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Long Hours ‘a Key Cause of Work-Related Deaths’
By: Sanjeet Bagcchi [NEW DELHI] Almost two million people worldwide die of work-related causes, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization,...
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Preventing the Next Pandemic Is Vastly Cheaper Than Reacting to It: Study
By Sharon Guynup A new study emphasizes the need to stop pandemics before they start, stepping beyond the quest for new vaccines and treatments for zoonotic diseases to also aggressively fund...
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Synthetic Meat Means Better Animal Welfare, Less Harm to the Environment, and...
The first tasting of a synthetic hamburger obtained by multiplying animal cells in a bioreactor took place on August 5, 2013, and was considered reasonably successful: although the cost of that...
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9M Deaths a Year From Pollution, the ‘Largest Existential Threat’ to Humans
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts A new report has found that pollution is responsible for 9 million premature deaths per year, the majority of them caused by air pollution. While deaths associated with...
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Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ 60 Years On: Birds Still Fading From the Skies
By Sharon Guynup Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” catalyzed the modern environmental movement and sparked a ban on DDT in the U.S. and most other nations, though DDT has since been replaced by a growing...
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How Does Sleep Affect Immune-Related Disease Risk?
By Dr Sergio Garbarino Sergio Garbarino, adjunct professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, at the University of Genoa, Italy, is an...
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‘Truly Scary’ Climate Change Diseases Study
By: Claudia Mazzeo [BUENOS AIRES] Most infectious diseases are getting worse as a result of climate change, according to a study branded “truly scary” and “terrifying” by researchers. The study,...
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Pollinator Declines Linked to Half Million Early Human Deaths Annually: Study
By Jeremy Hance A new modeling study finds that half a million people are currently dying prematurely every year due to global insect pollinator decline because of lack of availability and/or high...
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‘Plasticosis’: The New Disease Killing Seabirds and Likely Many Other Species
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts Scientists have identified a new fibrotic disease called “plasticosis” in flesh-footed shearwaters, a species that inadvertently consumes plastic. They found that...
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Parasitic Infections Hit the Health of Low-Income Black Communities Where...
By Theresa E. Gildner, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These...
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Citizens Demand Sustainable Solution to Haze Crisis in Northern Thailand
By Carolyn Cowan Citizens in northern Thailand have mounted a legal challenge against the prime minister and several government departments for inaction to tackle air pollution that experts say reduces...
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Efforts to Tackle Diseases ‘Should Shift to Teens’
By Dann Okoth [NAIROBI] Global health researchers and humanitarian organisations have called for public health policy interventions to tackle infectious diseases among older children and adolescents....
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Zika, Dengue Transmission Expected To Rise With Climate Change
By Luís Patriani A new study foresees a 20% increase in cases of viruses like dengue, Zika and chikungunya over the next 30 years due to climate change. Higher temperatures are already causing the...
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Wild Boar in a Hungarian Forest May Be Key to Protecting Europe’s Pig Herds
By ANTHONY KING The fate of millions of pigs in Europe could be decided this coming winter in a Hungarian forest. There, EU researchers plan to test a vaccine against African swine fever on wild...
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PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Harming Wildlife the World Over: Study
By Sharon Guynup While the health impacts of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, or PFAS, are well known in humans, a new study reports how they affect a wide range of wildlife species. In this...
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Jamaica Battles Relentless Plastic Pollution in Quest To Restore Mangroves
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts In recent decades, mangroves in Jamaica have declined rapidly, from about 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) in the 1970s to about 9,945 hectares (24,574 acres) now. Currently...
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Touching a Nerve in the Fight Against Chronic Pain and Diseases
By VITTORIA D’ALESSIO Erika Folkes has almost given up on finding pharmaceutical solutions to her chronic pain, which is always present and can sometimes leave her in agony. She has endured this kind...
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‘Healthy Humans Without a Healthy Planet Is a Logical Fallacy’: Interview...
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo Brought up watching nature’s grandeur in Indian Kashmir, Dr. Sakib Burza’s early inspiration in medicine began at home before he went on to work with Indigenous and local...
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Peru’s Illegal Pet Monkey Trade Is Also an Infection Superhighway
by Carla Ruas A recent study has found that monkeys trafficked in Peru are spreading viruses, parasites and bacteria to humans all along the trafficking route. These pathogens can lead to...
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Healer Heal Thyself: Why Health Care Professionals Are Becoming Stressed,...
There is a worldwide contagious disease that most of us have experienced, but very few understand. According to the man who first identified this disease, Alvin Toffler, It will not be found in Index...
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