Coal Addiction Brings Scourge of Black Lung
China is by far the world’s largest consumer of coal, using more of the fossil fuel than the...
Dec 15, 2014
China is by far the world’s largest consumer of coal, using more of the fossil fuel than the...
Jul 9, 2013
Pollution from coal used for winter heating cuts individual life expectancies in northern China by more than five years relative to those in the south, according to a newly published study. The research comes on top of recent...
Jul 5, 2013
Of the growing number of migrant workers affected by pneumoconiosis, Echo Hui reports, only a few manage to get compensation as authorities turn a blind eye to occupational health and workers’ rights. From South China...
Mar 7, 2009
One out of every three cigarettes is lit in China, and respiratory disease is on the rise. Some are asking what the future of smoking will look like in China. US-China Today clears the haze: China is the world’s heaviest...
Oct 3, 2008
By Jill McGivering for the BBC: A US study has suggested that more than 80 million people in China will die in the next 25 years as a result of lung disease… The study focused on the devastating impact of smoking and the...