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Ambient particulate matter burden of disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: Ambient particulate matter is the fifth health risk factor in Saudi Arabia, contributing 9% of total mortality. Over the past 27 years, estimated exposure levels of PM2.5 in Saudi Arabia have been above WHO's air quality guidelines. Although since 2011 mortality and DALY rates attributable to PM2.5 have decreased, air pollution concentrations continue to increase. National and local authorities in Saudi Arabia should consider policies to reduce industrial and traffic-related air pollution in combination with the strengthening of current investments and improvements in health care and prevention services.PMID:33...
Source: Environmental Research - March 29, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: D Rojas-Rueda W Alsufyani C Herbst S AlBalawi R Alsukait M Alomran Source Type: research

COVID Passes Heart Disease as Top US Killer COVID Passes Heart Disease as Top US Killer
More than 11,800 COVID deaths were reported last week, passing heart disease at 10,700 deaths, lung/tracheal cancer at nearly 4000 deaths, COPD at more than 3700 deaths, and stroke at more than 3600.WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 7, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Premature Deaths Attributable to Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter in the Republic of Korea.
Conclusion: Premature deaths due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 accounted for 6.4% of all deaths in Korea. However, individual efforts alone cannot prevent the effects of air pollution. This disease burden study can serve as a basis for the establishment of government policies and budgets and can be used to assess the effectiveness of environmental health policies. PMID: 30190659 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - September 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kim JH, Oh IH, Park JH, Cheong HK Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research

Functional Food and dietary supplements For Lung Health
Conclusions This plant metabolites benefits lung health by anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory, and antioxidant effects. Many pungent flavor components in edible plants activate the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract to help fight microbes and remove undesirable agents. These flavor and aroma compounds can behave as expectorants, decongestant, antitussive, and antimicrobial agents. They enhance mucous membrane secretion, kill pathogens, reduce inflammation and decrease mucous viscosity by weakening the hydrogen bonds in the mucous. For lung cancer, certain plant metabolites help induce apoptosis, suppress angiogene...
Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - August 17, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Diseases Neglected by the Media in Espírito Santo, Brazil in 2011–2012
Conclusions Media visibility acts as a strategy for legitimising priorities and contextualizing various realities. Therefore, we propose that the health problems identified should enter the public agenda and begin to be recognized as legitimate demands.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 25, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Aline Guio Cavaca Source Type: research