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Inactive lifestyle linked to ozone-related lung disease - Science Daily Article
Date: Dec 6, 2016
"An inactive lifestyle may increase the risk of environmentally induced asthma symptoms. In a new study published in the American Journal of Physiology -- Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"
Air Pollution's Toll on Heart May Begin Early - New York Times Article
Date: Oct 25, 2016
"The study, in Circulation Research, found consistent relationships between levels of air pollution and damage to cells in the endothelium, the inner lining of the blood vessels. Increasing pollution also suppressed factors that led to growth of blood vessels.
Two Windsor House Fires
“The fire department say a dryer was improperly installed and not able to ventilate, which caused the blaze.”
“Firefighters were able to rescue two dogs and two cats from the semi-detached housing unit. The accidental fire caused $90,000 in damages.”
BlackburnNews file photo. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
City air pollution could rot your brain; Study - London Free Press Article
Date: Apr 24, 2015
In a recent LFPress article: "Long-term exposure to air pollution showed harmful effects on the brain in this study, even at low levels, particularly with older people and even those who are relatively healthy,"
Air pollution a leading cause of cancer: UN agency - London Free Press Article
Date: Oct 17, 2013
"The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, and said there was also convincing evidence it increases the risk of bladder cancer."
Dryer fire prompts call for vigilance - CBC Article
Burning clothes dryer wouldn’t go out 'no matter what we tried,' says Edmonton homeowner
Date: May 29, 2013
"I was playing with the kids in a fort we made and my wife was upstairs painting, and we both heard a bang,... But 30 seconds later my wife called me and said it was fully engulfed,"
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