Several studies assessed the association of maternal folate intake with infant asthma risk, but the fndings are controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association between maternal folate intake and infant asthma risk. Original Source
Kent is among those who have launched air purifiers in India. The company claims its new Hepa Air Purifier range will remove PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles If the latest WHO report is believed Delhi might no longer be the world’s most polluted city in terms of air quality. …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to close ceramic industries operating without approval and not adhering to mandatory pollution norms in Khurja city. The green panel also directed the UPPCB to prosecute ceramic industries, which have failed to comply with the Environment Protection Act, …
Living in Delhi could be like exposing yourself to second-hand smoke from several people all day .C Arden Pope III, Mary Lou Fulton professor of economics at Brigham Young University , told TOI in an interview that being exposed to PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) of 100 to 150 micrograms …
Dust particulate matter is the leading cause of the chronic respiratory disorder: doctors India has witnessed a huge rise in asthma in the past decade, especially among children, due to a spike in environmental pollution, experts have said. Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder due to inflammation of the airways …
As Asthma continues to affect people due to poor air quality, health experts on Tuesday urged the government to regulate the increasing toxic smoke from industries and dust from construction sites. The two factors have played a major role in doubling asthma patients in the country. According to the doctors, …
Computers emit radiation that can cause many ailments People working in a closed office environment, where there are many computers, are at risk of sustained radiation exposure, which can cause several ailments including asthma, doctors have warned on the eve of World Asthma Day. Computers emit both low-frequency and radio-frequency …
AGRA: Affluent parents, who spend tons of money for providing comfort and clean environment for their kids, could be a doing them a disservice, as a recent study has shown that such children have a weaker immune system and develop "hygiene hypothesis", making them more prone to asthma. An observational …
According to World Health Organization, India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics. If data is to be believed, 25 per cent of the Indian population suffers from allergy and 5 per cent of them are suffering from asthma. Also, estimates suggest that by the year 2025, an additionally 100 million …
Widespread fire and rising mercury have cast shadow over the potable water in several parts of Uttarakhand, prompting the health department to sound a diarrhoea alert in the hill state on Tuesday. Due to the wildfire in forests of the hill state, most of the water resources, like streams and …
Bengaluru: Pulmonologists are seeing a spike in the number of asthma patients this season, which they attribute to the intense heat. "In previous years, we barely used to see 2-3 asthma patients a day during summer as the allergy is mostly triggered during the rainy season and winter. The figure …
Several studies have investigated the association between asthma exacerbations and exposures to ambient temperature and precipitation. However, limited data exists regarding how extreme events, projected to grow in frequency, intensity, and duration in the future in response to our changing climate, will impact the risk of hospitalization for asthma. The …
More than half of the US population lives amid potentially dangerous air pollution, with national efforts to improve air quality at risk of being reversed, a new report has warned. A total of 166 million Americans live in areas that have unhealthy levels of of either ozone or particle pollution, …
Baltimore stands apart as the American big city with the most deaths caused by air pollution, and Curtis Bay is its dirtiest community. Several years ago, the air there stood to get even worse when the state approved a permit for a giant incinerator that would burn 4,000 tons of …
Countries with higher male smoking rates such as India and Bangladesh can push up asthma and wheezing cases as a result of more exposure to second-hand smoke. This is what Jayadeep Patra, an epidemiologist at the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, says. In recent …
Simultaneous or sequential exposure to multiple environmental stressors can affect chemical toxicity. Cumulative risk assessments consider multiple stressors but it is impractical to test every chemical combination to which people are exposed. New methods are needed to prioritize chemical combinations based on their prevalence and possible health impacts. Original Source
High levels of insulin directly damage the lung structure, says global study Diabetes may be impeding the normal functioning of lungs and common medicines that are used to treat insulin resistance may actually be exacerbating conditions such as asthma, report a team of Indian, European and American scientists in a …
Pregnant women with asthma may be at greater risk of preterm birth when exposed to high levels of certain traffic-related air pollutants, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The researchers observed an increased risk associated with both ongoing and short-term exposure …
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become common in the Western world, but its causes remain unclear. With the dramatic increase of cases in Asia in recent years—echoing the disease’s drastic rise in the West decades earlier—investigators have another shot at studying environmental contributors to IBD as it emerges in new …
Did you know that the air we are breathing now, could cause lung diseases, stroke, respiratory diseases like COPD, asthma, cancer and even death in some cases? In the past few years, there has been an alarming rise in air pollutants. Keeping in mind the ever increasing pollution levels across …
Babies born to mothers exposed to air pollution from traffic sources during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing asthma before the age of five, finds a new study. Exposure to air pollution from traffic sources during pregnancy increases the risk of developing asthma during the first five years of …
