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Air pollution responsible for up to 38% of annual childhood asthma in UK

Air pollution responsible for up to 38% of annual childhood asthma in UK

A new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain, has found that up to 38% of the number of annual childhood...
EUPHA continues to take action against tobacco

EUPHA continues to take action against tobacco

The European Public Health Association (EUPHA) has taken action against one of the biggest public health issues, tobacco, through various advocacy efforts and continues...
CRUK research does not support concern that e-cigarettes trigger smoking

CRUK research does not support concern that e-cigarettes trigger smoking

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has responded to the media’s misinterpretation that e-cigarettes influence young people to try cigarette smoking, saying the study did not...
Brain alterations and cognitive impairment linked to air pollution

Brain alterations and cognitive impairment linked to air pollution

A new study in the Netherlands has discovered a link between residential air pollution exposure among school-age children and brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment. The...
Toxic substances affecting health found in carpets sold in the EU

Toxic substances affecting health found in carpets sold in the EU

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) have warned that toxic substances linked to a variety of long...
WHO says stay alert and help vulnerable as cold weather grips Europe

WHO says stay alert and help vulnerable as cold weather grips Europe

A wave of severe cold weather has hit Europe this week, and the World Health Organization has warned people to stay alert and help...
E-cigarettes pose ‘small’ risk, says Public Health England

E-cigarettes pose ‘small’ risk, says Public Health England

Public Health England (PHE) has published an updated e-cigarettes evidence review which reveals that e-cigarette smoking has had a positive impact on the use...
EU ministers meet to discuss air pollution issue

EU ministers meet to discuss air pollution issue

European Commissioner for Environment Karmenu Vella has invited ministers from nine member states to convene in Brussels, Belgium, today (30 January) to find solutions...
How does the environment affect our health?

How does the environment affect our health?

Génon K Jensen, the founder and executive director of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), reflects on the countless ways in which our physical...
Surfers at greater risk of having antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Surfers at greater risk of having antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New research conducted by the University of Exeter, UK, has uncovered that regular surfers are three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant E. coli...

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