OBJECTIVE Air pollution is a novel risk factor for insulin resistance and occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the evidence is limited and diverse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of environmental air pollution on incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS In this study, we identified 102 published studies through a systematic data base search inclu...

For the last 50 years, the economic and industrial development of the nations of Central and Eastern Europe has been achieved at the cost of environmental degradation. The health risks posed by this pollution to children and the steps necessary to ameliorate such risks are only beginning to be investigated. At a recent conference in Poland, sponsored in part by the National Institute of Environ...

BACKGROUND Health professionals face the adverse health effects of climate change and air pollution in their practices. This review underscores the effects of these environmental factors on maternal and children's health, as the most vulnerable groups to climate change and air pollution. METHODS We reviewed electronic databases for a search of the literature to find relevant studies published...

the main objective of a research program, whose output is presented here, has been to estimate “ventilation coefficients”, a critical parameter in determining air pollution concentration near the surface ground which signifies the ability for natural ventilation of an air shed in an urban or rural area. relevant measured data from the city of tehran has been used to calibrate and further de...

The idea of using animals as sentinels of environmental contaminations is not new, but until now is relatively little explored. The aim of this talk is to present evidences that lymphomas in dogs of the city of São Paulo may be associated to exposure to air pollution caused by vehicle emissions and heavy traffic, and that the spatial distribution of canine lymphomas in the city of São Paulo coi...

Air pollution is the world's largest single environmental health risk (WHO). Particulate matter such as black carbon is one of the main components of air pollution. The effects of particulate matter on human health are well established however the effects on bacteria, organisms central to ecosystems in humans and in the natural environment, are poorly understood. We report here for the first ti...

With China's significant role on pollution emissions and related health damage, deep and up-to-date understanding of China's air pollution policies is of worldwide relevance. Based on scientific evidence for the evolution of air pollution and the institutional background of environmental governance in China, we examine the development of air pollution control policies from the 1980s and onwards...

Environmental problems in all major cities of Bangladesh occur due to the lack of environmental facilities, such as infrastructure, coupled with the rapid rise in transportation demand. It is also caused by the huge number of non-motorized vehicles on roads, lack of application of adequate and proper traffic management schemes, improper landuse planning, industrial growth, construction activiti...

background: in recent years, dust has been the major problem in kermanshah climate. the dust causes undesirable environmental consequences such as human health, economic, and climate change effects. this study investigated the relationship between the dust concentrations and the increased number of patients with respiratory and heart problems admitted to hospitals in kermanshah city in 2011. me...

Exposures to environmental pollution remain a major source of health risk throughout the world, though risks are generally higher in developing countries, where poverty, lack of investment in modern technology and weak environmental legislation combine to cause high pollution levels. Associations between environmental pollution and health outcome are, however, complex and often poorly character...