Public Health Warning Blog

by Robert Thomson Air Pollution May Increase the Risk of Infertility and Heart Attack   Air is our main contact with the environment in which we find ourselves. Every day, we breathe in 15 kg of air; that’s more than our daily food intake. Air, in cities and confined environments where More....

by hapal Are You At Risk This Winter For Health Problems Caused By Air Pollution? Everyone reacts differently to air pollution. Children, the elderly and those with heart or lung disease are most sensitive to the adverse health effects of air pollution. People with diabetes are also at greater More....

Question by aliceowl9210: Family’s health at risk? My family is leading a very unhealthy life. They go out to fast food places multiple times a week and every time I suggest we go someplace else, they say it’s too expensive. I try to warn them about the health risks and they tell me More....

by Ikhlasul Amal Air Pollution Hikes Stroke Risk The type of stroke that results when a blood clot travels to the brain — called an ischemic stroke — is more likely to occur on days when the air contains a larger concentration of particulate matter, according to a study published More....

Large Studies Link Asthma And Air Pollution To Suicide Risk Suicide rates increase not only as a result of mental illness, but also when there are difficulties with breathing, according to two large Asian population studies that detected the effects of air pollution and asthma, an illness that More....

Air pollution could increase risk of suicide Clear association found between suicide and spikes in pollution in seven cities in Korea Read more on New Scientist Mine air pollution breaches safety limits Air pollution caused by the mines surrounding a Hunter Valley village sometimes exceeds safe More....

Socialized health care plans have been accused of trying to drug the masses. Not only do these health care plans offer the public “free” pharmaceutics and vaccines but they also put at the public disposal, and often encourage, coverage for screening and diagnostic procedures. I am More....

Enrique Gomez takes the pork and beef from the ice chest in the back of his pickup. He chops the meat with a butcher knife and tosses it on the makeshift grill. Moments later, he slips the sizzling meat into warm tortillas. “The best tacos in town,” Gomez says. For the 45-year-old More....