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The new urban exercise hazard: pollution!

...ungs and respiratory system are irritated by these pollutants and can increase the problems of asthma, bronchiti...ke says that epidemiologic studies have linked air pollutants to harmful effects on the heart and lungs, to emergency hospital admissions, and to deaths. Dr. Co...

Satellite Imagery to monitor the Social Impact Of Geographical Changes

...dies; we also can look at the context to see where pollutants in water are coming from. Armed with that kind of knowledge, we can actually suggest how to try to eliminate these problems." Goodin's research project is sponsored in part by the National Institutes of Health through the Southern Research Institute...

Ecological Changes affects human health, food security

...dies; we also can look at the context to see where pollutants in water are coming from. Armed with that kind of knowledge, we can actually suggest how try to eliminate these problems.’ Soure: Eurekalert...

Environmental Pollutants Could Impact the Size of Sexual Organs

High levels of certain environmental pollutants could impact the size of sexual organs in animals ...organs. Exposure to high levels of environmental pollutants called organohalogen compounds (OHCs) seems to reduce the size of sexual organs in male and female p...

Stroke Linked to High Pollution Levels

... addition they also monitored levels of common air pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and photochemical oxidants were monitored hourly at various sites. Study of the two sets of data revealed a a pattern for a stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage where a blood vessel breaks and bursts ...

Deterioration of Air Quality Affecting Children's Health

... at Hong Kong University have found that a rise in pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozon...he study report stated, "If ambient level of these pollutants were reduced by an average of around 50 percent, it could have cut down around 3,400 hospital admiss...

Asthma Symptoms Linked to Soot from Diesel Trucks in So. Bronx

...researchers had not measured levels of traffic air pollutants that individuals were being exposed to. “We went in and actually measured personal exposures to traffic pollution, which had not been done before. Our results confirm that diesel soot particles in air pollution are causing exacerbations of asthma in ...

The Coffee- Sperm Damage Link Factor

...y lifestyle, along with stress and the presence of pollutants which has affected the quantity of sperm produced. In fact younger men are not as fertile as their fathers. Other contributing factors are thought to be - taking anti-depressants, over usage of mobile phones, wearing tight jeans , and sitting for lo...

Teen-age Smokers at Higher Risk Of Developing Asthma

...ls, family history of asthma, pets, or exposure to pollutants or secondhand smoke. 'The clinical and public health implications for our findings are far-reaching,' the authors conclude. 'Effective tobacco control efforts focusing on the prevention of smoking in children, adolescents and women of childbearing ...

Southern California Wildfires Pose Health Risks to Children

...se at highest risk to wildfires and other airborne pollutants such as smog. "It also appears that smoke, whether it be from fires or tobacco (as seen in previous CHS studies) is unlikely to pose the same health threat to all people. Identifying those at highest risk – due to genetic or other similar factors– is...

Cancer Prevention Begins During Pregnancy

...are particular concerns about common environmental pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which can be produced by cigarette smoking or the combustion of organic materials such as wood, coal, cooking oil or diesel fuel. Exposure of a fetus to PAHs has been shown to cause DNA damage in newb...

Research on to Find Link Between Airborne Pollutants and Respiratory Illness

...airborne particles to find the casual link between pollutants and respiratory illnesses. "Epidemiological studies have consistently found an association between small increases in urban particulates and health effects, including increased illness and deaths, particularly in people with respiratory and cardiov...

Pregnant Women- Eat Broccoli And Cabbage

...g to the EWG. Earlier researches have shown that pollutants in mothers’ blood such as PAHs, PCBs and dioxins, can be transmitted to the fetus through the placental barrier and also during nursing. The current study demonstrates the effect of a particular group of carcinogens known as polycyclic aromatic hyd...

Lung Functions and Stroke

...s colleagues helped establish that exposure to air pollutants can lead to hardening of the arteries. This could explain the relationship between reduced lung function and stroke in people who had never smoked, he points out. Other significant findings were that the risk of white subjects with lowest lung ...

Mother’s Diet During Pregnancy Could Prevent Cancer in Childre

...are particular concerns about common environmental pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which can be produced by cigarette smoking or the combustion of organic materials such as wood, coal, cooking oil or diesel fuel. Exposure of a fetus to PAHs has been shown to cause DNA damage in newb...

Living Near Toxic Waste May Bring On Diabetes

...azardous sites, contaminated by persistent organic pollutants and containing other types of waste or pollutants....average household income. Major types of organic pollutants are polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a former industrial ingredient of pesticides, paints, paper ...

Study Finds Link Between Smoking and Increased Risk of Tuberculosis

...hat information on people's exposure to respirable pollutants from sources such as smoking and biomass use will help TB detection efforts. Additionally, TB control programs may benefit from including interventions aimed at reducing tobacco and IAP exposure, especially among those at high risk for exposure to in...

Fish Intake Linked to Higher IQ in Offspring

...k to avoid exposing the foetus to trace amounts of pollutants in the fish, like methyl mercury, dioxins, and pol...rs about dwindling fish stocks and the presence of pollutants have pushed some academia and industry to start producing omega-3s from alternative sources, such as...

Researchers Urge Regulators to Rethink Strategies for Soot Emission

...emical processes that occur after soot and gaseous pollutants are emitted from cars and trucks, changing the chemical and physical properties of the soot particles and creating new particulate matter. These new particles are potentially more toxic and may have a stronger influence on cloud formation that can al...

New Device Against Harmful Compounds in Air

...play a role indoor as well as outside. The three pollutants were effectively removed from the air and degraded...are not particularly good at breaking down organic pollutants at room temperature. Source-IANS...

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