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  • October 2008
    • Smog Bad for Your Appendix: Study

      Smog Bad for Your Appendix: Study

      (Newser) - Pollution may boost your chances of getting appendicitis, the BBC reports. A Canadian study suggests that human tissue—such as the appendix—gets more inflamed on days when the ozone level is high; patients were 15% more likely to be hospitalized on bad-air days, researchers found. Infections can cause appendicitis—when the appendix gets inflamed and fills with pus—but sometimes there's no explanation. More »

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      pollution   surgery   air pollution   smog   ozone

  • March 2008
  • December 2007
    • Gassy Kudzu Choking South

      Gassy Kudzu Choking South

      (Newser) - It's nicknamed "the vine that ate the South," but experts now warn that the fast-spreading invasive plant is choking more than just power lines, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Scientists have found that the plant emits ozone, making smog worse, leading to health problems—and speeding up climate change. More »

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      public health   pollution   air pollution   smog   ozone

  • August 2007

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