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Popcorn lung is a condition which causes damage to your lungs' smallest airways, making you cough and feel short of breath.

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A Republic reader is concerned about the effects of air pollution on children, and wants to know how to push for change.

Here are five illnesses the 9/11 Exposure Zone victims continue to battle with years after the unfortunate attacks.

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With nearly one in three truck drivers experiencing depression, severe fatigue and widespread substance use, risks on the ...

Second-hand smoke, made up of burning and exhaled smoke, harms non-smokers' health both short-term and long-term.

As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for weeks. Visibility has also dropped over the weeks, delaying the flights. On ...