As a global patient advocate, I would say yes. But the reality is that it’s not. At least not today. I’m talking about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. And it’s time to make it a global priority. COPD kills more people yearly than lung and breast cancer combined and is predicted to cost the … Read more
LOS ANGELES: As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency room. When … Read more
SEREMBAN: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry, through the Department of Environment (DOE) received a complaint about the emission of black smoke at a crude oil refinery in Port Dickson on June 19. The ministry said in a statement that the emission of black smoke resulted in air pollution and disturbed residents of nearby … Read more
PARIS: Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday.Exposure to air pollution contributed to the deaths of 8.1 million people — around 12 percent of all fatalities — in 2021, according to the report … Read more
SINGAPORE: Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university said Monday.Weather phenomena like El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole worsened the effects of these pollutants by intensifying their concentration in the air, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University … Read more
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad on Monday said the state government will soon roll out a Rs 10,000-crore project funded by the World Bank to address air pollution. The Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development will be implemented in the state in a phased manner with the first phase being … Read more
New Delhi: As air pollution remains a crucial global challenge, with severe health implications for millions of people globally, a new study by a researcher from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur sheds light on the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) in northern India that are harmful to human health. The study, … Read more
Groundwork for possible car-free living along Colorado’s Front Range got done Thursday as Gov. Jared Polis signed four bills into law to boost public transportation. The new laws let state leaders pump tens of millions into transit projects, foremost a multi-billion-dollar rail system linking Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and, eventually, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Polis … Read more
NEW DELHI: Can air pollution add to the risk and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts? A new study published in the journal Neuro Toxicology suggests so.It claims that though there is no conclusive evidence, there are several plausible pathways to link the … Read more
4/9: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on Arizona enforcing an 1864 abortion law, an ISIS threat made against soccer stadiums in Europe, and new EPA rules on chemical plants. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not … Read more
