conclusions to reduce the impacts of particulate matter on health status of people in ilam, necessary training by health systems should be conducted for people, especially those with chronic lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce their activities on the dusty days. methods pm10 data was taken from the ilam environmental protection agency. the annual morbidity including hosp...

background: national institute of environmental health sciences (niehs) scientists shows that long-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of respiratory diseases such as allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of ozone, fine particles, and other airborne toxicants. air pollu...

background: this study aimed to assess the burden of household smoking habits on the occurrence of respiratory symptoms among young adolescents in malaysia. methodology: the impact of secondhand smoke (shs) exposures on the occurrence of respiratory symptoms was investigated on 234 adolescents (13-14 years old) residing in two states in malaysia. adolescents completed a self-administered questi...