Hospitalizations surge for sepsis, UTIs and kidney failure when air quality is poor, study reveals Hospital admission go up for a host of life-threatening illnesses - including sepsis, kidney failure and urinary tract infections - never before linked to pollution on days when air quality is poor, a new study reveals.
Even low exposure raises the risk of the potentially fatal illnesses, according to the research.
It adds to evidence there is no safe amount of tiny particles called PM2.5s that are pumped into the atmosphere by traffic and industry. The Daily Mail
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Even low exposure raises the risk of the potentially fatal illnesses, according to the research.
It adds to evidence there is no safe amount of tiny particles called PM2.5s that are pumped into the atmosphere by traffic and industry. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Short term exposure to fine particulate matter and hospital admission risks and costs in the Medicare population: time stratified, case crossover study (open access) The BMJ
- Yaguang Wei: The dangers of air pollution for human health The BMJ
- The health effects of fine particulate air pollution (editorial) The BMJ
- Impact of air pollution may be worse than previously thought OnMedica
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