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• 5 Tests You Should Not Order for a Child With Autism

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• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

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• 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study

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• 99% of Planet's Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO

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• A Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Now Lurk in U.S. Water, Soil

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• A High-Tech Pointer to Pollutants That Trigger Asthma in Kids

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• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes

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• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• AHA News: Farms Flourish and Nourish in Philadelphia Neighborhood

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• AHA News: Study Links Green Communities to Lower Stroke Risk

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• Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure

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• Air Pollutants, Metals Are Reaching The Placenta, Study Finds

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• Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime

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• Air Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births in 1 Year

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• Air Pollution May Harm Older Women's Brains

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• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys

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• Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids

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• All Those Steps Every Day Could Lead to Longer Life

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• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese

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• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

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• Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19

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• Are 'Climate-Friendly' Options on Restaurant Menus Coming Soon?

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• As Climate Change Lengthens Allergy Season, Pollen Travels Farther

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• As Climate Change Worsens Allergy Season, Tips on How to Cope

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• As Countries Become More Tolerant, Suicides Among Gay Men Decline

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• As Pandemic Cut Air Pollution, Heart Attacks Declined

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• As Pandemic Leads to Clearer Skies, Solar Energy Output Rises

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• As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers

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• Asian Tiger Mosquito Showing Up in Illinois

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• Asthma Sufferers Win When Coal Plants Shut Down

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• Autopsies Show Microplastics in All Major Human Organs

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• Avoid Allergy Flare-Ups This Holiday Season

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• Backyard Chicken Coops Pose Threat of 'Viral Spillover' to People

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• Bedroom Air Filters May Help Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• Best Ways to Beat the Heat

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• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health

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• Biden Administration Says California Can Set Tough Auto Emission Standards Again

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• Biden Administration to Tackle Lead in Drinking Water

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• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans

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• Birds Make a Comeback During Pandemic

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• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer

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• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys

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• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness

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• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• Bright Side: Sunnier Areas Have Lower COVID-19 Death Rates

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• Bringing the Forest to Kids' Daycare May Boost Young Immune Systems

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• Can You Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds? You Might Live Longer

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• Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans

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• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages

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• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age

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• City Living Is Hotter With Urban 'Heat Penalty'

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• City Parks: Safe Havens That Don't Raise COVID Infection Risks

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• City Rats May Not Pose Big Pandemic Threat

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• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women

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• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's

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• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year

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• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities

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• Climate Change Could Bring Rising Obesity Rates

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• Climate Change Is Already Harming Many Americans' Health: Report

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• Climate Change is World's Most Pressing Health Problem: WHO

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• Climate Change May Have Helped Emergence of New Coronavirus

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• Climate Change May Not Increase Allergies in Kids With Asthma: Study

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• Climate Change Will Make Pandemics Like COVID More Likely: Report

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• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All

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• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study

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• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health

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• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

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• Common Household Chemicals Tied to Preemie Births

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• Common Pesticide to Be Banned Over Links to  Problems in Children

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• Coronavirus Doesn't Favor Crowded Cities, Study Shows

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• Coronavirus May Have Come From Bats; Could They Also Hold Clues to Treatments?

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• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study

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• Could Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?

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• Could Americans Get to COVID Herd Immunity by Late Spring?

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• Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

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• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

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• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?

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• Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

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• COVID Deaths Cluster in Poorly Vaccinated Communities

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• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• 'COVID Toe' Lesions Probably Not Caused by COVID-19, Studies Find

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• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

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• Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year

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• Dangerous Germs Floating on Microplastics in Ocean Wind Up in Food, Water

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• Deer Can Shed Coronavirus for 5 Days After Infection

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• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives

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• Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes

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• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD

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• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study

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• Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk

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• Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia

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• Dirty Air, Higher Dementia Risk?

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• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

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• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk

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• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

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• Do Bedbugs Dirty the Air Inside Your Home?

