Toxic UK air ‘triggering chronic lung conditions and life threatening asthma attacks’
2 years, 6 months ago

Toxic UK air ‘triggering chronic lung conditions and life threatening asthma attacks’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asthma + Lung UK’s report also highlights that air pollution is affecting other aspects of people’s daily lives, including their ability to leave their homes, exercise and see friends and family. Meanwhile, one in six said air pollution meant they didn’t see their family and friends as much as they liked, while almost a quarter said air pollution made them feel low or depressed. There should be more information out there about the danger of car fumes and other sources of air pollution.” Asthma + Lung UK is calling for the introduction of tougher legal air quality targets for England in order to reduce the levels of the most harmful types of pollution to human health by 2030, as per guidelines from the World Health Organisation. Of those surveyed, almost two-thirds of people with lung conditions said they were unaware air pollution alerts existed, and more than three-quarters said they didn’t feel the government was doing enough to protect them.

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Welcome to smog season: How will air pollution change where and when we travel?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Welcome to smog season: How will air pollution change where and when we travel?

BBC  

Welcome to smog season: How will air pollution change where and when we travel? Getty Images New Delhi recently saw air pollution levels at 30-35 times the safe limit As New Delhi makes headlines yet again for its choking smog, experts and holidaymakers alike are pondering how worsening air quality will change travel in the long-term. Luckily, Hanoi's haze – …

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits
1 month ago

Breathless in Delhi: How air pollution has held to spike in hospital visits

Firstpost  

Delhi’s air quality has plummeted to alarming levels over the past two days. Hospitals are witnessing about a 50 per cent surge in patient visits due to respiratory illnesses like bronchitis Men play cricket on a ground as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality worsened due to air pollution, in New Delhi, India, November 20, 2024. …

Opinion: Air Pollution Is Linked To The Mind, Impact On Mental Health Is The Silent Toll Of Poor AQI
1 month ago

Opinion: Air Pollution Is Linked To The Mind, Impact On Mental Health Is The Silent Toll Of Poor AQI

ABP News  

By Dr. Ashwin Naik As the chill of winter descends on North India, so does the annual haze of smog that blankets the region every year around this time. While headlines routinely spotlight the respiratory and cardiovascular consequences of poor air quality, a silent crisis unfolds in parallel — the impact of air pollution on mental health. Pollution And The …

Air pollution is the leading cause of COPD: Why is this lung disease deadly
1 month, 1 week ago

Air pollution is the leading cause of COPD: Why is this lung disease deadly

India Today  

In recent weeks, Delhi has witnessed a dangerous spike in air pollution levels, with the air quality deteriorating to "severe" levels, prompting health warnings for millions of residents. According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution is one of the leading environmental risk factors for COPD, alongside smoking. In fact, air pollution contributed significantly to the 3.1 million deaths caused …

Science for all newsletter Does a risk of cancer lurk in the air you breathe?
1 month, 1 week ago

Science for all newsletter Does a risk of cancer lurk in the air you breathe?

The Hindu  

For a couple weeks now, India’s National Capital Region and its neighbouring areas have been suffering heavy smog and air pollution. The Central Pollution Control Board has frequently recorded the air quality index in this time to be ‘poor’ or ‘very poor.’ Low air quality has been associated with a variety of ill effects — and a study published on …

Revealed: UK areas at risk as experts warn autism is caused by air pollution - toxins are breathed by millions
1 month, 1 week ago

Revealed: UK areas at risk as experts warn autism is caused by air pollution - toxins are breathed by millions

Daily Mail  

Air pollution breathed in by thousands across Britain every day may be linked to a greater risk of developing autism, according to new research. A review of the latest scientific literature found babies with a higher genetic risk of the developmental disorder who were exposed to four common air pollutants were more likely to develop the condition. These areas had …

Air Pollution: A Silent Threat to Mental Health
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Air Pollution: A Silent Threat to Mental Health

Hindustan Times  

Air pollution has a significant impact on mental health, with research indicating a strong link to depression and anxiety. PM2.5, a key pollutant, can enter the lungs deeply and cause oxidative stress, inflammation, and damage to brain tissue. Exposure to air pollution can also lead to developmental issues such as autism, ADHD, and vision metabolic related diseases. Additionally, long-term exposure …

