As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air-and our health. In a new study published in the ...

A study was conducted to determine the effect of large-scale air pollution on cerebrovascular health and rates of stroke.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildfires in the western United States, such as the one pictured earlier this year in Los Angeles, have contributed to global ...

Wildfire smoke puts harmful particle pollution into the air. Exposure to it over time can lead to heart and lung problems. People in the U.S. are breathing in four times as much wildfire smoke on ...

LANSING, MI — Michigan regulators are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discount several high ozone days tied to wildfire smoke as they seek to ease air quality restrictions in parts ...

People exposed to wildfire smoke have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Tuesday). The researchers estimate that in the US alone, ...

The air above St. Louis on Thursday morning doesn't just smell bad, it's also dangerous for some people. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said the city's air fell under the "Orange" level ...

A major California study finds that intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may increase the chance of autism diagnosis in children.

Pollution caused by fire smoke has been linked to higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). The study, which appears in Arthritis & Rheumatology, measured levels of ...

Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. ...