HealthA University of Copenhagen-led study that followed several hundred Danish mothers and children to age 18 found that 2 micrograms per cubic metre more fine particles cut lung capacity at age six by about 2 percent, with no catching up later.
HealthUniversity of Saskatchewan researchers found that a work week's exposure to farm endotoxins and the herbicide glyphosate caused fluid build-up and thickened air sacs in the lungs of female animal models, more so in combination, and they urge farm workers to wear N95 masks.
Lung problems can affect people of any age, and some everyday symptoms can be early warning signs.
Scientists say the lungs have an almost "magical" ability to recover from smoking-related damage, but only once a person stops smoking.
