Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
This study presents the first estimate of the worldwide burden of disease and premature death attributable to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) during 2004 through a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries. The resulting burden of disease is measured as number of deaths and loss of diability-adjusted life years …
Taken at face value, the results of the fourth edition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), released 11 March 2011 are sobering. Every person in the country is at 10 times or greater risk for getting cancer from outdoor air pollutants than the agency’s …
Climate change and associated increases in climate variability will likely further exacerbate global health disparities. More research is needed, particularly in developing countries, to accurately predict the anticipated impacts and inform effective interventions. Building on the information presented at the 2009 Joint Indo–U.S. Workshop on Climate Change and Health in …
Human respiratory epithelia function in airway mucociliary clearance and barrier function and have recently been implicated in sensory functions. The authors investigated a link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms underlying Ca2+ influx into human airway epithelia elicited by diesel exhaust particles (DEP).
Loose earth and pebbles left over from recent construction of roads in the town and persisting hot and dry weather often make air dust-laden, causing throat, eye and nose infections.
Modern medical treatment has helped a majority of asthma patients to live a perfectly normal and healthy life, said the head of the department of Chest Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, on Wednesday. He was speaking at a seminar organised by the department of Chest Medicine in JPMC in collaboration …
Non-communicable diseases represent a new frontier in the fight to improve global health. Worldwide, the increase in such diseases means that they are now responsible for more deaths than all other causes combined. Commonly known as chronic or lifestyle-related diseases, the main non-communicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and …
Americans are suffering from asthma in record numbers, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly one in 10 children and almost one in 12 Americans of all ages now has asthma, government researchers said. According to the report, from 2001 to 2009 …
"World Asthma Day" was observed, here on Tuesday, with renewed pledge to continue efforts for creation of a healthy society. To mark the day, various functions were held to sensitise public about the disease. A free "Asthma Camp" was held at Shalamar Hospital Outpatient Department-I last day, where patients were …
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has adverse effects on the health of asthmatics, however the harmful consequences of ETS in relation to asthma severity are unknown. In a multicenter study of severe asthma, we assessed the impact of ETS exposure on morbidity, health care utilization and lung functions; and activity of …
he American Lung Association released its annual report on air quality, State of the Air 2011, which includes lists of the nation’s most polluted metropolitan areas. This year’s report finds that the majority of American cities most-polluted by ozone (smog) or year-round particle pollution (soot) have improved, showing continued progress …
The Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 is the first report on the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, along with their risk factors and determinants.
Currency infected with bacteria: study A new study published in the latest edition of Current Science has found that every single currency note and 96 per cent of coins carry various strains of bacteria, of which at least three species are highly infectious. If that weren't enough, this widely handled …
Time to breath easy is over, air pollution is reaching critical levels again this winter. Centre for Science and Environment has reviewed the daily air quality data generated by the Central Pollution Control Board as well as the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the public information system developed by the …
PLANTS soak more atmospheric pollutants than thought. A study by US scientists shows that apart from carbon dioxide, plants rid the air of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, the most abundant class of carbon-based chemicals in the atmosphere. Automobile exhaust, coal burning and industry are some of the major sources …
New Delhi: Acute Respiratory Infections, a disease group that includes pneumonia, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is causing up to 4.25 million deaths annually. According to the firstever ARI Atlas published by the World Lung Foundation on Thursday, ARIs are the third largest cause of mortality in the world …
Winter is still some days away, and Diwali is yet to begin. But the slight dip in temperatures, coupled with the start of cracker-bursting, has already triggered respiratory problems in the city. Doctors say that the number of people walking in with allergies and breathing problems, including asthma and chronic …
