Environmental Diseases Stories
Polluted air may be hurting humans, but it's likely helping bacteria fight off our antibiotics.
Air pollution and a symphony of honking horns tend to make people angry, so it makes sense they also raise our blood pressure — as much as being overweight.
Scientists have finally pinpointed the time period when humans began contributing to the Earth's warming.
A new report finds that stricter air quality standards would prevent more deaths and sick days, particularly in states like California.
Depending on how close sufferers live near fracking sites, the odds of an asthma attack were 1.5 to four times higher, according to a new study.
The industry plant will have to further reduce arsenic emission levels to meet state standards.
A new small study finds that the microbiomes in our guts and mouths aren't damaged by the use of antibacterial products, like soap, containing triclosan. But they're probably still not worth using over plain soap.
A new study suggests that "human extinction" by disease, climate change, or war may be a greater threat to your life than dying in a car accident.
Ozone levels in certain regions of the U.S. may rise significantly by 2050, upping our risk of respiratory and other health issues.
Pollutants found in fish could be making their way into our food supply and damaging our body's natural defense system.
Women who lived in greener areas had lower rates of respiratory- or cancer-related causes of death, as well as lower mortality rates in general, a new study finds.
A new study estimates the annual financial toll from pollution-related premature births is a whopping $5.09 billion.