_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F173369%2F Seasonal Allergies, or Exhaust in Your Lungs? New study deciphers which types of air pollution worsens allergy, cold and flu symptoms in kids. (via EnvrionmentalHealthNews.org) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440749 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:11:14 +0100 3440749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876117&cid=t_135027_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F_HetwPv1Tko%2F Asthma is a serious illness that makes it difficult to breathe. It can attack anyone at any time (Let’s Talk About…Asthma). If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to experience an asthma attack, take a straw. Close your mouth around it and pinch your nose. Now try taking deep breaths in – and out – through the straw. That may give you a tiny idea of what it’s like. Some places around the world and here in North America are worse than others for people with asthma. Smog and pollution is a number one enemy to an asthmatic. But where is it worse in the United States? The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America compiles an annual list of the top 10 worst cities for asthma, called Allergy Capitals. For 2009, they are: 1.   St. Louis, MO 2.   Milwaukee, WI ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876117 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:29:00 +0100 2876117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2128935&cid=t_135027_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5973 strWebsiteID = window.document.location.toString();strSplitWeb = strWebsiteID.split("/")strWebsiteID = strSplitWeb[2];document.write(”“); from the Malaysian Medical Resources VIDEO: Cleaner Air Increases Life Expectancy, Sham Acupuncture Just as Effective as True Acupuncture, School-Based Physical Activity Programs Beneficial (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2128935 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2128935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1976541&cid=t_135027_167_f&fid=36988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happynutritionistsnuggets.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fhealthy-environment-important-as.html Anyone who spends any amount of time reading about matters related to health realizes by now that, even though the kinds of foods that we eat are tremendously important, so is our environment. I am talking about obvious, but sometimes taken for granted things, like the air we breath, the water we drink, and what we put on our skin.For this post, lets focus on a couple of things that can cause poor air quality in the home. Our home is a lake-front home, and we have a very high water table. It may sound odd to you, but it is not unusual around here to have a basement with some water running through it from one side of the house, with a drain taking it out the other side. It is because the cabins here are former summer homes that have been converted to year-round homes. Some take the time to ... Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1976541 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:09:00 +0100 1976541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625484&cid=t_135027_86_f&fid=34468&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowsing.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fquality-of-indoor-air-and-health.html Is the subject of a review article in CMAJ: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/179/2/147?etoc (open access! hurrah!). (Source: Browsing) Browsing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625484 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:21:00 +0100 1625484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=805908&cid=t_135027_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F17%2Fafrican-americans-suffering-from-substandard-housing%2F Filed under: Type 2, Lifestyle, ResearchA study just out links high rates of diabetes to African Americans who lived in substandard housing. Sigh. Doesn't that seem rather obvious? Does it really require a big study to confirm it?? Well, anyway, here's the scoop: researchers collected data on 998 African American men and women born in St. Louis between 1936 and 1950. They looked at all the risk factors for those individuals - factors that could contribute to ill health. Examples of risk factors include access to medical care and quality of neighborhoods (including such things as air quality, condition of yards and sidewalks, and proximity to industrial sites and traffic noise.)The conclusion? Those whose housing conditions were ranked as only fair or poor were at increased risk for type 2 ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=805908 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 805908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=761489&cid=t_135027_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F27%2Fwhy-being-an-athlete-isnt-as-healthy-as-it-used-to-be%2F Filed under: ExercisePhysical activity is great for your health, and although it's no guarantee against heart disease and cardiovascular issues it is a pretty big deterrent and can definitely swing the odds in your favor. But being an athlete isn't as healthy as it used to be years ago, now that air pollution levels and smog have risen so much in urban and highly populated areas. Athletes breathe in more air than the average sedentary person, and those chemicals and pollutants can build up their bodies and cause problems in the heart and lungs.Suggestions on limiting the damage caused by poor air quality include doing what you can to avoid working out in high traffic areas and staying indoors altogether when the air quality is bad. You can usually get air quality readings on the website fo... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=761489 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 761489