Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: Vaccine hesitancy a major global health threat
(HealthDay)—Vaccine hesitancy is among the top 10 health threats facing the world in 2019, the World Health Organization says.
Jan 18, 2019
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Fine particle air pollution is a public health emergency hiding in plain sight
Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United States and in the world more generally. Fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, known as PM2.5, was the fifth-leading ...
Nov 15, 2018
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New drugs, test offer TB hope for millions
Thousands of scientists, activists and disease survivors Saturday wrap up a global conference on lung health dominated by the announcement of several breakthroughs in the battle against tuberculosis.
Oct 27, 2018
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Ultrafine pollution particles create air of menace
An air quality study has for the first time detected nano-sized particles of air pollution in children's urine. With a diameter of just 100 nanometers—a thousandth of the width of a human hair—these ultrafine particles ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Health impacts of climate change already felt today
A Lancet report warns climate change is impacting health, labour productivity, infectious diseases and exposure to air pollution and heatwaves.
Oct 31, 2017
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More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year, nearly all preventable
More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. In 2015, more than two thirds—some ...
May 16, 2017
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New study reveals air pollution can alter the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases the potential of disease
Interdisciplinary research at the University of Leicester has explored the impact of black carbon on bacteria in the respiratory tract
Mar 2, 2017
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Study finds pesticide levels in Australian breast milk lowest in world
Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University have found that levels of pesticides in breast milk have dropped significantly during the past 40 years.
Oct 18, 2016
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More than 10% of the US population has high concentrations of 10 or more persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
A study led by researchers at the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has analysed the number of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) detected at high concentrations ...
Oct 6, 2016
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As traffic piles up, so does air pollution
(HealthDay)—Stuck in traffic? Shut your car windows and turn your ventilation system to re-circulate air, researchers advise.
Sep 12, 2016
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