http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Women in Central Mexico who used a vented stove instead of the traditional indoor open fire, experienced improved respiratory health on par with a pack-a-day smoker kicking the habit, according to a recent study. http://www.physorg.com/news172909071.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:40:01 EST news172909071 Stephania Cormier, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine particulate matter) affects long-term lung function. She recently presented her latest research data at the 11th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects at the Environmental Protection Agency Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. http://www.physorg.com/news167492706.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:45:41 EST news167492706 (PhysOrg.com) -- Particulate air pollution during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing constantly exceeded levels considered excessive by the World Health Organization, was far worse than other recent Olympic Games, and was about 30 percent higher than has been reported by Chinese environmental experts - even though some favorable weather conditions helped reduce the problem. http://www.physorg.com/news164636734.html Space & Earth Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:26:12 EST news164636734 Carnegie Mellon University's Cliff I. Davidson, Joseph B. Kadane and Nanjun Chu have found that polluted air in the highly populated East End areas of Pittsburgh are more affected by major sources to the city's southeast than previously thought. http://www.physorg.com/news156519054.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:32:20 EST news156519054 Cloaked in the clouds of emissions and exhaust that hang over the city are clues that lead back to the polluting culprits, and a research team led by the University of Houston is hot on their trails. http://www.physorg.com/news151001439.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:50:39 EST news151001439 The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials. http://www.physorg.com/news146378616.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:43:36 EST news146378616