New device can predict asthma attacks
February 10th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new device that can tell if an asthma sufferer is close to having an attack hours in advance.The handheld sensor could give patients vital ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pollution at ‘unhealthy levels’ in Delhi, says CSE (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution is rising to "unhealthy levels" in the Indian capital, and this can cause several health problems, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Monday.The levels ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pollution levels rise in capital
December 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pollution level is rising in Delhi, with particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen dioxide reaching unhealthy levels, a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report said Monday. According ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Traffic pollution ‘makes childhood asthma worse’
October 31st, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 31 (ANI): An Australian study has pointed out that traffic pollution, particularly in urban areas, exacerbates asthma in children.The study, conducted by University of Western Australia epidemiologist Gavin Pereira, showed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Traffic pollution can double breast cancer risk
October 7th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Believe it or not, traffic pollution can double a woman's chances of getting breast cancer.Breast cancer incidence was clearly higher in areas with increased levels of nitrogen dioxide, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Exposure to air pollution linked to reduced heart rate variability
July 10th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that in patients with pre-existing heart or lung disease, exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollutants is linked to reduced heart rate ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air pollution can stop woman getting pregnant through IVF
May 12th, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Excessive exposure to air pollution might increase the chance of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) failure, a new study has found.
A team of fertility experts tested more than 7,000 ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Nitrogen dioxide level exceeds limit in 10 cities
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Air pollution is increasing at an alarming rate in the country with the national capital being one of the 10 cities where nitrogen dioxide levels have exceeded ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Nitrogen dioxide exposure lowers in vitro fertilization success
April 13th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): According to a team of fertility researchers, exposure to an increased level of air pollutant nitrogen dioxide is linked to lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
When running marathons, women get more affected by air pollution than men
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): The running times of women in marathons is compromised if the quality of air is poor, but the same doesn't hold true for men, says a new study.In ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air pollution can lead to hospitalisations for pneumonia in seniors
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Prolonged exposure to higher levels of the pollutants found in car exhaust fumes and industrial air pollution can lead to hospitalization for pneumonia in adults aged 65 and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
What will change with revised air quality standards?
November 18th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India for the first time will now have a uniform health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), discontinuing the old practice of setting air quality standards for ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Capital’s unprecedented haze due to increased pollution: CSE (Lead)
November 7th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The level of particulate matter in the atmosphere - in other words, the pollution level - has trebled in Delhi over the past few days. The immediate ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Air pollution likely to trigger appendicitis in adults
October 7th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 7 (IANS) Air pollution may also trigger appendicitis in adults, warns a new study.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Universities of Calgary, Toronto and Health Canada, looked at ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How pedestrians can reduce intake of traffic pollution
October 6th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 06 (ANI): A new research suggests that pedestrians walking in a heavy traffic zone can avoid the pollution by simply moving a little away.Professor of Environmental Modelling Alison Tomlin from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air pollution could trigger appendicitis
October 6th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Air pollution may trigger appendicitis in adults, says a new study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary, University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Carbon monoxide increases health risk to elderly heart patients
September 1st, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), even well below permissible national limits, may hasten hospitalisation of elderly cardiac patients, according to a new study in the US.
The nationwide ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Carbon monoxide exposure may up heart problem risk for the elderly
September 1st, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 1 (ANI): Carbon monoxide exposure has been found to elevate the risk of hospitalisation for the elderly with heart problems in an American study.The nationwide study of 126 urban ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Beijing’s claims of clean air called into question
June 18th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): The Chinese environment ministry has called into question Beijing's claims that its air has been drastically cleaned up, from last year's Olympic Games till the present day.Beijing spent ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Traffic pollution can slow fetal growth
April 9th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 9 (ANI): Exposure to traffic pollution from living near a busy road could affect the development of babies in the womb, warn researchers.The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pollution linked to soaring birth defects among Chinese infants
January 31st, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, January 31 (ANI): Every 30 seconds, a Chinese infant is brought into the world with physical defects owing to the countrys environmental pollution, reveals an official of the National ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Researchers perfecting technique to suck carbon from air
January 13th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Researchers are working on a new technique to extract carbon dioxide from the air and cut down pollution levels.The research, being conducted by University of Tasmania, could also ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Air pollution at dangerous level in Noida, Ghaziabad
December 21st, 2008 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Noida/Ghaziabad Dec 21 (IANS) The air pollution has touched dangerous levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) towns of Noida and Ghaziabad due to increase in vehicular traffic and industrial growth, officials ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Traffic pollution worsens asthmatic symptoms in kids
November 14th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): Traffic pollution, particularly in urban areas, can worsen respiratory health in children with asthma, according to a study.The study has claimed that such worsening of respiratory systems ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Air, noise pollution in Delhi down this Diwali (With: Fewer crackers, less pollution this Diwali, say Delhiites)
October 30th, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The capital recorded lower noise and air pollution levels during Diwali celebrations this year than in 2007, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said Wednesday."The air pollution ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fewer crackers, less pollution this Diwali, says Delhiites
October 29th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Diwali was greener in the nation's capital this year. The economic squeeze helped the growing environmental awareness cut down the amount of fireworks set off this year, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Air pollution linked to increased appendicitis risk
October 7th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): High levels of air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis, finds a new study.
The research has been presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Improved heating reduces asthma symptoms among kids
September 25th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 25 (IANS) Improved home heating reduced asthma symptoms in children, according to a Otago University study in New Zealand. The study examined 409 children in five communities between the ages ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Trees can suck up pollutants to turn them into useful amino acids
August 19th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 19 (ANI): Researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, US, have shown that trees can suck up organic nitrogen compounds produced from pollutants and turn them into useful ... Read more...
Posted in National |
UK hockey girls to wear red contact lenses to beat Beijing smog
July 30th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Female hockey players from Britain are to wear red contact lenses to beat the smog in Beijing during next month''s Olympics. The pollution is likely to be ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beijing environment officials hopeful of good weather
July 27th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Chang Ailing
Beijing, July 27 (Xinhua) A Beijing environment official said here Sunday that the city would see a clear sky soon with the weather cooling down with the onset of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Living near busy traffic streets ups kids allergy risk
July 15th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Children living near busy traffic streets are at an increased risk of developing allergic diseases, a new study suggests.In the study led by Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Beijing yet to meet Chinese air quality standards
May 14th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A new study has determined that in spite of the 2008 Olympic Games in sight, Beijing has not yet met the expected national air quality standards.Professor Wang ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Free radicals in air trigger respiratory diseases
April 18th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) The presence of free radicals in the air could irreversibly damage amino acids, the body's building blocks, and trigger respiratory diseases. A radical like nitrate is formed by ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Air pollution affects lung function in kids with asthma
April 16th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that inner-city kids with asthma experience adverse health effects from air pollutants even when air pollution levels are within the current air ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