Air Pollution Threatens Diwali Celebrations: Centre Issues Urgent Guidelines
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Air Pollution Threatens Diwali Celebrations: Centre Issues Urgent Guidelines

Live Mint  

Air pollution is a serious health challenge in several cities, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in certain states/UTs reaching moderate to poor levels. Air pollution is a significant contributor to acute health conditions and exacerbates the progression of chronic diseases affecting the respiratory, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular systems. These chronic illnesses, attributed to prolonged exposure to air pollution, often lead …

Minister Anupriya Patel: No data to establish correlation of deaths exclusively due to air pollution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Minister Anupriya Patel: No data to establish correlation of deaths exclusively due to air pollution

The Hindu  

There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of deaths/diseases exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health, Anupriya Patel, told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the National Clean Air Programme in 2019 as a national-level strategy to reduce air pollution …

Can Lung Cancer Strike Without Cigarette Smoking? Deepening the Connection With Air Pollution
5 months ago

Can Lung Cancer Strike Without Cigarette Smoking? Deepening the Connection With Air Pollution

ABP News  

Recent studies have underscored a profound link between lung cancer and air pollution, challenging previous assumptions about the primary causes of lung cancer. In urban areas with high levels of pollution, the incidence of lung cancer and related mortality rates have been observed to rise in parallel with worsening air quality. Governments, health organizations, and communities must prioritize efforts to …

Beyond smoking: Understanding and treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyond smoking: Understanding and treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Hindustan Times  

While smoking remains the primary culprit in the development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, its reach extends far beyond the realm of tobacco. Beyond smoking: Understanding and treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Ashok K Rajput, Senior Consultant, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine at the CK Birla Hospital in Delhi, shared that the smoke screen …

Side effects of air pollution
1 year ago

Side effects of air pollution

Deccan Chronicle  

If you think air pollution leads to a passing cough, cold and breathing difficulties, think again. In an environment where one is confined within four walls, new learning also becomes difficult for them.” Even kids exposed to 24x7 air pollution can suffer from cognitive impairments and poor academic performance. Experts Speak According to researchers Uttara Balakrishnan and Magda Tsneva from …

How can India monitor air pollution-related illnesses effectively? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

How can India monitor air pollution-related illnesses effectively? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: For a brief period in October, Mumbai’s air quality matched the stifling haze that covered the national capital, where people complained of burning eyes, choking and troubled breathing. Weaving health in climate action plans helps plot local patterns of diseases related to air pollution, says Dr. Pallavi Pant, who leads the Health Effects Institute’s Global Health …

‘Breathing toxic air is equivalent to smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day’: AIIMS doctor
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Breathing toxic air is equivalent to smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day’: AIIMS doctor

The Hindu  

The condition of many people with existing respiratory issues worsens every time air pollution spikes in the city, said Vijay Hadda, additional professor of Pulmonary Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. There are studies which show that air pollution also increases the chances of a heart attack. During months when air pollution levels are very high, …

Air pollution vs mental health: Tips to boost your psychological, emotional wellness amid smog
1 year, 1 month ago

Air pollution vs mental health: Tips to boost your psychological, emotional wellness amid smog

Hindustan Times  

Increased levels of air pollution can have a profound impact on mental health. Air pollution vs mental health: Tips to boost your psychological, emotional wellness amid smog According to Dr Jyoti Kapoor, Founder-Director and Senior Psychiatrist at Manasthali, “Prolonged exposure to air pollution has been linked to increased stress, anxiety and depression. Fine particulate matter can penetrate the bloodstream and …

1 in 3 Americans breathe unhealthy air, new report says
1 year, 7 months ago

1 in 3 Americans breathe unhealthy air, new report says

Salon  

A new report by the American Lung Association found that more than one in three Americans were exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution between 2019 to 2021. Released on Wednesday, the 24th annual State of the Air report grades Americans' exposure to two of the nation's most pervasive air pollutants: ground-level ozone, an air pollutant that forms smog, and …

From sperm count to cancer: Air pollution damages every stage of life, research shows
1 year, 8 months ago

From sperm count to cancer: Air pollution damages every stage of life, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, …

Is air pollution causing us to lose our sense of smell?
1 year, 10 months ago

Is air pollution causing us to lose our sense of smell?

