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Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study led by Health Canada.
Objective To investigate the association between changes in long term residential exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and premature mortality in Canada. Design Population based quasi-experimental study. Setting Canada. Participants 663 100 respondents to the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Canadian censuses aged 25-89 years who had consistently lived in areas with either high or low PM2.5 levels over five years preceding census day and moved during the ensuing five years. Interventions Changes in long term exposure to PM2.5 arising from residential mobility. Main outcome measures The pr...
A new study by Oregon State University researchers gives us a better idea of how traffic congestion affects pregnant women, and ultimately their babies
Rates of traumatic injury among workers in the Oregon agricultural and construction sectors are significantly higher during periods of high heat compared with periods of more moderate weather, a recent Oregon State University study found.
A team at Oregon State University has received nearly $5 million to create a children’s environmental health research center.