Study links air pollution to risk of mouth cancerKabul’s air pollution exceeds the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safe levels on any given day in winter. Long-term exposure to air pollution can cause strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory illnesses, WHO said. Authorities have turned to media to educate people on air pollution and encourage the use of face masks, even though they often provide poor protection. “I think it’s an allergic reaction to the air pollution,” Noori said as he walked past patients hooked up to oxygen cylinders. “If it (air pollution) continues in the long term, in two to three months we might have a big health crisis.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 06:45 UTC