Pollution

The Earth Times
Air pollution linked to heart health, Beijing olympic study finds
The Earth Times
By Adrian Bishop - 16 May 2012 13:52:0 GMT Even a short reduction in air pollution levels can improve heart health, researchers claim. The study, conducted during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, discovered biological signs that cardiovascular health ...

USA TODAY
Asthma rate at record high; clean Olympic air helped hearts
USA TODAY
Pollution and hearts: China's efforts to clean up the skies above the 2008 Beijing Olympics paid off -- and not just for athletes. Certain risk factors for heart disease actually fell among young residents of the city during those clean-air days, ...

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Quasi-experimental data supports argument that air pollution may be a global ...
News-Medical.net
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, changes in air pollution were associated with changes in biomarkers of systemic inflammation and thrombosis (formation of blood clot) as well as measures of cardiovascular physiology in healthy young persons, ...

RedOrbit
Your Heart on Air Pollution: An Olympic Case Study
The Atlantic
As pollution levels dropped, so did indicators of cardiovascular risk in study participants. As pollution levels rose back to pre-Olympic levels, indicators rose right alongside. While the link between cardiovascular disease and air pollution has long ...
Reducing air pollution during 2008 Beijing Olympics boosted residents' heart ...CBS News
Study During Beijing Olympics Shows How Pollution Harms the HeartTIME
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on HealthU.S. News & World Report
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Air Pollution Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Markers
Doctors Lounge
Changes in air pollution levels during the Beijing Olympics were associated with changes in biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease in healthy young people, according to a study published in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...

Cut in Pollution Saw Drop in CV Risk Biomarkers
MedPage Today
Beijing's ban on air pollution during the 2008 Olympics was tied to a reduction in cardiovascular risk biomarkers in healthy young patients. Note that concentrations of particulate and gaseous pollutants dropped substantially when the restrictions were ...

Study links air pollution to CVD biomarker changes
Nurse.com
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, changes in air pollution were associated with changes in biomarkers of thrombosis in healthy young people, according to a study. Writing in the May 16 issue of JAMA, researchers said that "although these findings are ...

University of Rochester Newsroom
Beijing Olympics Provides Rare Window into Air Pollution's Effect on Health
University of Rochester Newsroom
A team of researchers has taken advantage of the unique circumstances surrounding the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China to examine the link between air pollution and health. The result of their study, published today in the Journal of the American ...

Obama Ad Attacks Romney Bain Capital Record
ABC News (blog)
Romney left Bain in 1999 to manage the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, and his campaign says he bears no responsibility for layoffs that occurred after his tenure. “The Obama campaign is going to do everything they can to distract voters from the fact ...

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European air policy
Malta Independent Online
by David Casa Recognising the vital role that air quality plays when it comes to the health of European citizens, the European Union has been actively combating air pollution for the past four decades – be it through legislation, ...

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Tsolum River conservation group honoured by Pacific Salmon Foundation
Canada.com
The award, named in honour of the Foundation's founding chairman, Olympic rower and Vancouver community leader George Hungerford, recognizes and rewards exemplary efforts in Pacific salmon conservation and restoration. The Tsolum River Restoration ...

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Goldsithney pupils to help launch Olympic inspired 'Walk to School Week'
Falmouth Packet
“Along with the health benefits for children we also get less traffic on the roads which means less congestion and pollution and less money spent on petrol by parents.” To launch the week on Monday 21 May, children from St Hilary School, ...

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CITY OF SANTA MONICA AND THE BOEING COMPANY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Avionics Intelligence
The City of Santa Monica and The Boeing Company have reached an agreement concerning claims of ground water contamination in the City's Olympic Well Field, located in the eastern part of the City. The settlement agreement relates to former Douglas ...

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The Wharf
Blonde's Eye View: The Olympic makeover
The Wharf
The advert goes on to ask Londoners to lend a hand as they "have litter to pick, graffiti to scrub and flowers to plant" ahead of the Olympics. I'm not sure this sanitised version of our capital will give visitors a true London adventure.

Olympic Sponsors BP, EDF to Restore Confidence
BusinessWeek
“Our partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Games is one way in which we can help stimulate an informed debate.” The total emissions footprint of London 2012 will be around 3.4 million tons of carbon dioxide, which includes pollution caused by ...

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Bloomberg
Olympic Sponsors BP, EDF to Restore Confidence
Bloomberg
“Our partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Games is one way in which we can help stimulate an informed debate.” The total emissions footprint of London 2012 will be around 3.4 million tons of carbon dioxide, which includes pollution caused by ...

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Occupy Tour Shows Bankers Profiting Amid Poverty
BusinessWeek
The borough stretches north to the stadium built for this summer's Olympic Games and west to the City of London, the ancient financial district built around St. Paul's Cathedral and the Bank of England. While the Olympics are managed from Canary Wharf ...

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The Drum
Recyclebank and Transport for London Launch re:route to Reward People for ...
Sacramento Bee
The app encourages people to walk and cycle more in London with exclusive offers for members signed up to the app. re:route members will help reduce pollution, ease congestion and boost their fitness in the process. This brand-new mobile app ...
London's Congestion Charge is Working and There is a Map to Prove ItTriple Pundit

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Centre Daily Times
London next stop on journey for Cuban-bo
FOXSports.com
He is Danell Leyva, the reigning US gymnastics champion and a multi-medal threat at this summer's London Olympics. Coached by his stepfather, the 20-year-old helped the Americans to the bronze medal at the world championships last fall and then added a ...
LONDON 2012: 2 decades after fleeing Cuba, Olympics would be culmination for ...Greenfield Daily Reporter
London next stop on journey for Cuban-born gymnastCoos Bay World

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Bellingham Herald
LONDON 2012: 2 decades after fleeing Cuba, Olympics would be culmination for ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Leyva's asthma was aggravated by the pollution from fires that provided light during blackouts, and Gonzalez had to take him to the hospital two, sometimes three, times a month for treatment. So she fled, with help from her parents, and a month after ...
London next stop on journey for Cuban-born gymnastYahoo! Sports

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