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do You Live in America's Fittest City? Experts Rank Best to Worst

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• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Does Your City Park Make the '25 Happiest' List?

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• Don't Get Sick While Swimming This Summer

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• Don't Linger: 'Aerosolized Droplets' Hang in the Air After Toilet Flush

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• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread

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• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks

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• Drink Up!  Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

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• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

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• El estrés no siempre desencadena una recaída en los trastornos de la alimentación, según un estudio

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• EPA Plans New Strategy Against PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'

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• EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.

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• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule

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• Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease

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• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe

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• Even Good Weather Didn't Lift Lockdown Blues: Study

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• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure

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• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs

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• Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart

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• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study

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• Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too

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• Experts Warn of 'Sound Cannon' Hearing Loss at Protest Marches

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• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

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• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

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• Fetal Exposure to Ultra-Fine Air Pollution Could Raise Asthma Risks

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• Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs

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• Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?

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• 'Forever Chemicals' Might Raise Risk of Pregnancy Complication

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• Get Your '5 a Day' Fruits and Veggies to Live Longer

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• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns

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• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study

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• Global Warming Could Mean Less Sleep for Billions

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• Global Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms

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• Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

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• Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key

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• Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain

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• Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study

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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

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• Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust

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• Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

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• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless

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• Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s

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• Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change

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• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

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• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study

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• High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer

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• Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air

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• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER

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• Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?

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• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

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• How Easily Can Singing Spread COVID-19?

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• How Long Do People Want to Live?

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• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone

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• How Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?

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• How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep

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• Humans Bear Blame for Red Tides

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• Humans Pass Coronavirus to Deer, Creating Reservoir for Variants

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• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise

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• Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study

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• Irregular, Long Periods Tied to Shorter Life Span

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• Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?

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• Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?

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• Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?

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• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

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• Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks

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• Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic

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• Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness

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• Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study

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• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

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• Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways

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• Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today

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• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

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• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

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• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

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• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

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• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

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• Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

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• Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter

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• Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants

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• Living to Age 130:  New Study Projects It Could Happen

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• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains

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• Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

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• Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats

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• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives

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• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread

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• Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show

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• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe

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• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

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• Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors

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• Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat

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• Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans

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• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

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• Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk

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• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD

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• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

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• More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men

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• More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?

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• More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood

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• More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming

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• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

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• Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch

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• Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

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• New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.

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• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

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• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study

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• Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet

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• NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air

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• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees

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• Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood

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• Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season

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• Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%

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• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest

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• People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study

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• Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits

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• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions

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• Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable

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• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk

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• Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart

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• Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study

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• Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019

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• Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks

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• Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season

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• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

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• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

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• Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?

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• Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins

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• School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds

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• Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread

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• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• 'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?

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• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years

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• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

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• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter

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• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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• Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids

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• Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds

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• Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health

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• Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake

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• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

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• Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health

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• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home

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• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies

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• Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe

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• Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

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• Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study

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• Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots

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• Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards

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• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

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• Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun

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• That Morning Cup of Coffee May Extend Your Life

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• There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic

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• Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks

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• Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being

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• Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

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• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

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• Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study

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• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought

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• Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally

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• Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain

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• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous

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• Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame

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• Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine

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• U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study

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• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving

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• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row

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• U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now

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• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer

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• Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids

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• Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks

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• Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree

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• Want Added Years? Try Volunteering

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• Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees

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• Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms

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• Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide

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• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders

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• West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health

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• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study

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• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months

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• What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?

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• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key

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• Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?

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• Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year

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• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

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• Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER

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• Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows

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• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk

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• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West

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• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year

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• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West

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• Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?

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• Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really

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• Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19

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• With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger

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• Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases

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• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World

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• Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise

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• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey

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• Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter

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• You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

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• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

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• Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk

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• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet

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• 居住地域の生物の多様性が高いとメンタルヘルスが良好に？