Cooking or heating with solid fuels increased the all-cause mortality risk among mid-aged and elderly People in China
Our study aimed to explore the associations between solid fuels burning for either heating or cooking and all-cause mortality based on 2859 participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - October 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuxiang Yang, Yang Liu, Luolan Peng, Shuai Zhang, Changzheng Yuan, Wenyuan Li, Zuyun Liu and Yanan Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research
In utero particulate matter exposure in association with newborn mitochondrial ND4L10550A > G heteroplasmy and its role in overweight during early childhood
Mitochondria play an important role in the energy metabolism and are susceptible to environmental pollution. Prenatal air pollution exposure has been linked with childhood obesity. Placental mtDNA mutations ha... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 19, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Charlotte Cosemans, Congrong Wang, Rossella Alfano, Dries S. Martens, Hanne Sleurs, Yinthe Dockx, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Bram G. Janssen, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Karen Smeets, Tim S. Nawrot and Michelle Plusquin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Engaging communities in addressing air quality: a scoping review
Exposure to air pollution has a detrimental effect on health and disproportionately affects people living in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Engaging with communities to identify concerns and solutions... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 19, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fiona Ward, Hayley J. Lowther-Payne, Emma C. Halliday, Keith Dooley, Neil Joseph, Ruth Livesey, Paul Moran, Simon Kirby and Jane Cloke Tags: Review Source Type: research
Dietary and drinking water intake of essential trace elements in a typical Kashin-Beck disease endemic area of Tibet, China
Essential trace elements (ETEs), such as copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), are very important elements for human health. (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 16, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xinjie Zha, Jialu An, Xue Gao and Yuan Tian Tags: Research Source Type: research
Drinking water nitrate and risk of pregnancy loss: a nationwide cohort study
Nitrate contamination is seen in drinking water worldwide. Nitrate may pass the placental barrier. Despite suggestive evidence of fetal harm, the potential association between nitrate exposure from drinking wa... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 16, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ninna Hinchely Ebdrup, J örg Schullehner, Ulla Breth Knudsen, Zeyan Liew, Anne Marie Ladehoff Thomsen, Julie Lyngsø, Bjørn Bay, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, Pernille Jul Clemmensen, Torben Sigsgaard, Birgitte Hansen and Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Individual and mixture associations of perfluoroalkyl substances on liver function biomarkers in the Canadian Health Measures Survey
We examined individual and mixture associations of PFAS on liver function biomarkers in a represen... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 14, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael M. Borghese, Chun Lei Liang, James Owen and Mandy Fisher Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of long-term PM2.5 exposure on metabolic syndrome among adults and elderly in Guangdong, China
We aimed to explore the association between long-term exposure to particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components including fasting blood glucose (FBG), blood pressure, trigly... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 10, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xue-yan Zheng, Si-li Tang, Tao Liu, Ye Wang, Xiao-jun Xu, Ni Xiao, Chuan Li, Yan-jun Xu, Zhao-xuan He, Shu-li Ma, Yu-liang Chen, Rui-lin Meng and Li-feng Lin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as risk factors for breast cancer: a case –control study in Chinese population
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large family of synthetic chemicals, some of which are mammary toxicants and endocrine disruptors. Recent studies have implicated exposure to PFASs as a risk factor for ... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 9, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xuejun Li, Fengju Song, Xiaotu Liu, Anqi Shan, Yubei Huang, Zhengjun Yang, Haixin Li, Qiaoyun Yang, Yue Yu, Hong Zheng, Xu-Chen Cao, Da Chen, Ke-Xin Chen, Xi Chen and Nai-jun Tang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and BMI Z-scores from 5 to 14 years
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame-retardant compounds widely used in household products until phase out in 2004. PBDEs are endocrine disruptors and are suggested to influence signaling related t... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 8, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Allison Kupsco, Andreas Sj ödin, Whitney Cowell, Richard Jones, Sharon Oberfield, Shuang Wang, Lori A. Hoepner, Dympna Gallagher, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Jeff Goldsmith, Andrew G. Rundle and Julie B. Herbstman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Short term exposure to air pollution and mortality in the US: a double negative control analysis
Studies examining the association of short-term air pollution exposure and daily deaths have typically been limited to cities and used citywide average exposures, with few using causal models. (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 6, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rongqi Abbie Liu, Yaguang Wei, Xinye Qiu, Anna Kosheleva and Joel D. Schwartz Tags: Research Source Type: research
What you don ’t know can still hurt you - underreporting in EU pesticide regulation
The safety evaluation of pesticides in the European Union (EU) relies to a large extent on toxicity studies commissioned and funded by the industry. The herbicide glyphosate and four of its salts are currently... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 5, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Axel Mie and Christina Rud én Tags: Comment Source Type: research
The neighbourhood environment and profiles of the metabolic syndrome
We examined the associations of interrelated aspects of the n... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - September 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Anthony Barnett, Erika Martino, Luke D. Knibbs, Jonathan E. Shaw, David W. Dunstan, Dianna J. Magliano, David Donaire-Gonzalez and Ester Cerin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Reducing disease and death from Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) - the urgent need for responsible mining in the context of growing global demand for minerals and metals for climate change mitigation
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in ‘green te... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - August 26, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Philip Landrigan, Stephan Bose-O ’Reilly, Johanna Elbel, Gunnar Nordberg, Roberto Lucchini, Casey Bartrem, Philippe Grandjean, Donna Mergler, Dingani Moyo, Benoit Nemery, Margrit von Braun and Dennis Nowak Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Demonstrating the undermining of science and health policy after the Fukushima nuclear accident by applying the Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods
It is well known that science can be misused to hinder the resolution (i.e., the elimination and/or control) of a health problem. To recognize distorted and misapplied epidemiological science, a 33-item “Toolk... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - August 24, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Toshihide Tsuda, Yumiko Miyano and Eiji Yamamoto Tags: Review Source Type: research
Ambient air pollution and thyroid function in Spanish adults. A nationwide population-based study (Di@bet.es study)
In this study we evaluated the association of exposure to air pollutants to... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sergio Vald és, Viyey Doulatram-Gamgaram, Cristina Maldonado-Araque, Ana Lago-Sampedro, Eva García-Escobar, Sara García-Serrano, Marta García-Vivanco, Luis Garrido Juan, Mark Richard Theobald, Victoria Gil, Fernando Martín-Llorente, Pilar Ocon, Alfon Tags: Research Source Type: research
