Air Pollution

Air pollution on the rise in Kanpur: CSE study

Air pollution levels in the erstwhile Manchester of the East, Kanpur is on the rise, says an analysis of recent air quality data by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment.

Full text of the CSE Press Release available at
http://www.cseindia.org/AboutUs/press_releases/press-20091217.htm

Publication Date: 
19/12/2009
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, CNG, CSE, Air Quality and Health
Air Pollution

Air pollution on the rise in Kanpur: CSE study

Air pollution levels in the erstwhile Manchester of the East, Kanpur is on the rise, says an analysis of recent air quality data by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment.

Full text of the CSE Press Release available at
http://www.cseindia.org/AboutUs/press_releases/press-20091217.htm

Publication Date: 
19/12/2009
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, CNG, CSE, Air Quality and Health
Health

Coal's assault on human health

Physicians for Social Responsibility today released a groundbreaking medical report,

Publication Date: 
18/11/2009
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Health, Coal, Heart Diseases
Health

Asthma cases rise, thanks to stubble burning

Anshu Seth

Publication Date: 
03/11/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Health, Environmental Health, Punjab, Ludhiana (D)
Air Pollution

Self-reported truck traffic on the street of residence and symptoms of asthma and allergic disease

The third phase of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was carried out in 13- to 14-year-old and 6- to 7-year-old children across the world. A question about frequency of truck traffic on the street of residence was included in an additional questionnaire.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Bert Brunekreef, Alistair W. Stewart, H. Ross Anderson & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Congestion, Child Health
Air Pollution

Athletes might find it tough to breathe easy

Delhi is pulling out all stops to make the city cleaner and greener before the Commonwealth Games. But one factor is constantly overlooked: the city

Publication Date: 
12/10/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), SPM, Lung Disease, Asthma, World Bank, Delhi
Health

Dhakas 26pc school children suffer asthmatic problem

A recent study found 16.5 percent of school children in Dhaka city are affected with asthma while 25.8 percent school students have clinical symptoms of asthma.

National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) and Department of Environment jointly conducted the study under a joint initiative of United Nations Environment Programme in three selected schools in Dhaka city.

Publication Date: 
05/10/2009
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Environment, Asthma, Health, Children, UNEP, World Bank, Bangladesh, Dhaka
Health

Fogging poses health hazards

Sept. 15: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

Publication Date: 
16/09/2009
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Health, Vector Control, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (T)
Health

Prenatal and early, but not late, postnatal exposure of mice to sidestream tobacco smoke increases airway hyperresponsiveness La

Cigarette smoke exposure in utero and during early postnatal development increases the incidence of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) later in life, suggesting that a possible critical period of developmental sensitivity exists in the prenatal and early postnatal periods.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Zhong-Xin Wu, Dawn D. Hunter, Vincent L. Kish & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Health, Child Health, Smoking
Health

New Flu Hit Estimated 10 Percent Of New Yorkers

The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday, citing a study due to be released later this week.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Animal Diseases, Asthma, Health, Health Care, Immunisation, Heart Diseases, Diabetes, Influenza, WHO, United States Of America (US), New York, Swine Flu

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