Health
New findings: Air pollution affects every part of the body, not just the lungs
According to the latest global assessment, air pollution almost affects every aspect of health, organs and cells in the human body.
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Environment
3 million people die prematurely each year due to global air pollution
Air pollution causes more than 3 million people to die prematurely each year, threatening almost all major city residents in developing countries.
Environment
Air pollution causes 7 million deaths
In a recent announcement, WHO estimated that in 2012, there were 7 million deaths related to global air pollution.
Environment
WHO warns about dangers from air pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 8 warned that the threat from air pollution was much greater than previously reported, and repeated the global call to actio…