BBC  

Is air pollution causing us to lose our sense of smell? Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Even low levels of daily exposure to air pollution can take its toll on our olfactory capabilities Our sense of smell is one of our richest and wide-ranging windows into the world around us, playing a vital role in what we taste, our social interactions and …

Air pollution linked with multiple long-term health conditions
2 years ago

Air pollution linked with multiple long-term health conditions

The Hindu  

Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased risk of multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions, according to a study. This is the largest study worldwide -- conducted on over 364,000 people in England -- to examine whether air pollution exposure is linked with the occurrence of multiple long-term health conditions, the researchers said. "Our research …

London, I love you – but the pollution is bringing me down
2 years ago

London, I love you – but the pollution is bringing me down

The Independent  

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Making health the focus of air pollution policy
2 years, 1 month ago

Making health the focus of air pollution policy

The Hindu  

The worsening winter air quality in north India has yet again brought into public focus the harmful effects of air pollution on our health. Yet, if we examine the constitution of our environmental regulators, expert groups and decision-making entities that define and translate those laws into air pollution policy, health expertise is glaring in its absence. Driven by a combination …

Air Pollution: Things To Keep In Mind In Order To Protect Yourself
2 years, 1 month ago

Air Pollution: Things To Keep In Mind In Order To Protect Yourself

News 18  

Air pollution is a major public health issue on a global scale, particularly in light of the accelerating urbanisation and economic growth. Globally, the combined impacts of household and outdoor air pollution were responsible for seven million fatalities. People who have chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of air …

Air pollution: 5 harmful effects of toxic smog on your health
2 years, 1 month ago

Air pollution: 5 harmful effects of toxic smog on your health

Hindustan Times  

As a thick layer of toxic smog engulfs Delhi, NCR and other cities in North India, many people are struggling with respiratory issues, burning sensation in throat, watery eyes and a dip in their overall well-being. Air pollution can cause both short term and long-term health issues and constant exposure of pollutants can lead to asthma, COPD, bronchitis among other …

Dementia, heart attack, low sperm count: What air pollution does to your body
2 years, 1 month ago

Dementia, heart attack, low sperm count: What air pollution does to your body

Live Mint  

Farm fires, stubble burning, firecrackers are contributions to year long air pollutants that has caused severe respiratory illness among many. While governments fight to reduce air pollution at various cities across the world, India's capital Delhi has been infamous for severe air pollution, especially during winter. Here is an understanding of how fatal air pollution can be Ailments due to …

Rise in air pollution related ailments in children, say doctors
2 years, 6 months ago

Rise in air pollution related ailments in children, say doctors

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: On March 11, five-year-old Husaif Mulani returned home from his primary school in Andheri. Children are more physiologically more susceptible to air pollution, Dr Niranjan Sit of National Allergy Ashtma Bronchitis Institute, Kolkata said, “Children are born with smaller lungs. Impact on children Medical experts said that air pollution does not only trigger respiratory illnesses among children, it can …

Air pollution: Management tips for people suffering from lung or other forms of health problems
2 years, 7 months ago

Air pollution: Management tips for people suffering from lung or other forms of health problems

Hindustan Times  

Studies have shown that air pollution can play a role in the development of cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes and the cardiovascular effects of air pollution can lead to heart attack and stroke. Researches in the field point out that insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes suffered an increase in likelihood on exposure to air pollution hence, it is important …

The Silent Killer: India’s Polluted Air Has a Higher Chance of Killing You Than Covid-19
2 years, 8 months ago

The Silent Killer: India’s Polluted Air Has a Higher Chance of Killing You Than Covid-19

News 18  

One of the biggest reasons for premature death and disease, air pollution acts as a silent killer worldwide. World Air Quality Report: India’s continued poor performance The World Air Quality Report, prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir came out last week. This blanket obstructs the Sun, resulting in appallingly low visibility and unbreathable air.” The geographical and meteorological factors combine to …

