Health insurers are examining if they can factor in air pollution in pricing the premiums paid by people.

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

The countries with the worst air quality included Bangladesh and India, according to an annual report from IQAir.

inflammation” on lungs. It also affected a pathway implicated in diseases associated with air pollution exposure, including cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis, as well as causing perturbation of ...

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The particles can also cause chronic lung inflammation, which can increase the risk of lung cancer. "These microplastics are essentially particulate air pollution, and we know that this type of air ...

Lung cancer remains especially prevalent in Asia, where countries such as China make up for a majority of these cases. Factors such as air pollution, prevalence of smoking, vaping, and increasing ...

Air pollution threatens more than just our lungs, experts say. And while Australia has some of the best air quality in the world, we've been warned against complacency. Australia ranks high when ...

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air ... in lung tissue exists, high levels of microplastics have been linked to serious health conditions, including heart disease, cancer ...