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Bacterial strains determine pneumonia and meningitis risk from air pollution
43+ min ago (306+ words) Air pollution leads to different risk of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, depending on the subtype of bacteria a person has, new research suggests. S. pneumoniae is found in the respiratory microbiome, the collection of microbes that live in the human…...
Heat hurting your mental and physical health: local psychiatrist says
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (47+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Heat hurting your mental and physical health: local psychiatrist says NBC 5 Forecast: A hot Labor Day for DFW; Heat Advisory extended NBC 5 Forecast: A Heat Advisory is in effect for Sunday...
East London care home resident, 48, died after being left outside on 'hottest May day in 80 years"
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (315+ words) Zola was found unresponsive at Forest Lodge care home An East London care home resident died from heatstroke after being left in the home's garden on the hottest May day in Britain for 80 years, an inquest heard. Zola Bitshuangu, 48, was…...
'That could push them over the edge': How climate change could fuel impulsive behavior
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (195+ words) In this exclusive video, we explore how climate change and rising temperatures can affect mental health. Climate change is often discussed in terms of rising temperatures, extreme weather and environmental loss. But there's another consequence that can be harder to…...
Escaping the heat | Local News | rdrnews.com
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (151+ words) Escaping the heat Roswell Daily Record With temperatures soaring to 101 degrees in the shade and up to 140 degrees WBGT (wet bulb globe temperature, which measures the heat stress by combining air temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation), few visitors…...
When The Heat Becomes Dangerous At Work
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (357+ words) A hot day at work can turn dangerous faster than most people think. A worker may start with a headache, dizziness, or nausea and, in a short time, face a true medical emergency. Heat stroke can cause confusion, loss of…...
Air quality data to be released on smoke from stubborn Calgary landfill fire | Globalnews.ca
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (431+ words) The liberal landfill = dumpster fire. The Alberta government is promising to release air quality data for smoke that has been spreading in southern Calgary from a stubborn landfill fire. The fire has been smouldering in piles of material at the…...
Media statement: Bacteria in airway shapes air pollution health risk
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (233+ words) S. pneumoniae is found in the respiratory microbiome, the collection of microbes that live in the human nose and throat, in almost 20 per cent of adults globally1. While many adults and children carry the bacteria without any symptoms, when S. pneumoniae gets into…...
Dust, formaldehyde and carbon monoxide: exceedances found in 30 air samples in Mykolaiv
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (155+ words) Over the past week in Mykolaiv, 70 samples of atmospheric air were tested in the laboratory. In 30 samples, exceedances of the maximum allowable concentrations of certain pollutants were detected. The studies were conducted by specialists from the Mykolaiv Regional Center for…...
Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (611+ words) Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined Back in April 2004, in the shadow of the previous European summer, I started work at Downing Street advising the British prime minister…...