Five house plants in the office can cut air pollution by 20%, new study suggests
2 years, 9 months ago

Five house plants in the office can cut air pollution by 20%, new study suggests

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five house plants in an office can cut air pollution by 20 per cent, a …

Urban Air Pollution Caused 1.8 Million Excess Deaths In 2019: Study In Lancet
2 years, 11 months ago

Urban Air Pollution Caused 1.8 Million Excess Deaths In 2019: Study In Lancet

ABP News  

New Delhi: Around 86 per cent of people living in urban areas across the globe, which is almost equal to 2.5 billion people, are exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels. In 2019, around 86 per cent of urban inhabitants worldwide lived in areas exceeding the WHO guideline, which resulted in an excess of 1.8 million deaths, the study said. In …

National Pollution Prevention Day 2021: History, Significance and Relevance Since 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy
3 years ago

National Pollution Prevention Day 2021: History, Significance and Relevance Since 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy

News 18  

National Pollution Prevention Day is observed annually on December 2 in memory of the people who lost their lives in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. National Pollution Prevention Day 2021: Objectives The Bhopal gas tragedy showed that the pollution and presence of toxic gases in the environment can be hazardous. National Pollution Prevention Day 2021: Significance According to the National …

Delhi’s high pollution levels pose health risk, experts suggest precautions
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi’s high pollution levels pose health risk, experts suggest precautions

Hindustan Times  

The continued bad air run in the capital entails health hazards for its citizens, doctors and health experts said on Tuesday, suggesting a series of precautions such as not venturing out early in the morning, wearing a mask and avoid construction sites. Air pollution was the top risk factor for death in India in 2019, killing an estimated 1.67 million …

Air pollution claims over 10 lakh lives every year and yet we tend to ignore it
3 years, 2 months ago

Air pollution claims over 10 lakh lives every year and yet we tend to ignore it

Firstpost  

Of late, fewer COVID-19 cases have been recorded in India and this is the right time to focus on health hazards of ambient air pollution in India. The WHO’s 2016 median year data shows that the absolute number of ambient air pollution attributable deaths in India is the second-highest in the World, next to China. The WHO’s 2016 median year …

WHO warns pollution kills as it tightens air quality guidelines
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO warns pollution kills as it tightens air quality guidelines

Al Jazeera  

Agency calls for urgent action to tackle one of biggest environmental threats to human health, with Southeast Asia being the worst-affected region. The World Health Organization has tightened its air quality guidelines for the first time since 2005, warning that air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million premature deaths a year. The …

Inside the case to prove air pollution contributed to death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
3 years, 10 months ago

Inside the case to prove air pollution contributed to death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She has that answer now.” Today, an inquest held at Southwark Coroner’s Court concluded …

‘Urgent action’ required as UK air pollution soars to higher level than before pandemic, think tank warns
4 years ago

‘Urgent action’ required as UK air pollution soars to higher level than before pandemic, think tank warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As the risk from Covid-19 reduces, and life returns to normal next year, policy makers must urgently revisit stalled …

World COPD Day 2020: Role of Indoor Pollution in Causing This Chronic Lung Disease in Adults
4 years, 1 month ago

World COPD Day 2020: Role of Indoor Pollution in Causing This Chronic Lung Disease in Adults

News 18  

Every year, 18 November is observed as World COPD Day to help spread awareness as well as start discussions that may be able to reduce the burden of this disease. Role of pollution in COPD Apart from direct smoking, secondhand smoke or passive smoking also contributes to COPD in adults. Globally, the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution …

Air Pollution Considered As Leading Risk-Factor For Strokes And Cardiovascular Diseases: Lancet Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Air Pollution Considered As Leading Risk-Factor For Strokes And Cardiovascular Diseases: Lancet Report

ABP News  

The manifestation of rising air pollution in respiratory organs is well recognised and talked about in the public discourse. Particulate matter which causes air pollution is a major cause of stroke Dr Samir K. Kalra, neurosurgeon at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, observed that the blood is getting thicker, arteries losing flexibility and average blood pressure rising with the increase …

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