For immediate release-
2008-17
OTTAWA (June 3) - Wheezing, coughing and being out of breath - these are common health effects of air pollution. Every day, the average adult breathes about 15,000 to 20,000 litres of air. Some of this air contains harmful chemicals that may cause lung or heart problems, according to the 2004 Canadian Public Health Association's resource.
Several experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to comment on different aspects related to Clean Air Day on June 4.
When a breath of air turns into lung cancer
Dr. William Journeay and Dr. Daniel G.C. Rainham, CIHR-funded researchers at Dalhousie University (Halifax) and University of Ottawa (Ottawa)
How air pollution and viruses trigger asthma
Dr. Stephanus Van Eeden, CIHR-funded researcher at St-Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)
Feel like having a smoke in the car? Think about the kids' health!
Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong, CIHR-funded researcher at University of Waterloo (Waterloo)
The effects of urban and regional air pollution
Dr. Greg J. Evans, CIHR-funded researcher at University of Toronto (Toronto)
The inconvenient truth about smog
Dr. Murray Finkelstein and Dr. Audrey Smargiassi, CIHR-funded researchers at McMaster University (Hamilton) and Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (Montreal)
For an interview, please contact:
David Coulombe
CIHR Media Relations
Telephone: 613-941-4563
Cellular: 613-808-7526
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
