Sentences with phrase «respiratory health of people»

Pesticide - laden particles from central Asia's shrunken Aral Sea are harming the respiratory health of people in the region, Okin says.

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A version of Corexit was widely used after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill and, according to a literature review performed by the group the Alaska Community Action on Toxics, was later linked with health impacts in people including respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders.

No matter the source, they pose a health threat to people, because they are small enough to bypass the respiratory system's natural defenses and get lodged in the deepest recesses of the lungs.

Exercising is not only allowed for people with asthma, it's actually highly recommended because it can significantly improve your overall health and quality of life, as well as help alleviate the symptoms of this respiratory condition.

The plague of heart attacks and respiratory disease that is rife in many western countries need not happen if people follow the advice of those involved in the medical and health professions.

Just like with people, excess weight can cause a variety of health problems, including diabetes, arthritis, respiratory issues, and premature death — roughly two to two - and - a-half years — all reasons enough to cut back on the treats and increase exercise.

The clean constant air has helped with my breathing, as I suffer with heart problems and asthma,» was the view of one resident in a Gentoo passive house bungalow.3 Some scientific studies have also suggested that the health of people with respiratory conditions improves when mechanical ventilation is installed in their homes.4

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

Children, the elderly and people with pre-existing respiratory disease are particularly at risk for health effects of these pollutants.

Exposure to these pollutants has been linked with a range of serious health effects, including increased asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses that can be serious enough to send people to the hospital.

The 2009 EPA endangerment findings took into account the public health implications of a warming climate caused by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, which include more deaths from heat - related illnesses, more serious (and potentially fatal) respiratory illnesses, and more people at risk from catastrophic flooding.

Adverse impacts are especially severe for the elderly, children, and those with respiratory disease.In addition, the poor, minority groups, and people who live in areas downwind of multiple power plants are likely to be disproportionately exposed to the health risks and costs of fine particle pollution.

Descriptive analysis of the respiratory health status of persons exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos