A dangerous wildfire threat still grips the Northeast with Fire Weather Warnings in effect across several states. High fire danger impacting 23 million people is forecast to last through the weekend, as the region remains bone-dry with little to no rain on the horizon. Northeast winds will bring in a very dry airmass from the north Wednesday, according to the FOX … Read more
People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to have eczema, according to a new study published November 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Jeffrey Cohen of Yale School of Medicine, USA. The prevalence of eczema has increased globally with industrialization, suggesting a possible contribution from … Read more
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports correlates higher levels of pollutant particulate matter to higher occurrences of head and neck aerodigestive cancer. The article, “Air Pollution Exposure and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence,” is the work of a multi-institutional collaboration with researchers from Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins University and Mass General … Read more