More than a quarter of deaths in children under age 5 worldwide are tied to polluted environments, such as contaminated water and smoggy air, according to a new report. The report, from the World Health Organization , found that each year, 1.7 million children under age 5 die from causes attributable to polluted environments .
Category: Environment
Pollution kills 1.7 million children per year, WHO reports
Exposure to polluted environments is associated with more than one in four deaths among children younger than 5, according to two World Health Organisation reports published Monday. Worldwide, 1.7 million children’s deaths per year are attributable to environmental hazards, such as exposure to contaminated water, indoor and outdoor air pollution, and other unsanitary conditions, the reports found.
Nearly 2 Million Kids Die from Pollution Each Year
More than a quarter of deaths in children under age 5 worldwide are tied to polluted environments, such as contaminated water and smoggy air, according to a new report. The report, from the World Health Organization , found that each year, 1.7 million children under age 5 die from causes attributable to polluted environments .
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, UN health agency reports
According to the latest information, polluted environments take the lives of 1.7 million children under the age of five. “A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for young children,” said Margaret Chan, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization .
Nepal banishes old vehicles from Kathmandu streets to fight smog
Nepal has forced 2,500 old vehicles off roads in its capital city of Kathmandu, part of a fight against alarming air pollution levels that have hit nine times World Health Organisation limits. Air pollution has been a chronic problem in rapidly growing Kathmandu, which sits in a Himalayan valley and is home to more than three million people.
Air Pollution Linked to Dementia and Alzheimer’s
New evidence is strengthening the connection between cognitive decline and air pollutants, which means that if indoor air is left untreated, the majority of people face an increased risk of developing dementia and related disorders. FilterEasy wishes to raise awareness of this connection as indoor air pollutants are drastically reduced by regularly changing pleated, high-quality air filters.
Two Indians die every minute due to air pollution: Study
… to be tackled together. The Lancet concludes that climate change posed both a “potentially catastrophic risk to human health”, while conversely being “the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century” if the right steps are taken. The smog …
Environmental And Health Justice Intersect for Healthy Black Futures
Creating healthy Black futures requires attention and action to protect the environment in the spaces we call home. The environment greatly influences health status and outcomes, especially for communities of color where many are already overburdened by experiences of injustice that have health, social, and economic consequences.
Commuters on some underground lines are the most exposed to poor air quality, researchers found
Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other health workers are calling on the Prime Minister to take action to get polluting diesel vehicles off the UK’s roads as soon as possible. The recently formed Doctors Against Diesel group is campaigning for greater awareness of the health impacts of diesel emissions and for action to reduce the number of vehicles using the polluting fuel in towns and cities.
Trump transition team limits EPA at environmental forum
The Environmental Protection Agency halved the number of staffers attending an annual Anchorage forum on issues like climate change in response to a request from President Donald Trump’s transition team. Trump transition official Doug Ericksen told Alaska’s Energy Desk in an email that the EPA was directed to limit staff at the conference to save money on travel.
Lifitegrast Ophthalmic Solution Market: Increasing Demand for Advance …
Lifitegrast is an integrin antagonist that reduces T-cell-mediated inflammation associated with dry eye disease . This molecule was in pipeline for past few years and several clinical trials have been performed to test its efficacy in treating the signs and symptoms of dry eye syndrome.
Living at high altitudes linked to lower risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome
Could something as simple as the geographic area in which you live contribute to your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes, or suffering a stroke? A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology , has revealed that the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome could be linked to the altitude of where a person lives. Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for the combination of high blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels, as well as excess body fat around the waist, and contributes to serious health problems.
Globe-trotting pollutants can last longer and travel much farther than previously predicted
A new way of looking at how pollutants ride through the atmosphere has quadrupled the estimate of global lung cancer risk from a pollutant caused by combustion, to a level that is now double the allowable limit recommended by the World Health Organization. The findings, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition online, showed that tiny floating particles can grow semi-solid around pollutants, allowing them to last longer and travel much farther than what previous global climate models predicted.
House Speaker Suspends Rep. Kirby’s Committee Chairmanship Pending Investigation Results
… Gov. Jerry Brown has promised in his annual State of the State address to defend California’s laws on immigration, health care and the environment in the face of the Trump administration President Donald Trump’s efforts to build bridges and push …
WashU Experts: The First 100 Days
… have recognized that environmental protection benefits all Americans, regardless of party affiliation, and that the health risks posed by pollution threaten us all. With respect to climate change, we cannot afford to tread water or retrench. …
Letters: Price is wrong steward for country’s health care
Rep. Tom Price, the nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. I am a pediatrician in Philadelphia, and I oppose the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price as secretary of Health and Human Services.
When Scientists Hate Science
Climate denialists have been able to hide behind very misleading science. But this is far from the first time that science has been backstabbed by its own practitioners.
Bioenergy Market – Global Industry Analysis 2016 – 2024
Global Bioenergy Market was valued at US$168.18 bn in 2016, will reach to US$246.52 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 4.92% from 2016 to 2024. The competition in the bioenergy market is being driven by the domination of big players who are adopting innovative strategies to increase their geographical research, finds a new report by Transparency Market Research.
El Nino, warming planet may have sparked Zika epidemic
… conditions for an outbreak, but epidemics also depend on many other factors, including population density, access to health care and the use of pesticides and other anti-mosquito interventions in any given location. Some of these factors – which …
El Nino, warming planet may have sparked the Zika epidemic, scientists say
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring blood from a human host. In a world characterized by rising temperatures, deforestation and other human influences on the environment, the spread of infectious disease is a hot topic.