BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s.

They already face the highest rates of asthma-related mortality in the nation. Dirtier air will make that worse.

A major US study links air pollution to Alzheimer’s risk in older adults. With fine particles far exceeding safe limits globally, the findings carry urgent implications.

When she shared these observations with her doctor, he told her that air pollution was contributing to her symptoms. For over ...

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As ...

India, Sept. 29 -- Every year, September 26 is observed as World Environmental Health Day, serving as a reminder of the strong link between the environment we inhabit and the health we enjoy. The ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenni Shearston, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) I grew up in rural ...