Smog havoc

Chile choked

Pollution forces authorities to impose strict measures in Chile

CAMBODIA

Still reeling

New SARS cases in China

Pune: a contradictory picture

Bhopal: towards disaster zone

Delhi: the capital punishment

US comes clean

Diesel becomes a dirty word in the official US environmental lexicon

Re-examined

Air pollutants alone may cause acute asthma attacks

Killers in the air

A study of 90 US cities clearly links air pollutants to death and disease

Choking link

Ultrafine pollution particles can penetrate very deep into the lungs

Suffocating Kolkata

Air pollution has put the city of joy on top of the lung cancer map in the country

Instant threat

Particulate matter immediately affects lungs and heart

Bytes

Bytes

Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report

The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex

Health in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health

Particles in our body

Minute particles have a lethal effect on human health

Clean measures

Kathmandu's growing air pollution forces authorities to enforce strict regulations

A time-bomb ticking

Urbanised problem

Suburban lifestyle is the cause behind numerous diseases, research authenticates

Valid excuse

The dawn of pollution

Driving out petrol cars

Bold clean-air campaign launched in Italian city

Air pollution levels in Pakistan high

Pakistan's air pollution levels on the rise