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Identifying and Describing the Impact of Cyclone, Storm and Flood Related Disasters on Treatment Management, Care and Exacerbations of Non-communicable Diseases and the Implications for Public Health
Conclusion Cyclone, flood and storm related disasters impact on treatment management and overall care for people with NCDs. This results in an increased risk of exacerbation of illness or even death. The interruption may be caused by a range of factors, such as damaged transport routes, reduced health services, loss of power and evacuations. The health impact varies according to the NCD. For people with chronic respiratory diseases, a disaster increases the risk of acute exacerbation. Meanwhile, for people with cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes there is an increased risk of their illness exacerbating, which can ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - September 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: jc164421 Source Type: research

No, Omega 3-Enriched Beef Is Not Necessarily Heart Healthy
Feeding cattle flaxseed or marine algae can raise the omega-3 fatty acid levels in ground beef from 30 milligrams per serving to 200 milligrams per serving, as Kansas State University researchers have found. But do higher levels of omega-3s make red meat significantly healthier?   Not according to Kim Larson, a registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The attempt to make beef look like an important source of omega-3s is essentially a marketing ploy, she said. And despite the fatty acid's reputation as a health ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 14, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Medical morbidities in people following hip and knee arthroplasty: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Conclusions People who undergo THA or TKA may present with a variety of medical morbidities. Accordingly consideration should be made on how to encourage the adoption and maintenance of physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices for this population.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - October 16, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research

Living near an airport 'may be bad for your health'
Conclusion This study aimed to assess the link between pollution from air traffic and health outcomes. Researchers used a number of data sources, finding an association between levels of carbon monoxide and hospitalisation rates for respiratory and heart-related issues. Perhaps worryingly, these effects were observed at lower levels of carbon monoxide exposure than the allowed amounts found in Environmental Protection Agency mandates. However, this study does have a number of limitations: Air traffic data was only from passenger aircrafts. The focus was only on the population within 10km of the airport. We don't k...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

New app lets you check air quality as easily as checking the weather
Yareli Sanchez lives in Los Angeles and jogs regularly, but she never used to know if the day’s air quality was bad until after she had already set out for a run — her chest would tighten and it would become hard to breathe. She knew poor air quality triggered her asthma, but she didn’t have a convenient way to check the day’s pollution levels. For the past few months, instead of using trial-and-error, she’s checked UCLA’s new AirForU app, which uses GPS data to give her local air quality ratings. The app is useful for anyone in the U.S. who sees a hazy skyline and wonders how safe it is to breathe outside air...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 23, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Characteristics and prognosis of never smokers with asthma in the general population
Conclusions: Never smokers with asthma were different with increased risk of exacerbations of asthma and COPD, but not pneumonias, lung cancer, cardiovascular comorbidities, or all-cause mortality. Smoking was the main explanation of poor prognosis in asthma.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Colak, Y., Afzal, S., Nordestgaard, B., Lange, P. Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Lung Cancer and Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide and Traffic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusion: We found consistent evidence of a relationship between NO2, as a proxy for traffic-sourced air pollution exposure, with lung cancer. Studies of lung cancer related to residential proximity to roadways and NOx also suggest increased risk, which may be attributable partly to air pollution exposure. The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified outdoor air pollution and particulate matter as carcinogenic (Group 1). These meta-analyses support this conclusion, drawing particular attention to traffic-sourced air pollution. Citation: Hamra GB, Laden F, Cohen AJ, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Brauer...
Source: EHP Research - November 2, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sam Duvall Tags: Review November 2015 Source Type: research

Delhi's air pollution is causing a health crisis. So, what can be done?
The city’s toxic air has been linked to allergies, respiratory conditions, birth malformations and increasing incidence of cancers. But as a recent car-free experiment showed, action to cut pollution can be effectiveFor a few hours one morning two weeks ago, private cars were banned from driving into the heart of old Delhi. It was hard to tell at the messy road junction in front of the historic Red Fort and the shopping street of Chandni Chowk, though, which was still crammed with auto-rickshaws and buses barrelling along the roads with seemingly little regard for any traffic rules. But Delhi’s so-called “car-free da...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 3, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha Tags: Pollution Environment Delhi Health Asthma Society India South and Central Asia Cities Climate change Greenhouse gas emissions Global development Source Type: news

Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study
Publication date: Available online 10 December 2015 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Bette Liu, Sarah Floud, Kirstin Pirie, Jane Green, Richard Peto, Valerie Beral Background Poor health can cause unhappiness and poor health increases mortality. Previous reports of reduced mortality associated with happiness could be due to the increased mortality of people who are unhappy because of their poor health. Also, unhappiness might be associated with lifestyle factors that can affect mortality. We aimed to establish whether, after allowing for the poor health and lifestyle of people who are unhappy, any robust evidence remai...
Source: The Lancet - December 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

A Process Evaluation of an Intervention to Promote Home Smoking Bans among Low Income Households
Publication date: Available online 29 December 2015 Source:Evaluation and Program Planning Author(s): Cam Escoffery, Lujca Bundy, Regine Haardoerfer, Carla J. Berg, Lara S. Savas, Rebecca S. Williams, Michelle C. Kegler Exposure to secondhand smoke occurs primarily in the home due to passage of smoke-free legislation. Creation of a total household smoking ban can reduce associated health conditions such as asthma, lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. This paper describes the results of a randomized control trial of a minimal intervention to create smoke-free homes. 2-1-1 callers were invited to participate in th...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - January 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Buried in Pills
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog, Medical Discovery News Have you ever heard doctors referred to as "pill pushers"? While medical professionals provide necessary and admirable services, it does make you wonder how many pills we take in a day, a month, a year or even a lifetime. In the British Museum in London, along with the Rosetta Stone and an Easter Island head, there is an exhibit with an expansive glass table, more than a yard wide and at least 20 yards long. On it rests a tapestry-like depiction of the number of pills two individuals would take over their lifetimes in various colors and sizes. On one side is ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

4 Surprising Everyday Items That Can Hurt Your Health
SPECIAL FROM You may watch what you eat, drink filtered water, and use your seat belt to protect yourself on the road. Yet many health hazards are lurking around us in not-so-obvious places. Here, a few to steer clear of:  1. Scented candles A fragrant candle may help you unwind and de-stress. But burning those containing a chemical calledlimonene, often used for citrus-scented candles, as well as many cleaning products, can produce fumes that are downright unhealthy. Recent British research found that households with a high levels of limonene correlated with high levels of formaldehyde, which irritates the eyes and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Disability in African American Men and Women.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate the importance of chronic conditions in understanding disability in African Americans and how it varies by gender. Also, these findings underscore the importance of developing health promoting strategies focused on chronic disease prevention and management to delay or postpone disability in African Americans. PUBLICATION INDICES: Pubmed, Pubmed Central, Web of Science database. PMID: 26928493 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - March 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: J Natl Med Assoc Source Type: research

Majority of L.A. tenants favor smoke-free apartments, but 80 percent of units are still not protected
​Eight of 10 Los Angeles apartment dwellers are not protected from secondhand smoke, and an even bigger percentage — 82 percent — would support smoke-free policies in their buildings, according to a pair of new studies by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The research was released today to coincide with the kickoff of a new citywide campaign to reduce secondhand smoke in multi-unit apartment buildings. The two studies outline findings from nearly 1,000 door-to-door interviews with tenants in some of the most densely populated areas of the city of Los Angeles, as well as reports submitted to UCLA by 93 owner...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

These 10 Cities Are Choking On The Planet's Worst Air Pollution
Urban air pollution is on the rise and, to little surprise, those living in some of the world's poorest cities are breathing in the worst of it. The World Health Organization on Thursday released updated data showing more than 80 percent of city residents around the globe are exposed to particulate pollution in doses that exceed the organization's recommended limits.  "Urban air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, wreaking havoc on human health," Dr. Maria Neira, WHO's public health director, said in a statement. WHO says that in the last two years, as more and more cities have begun measuring smog ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 13, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news