Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of being hit by a vehicle when crossing a street according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The findings, published July 25, 2011, in Pediatrics, indicate that children with ADHD do not process information as well as non-ADHD children and tend to […]
A UK academic is calling for a nationwide study into the effects traffic pollution has on asthma sufferers after his own research in Cairo highlighted health problems in children who may even be affected while still in the womb. Dr. Mohammad Shamssain and his research team recently completed a study into the impact that high […]
Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over. The results, which are the first to investigate the links between road traffic noise and the risk of stroke, were published online (Wednesday 26 January) in the European Heart Journal.
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