‘Climate Trauma’: Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California’s Deadliest Wildfire
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors’ mental functioning in the wa…
Learn MorePenis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing an alarming increase in cases of a specific genital malformation in male babies, and new research suggests environmental factors might be at play.The malformation is known as hypospadias, wh…
Learn MoreFrequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals living in an urban environment, frequent green space visits are associated with less frequent use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreDirect Exposure to Climate Trauma Tied to Chronic Neural Impact
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recent climate trauma is associated with cognitive and underlying neural impacts, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in PLOS Climate.Gillian K. Grennan, from University of California in San Diego…
Learn MoreLos niños que viven cerca de aeropuertos están en peligro de intoxicación con plomo
MIÉRCOLES, 11 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los legisladores de EE. UU. han intentado reducir la exposición al plomo de los niños desde la década de los 1970, una nueva investigación encuentra que los niños que viven cerca de los aeropue…
Learn MoreUna agencia federal sopesa una prohibición de las estufas de gas debido a problemas de salud
MARTES, 10 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las estufas de gas podrían enfrentarse a nuevos estándares de emisiones, o incluso a una prohibición, debido a su vínculos con los contaminantes del aire de interiores y el asma infantil, según la Comisi…
Learn MoreKids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While U.S. policymakers have attempted to lower lead exposure among children since the 1970s, new research finds that kids living near airports are still being exposed to dangerous levels of the heavy meta…
Learn MoreLa EPA propone unas normas más duras contra la contaminación del aire
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en una década, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. ha propuesto fortalecer los estándares sobre el hollín fino en el aire, un contribuyente conocido a graves problemas de la…
Learn MoreFederal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gas stoves could face new emissions standards or even be banned because of their link to indoor air pollutants and childhood asthma, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).The federal…
Learn MoreEPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening standards on fine soot in the air, a known contributor to serious health issues.Under the new proposal, standa…
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