Excess Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Air Pollution above American Thoracic Society Recommended Standards, 2017-2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R Cromar ◽  
Laura A Gladson ◽  
E. Anne Hicks ◽  
Brenda Marsh ◽  
Gary Ewart
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
American Thoracic Society ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Excess Morbidity

scholarly journals ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANTHROPOGENIC AIR POLLUTION BY PARTICULATE MATTER WITH CANCER RISK

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-302
Author(s):  
Alla F. Kolpakova
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Transitional Metals

In the review the author highlights contemporary concepts about the relation between the air pollution by the particulate matter (PM) and human morbidity and mortality due to oncological diseases (OD). The author used materials of the articles indexed in the PubMed and RISC databases. The role of air pollution by PM as a risk factor of carcinogenesis in dependence on size, origin, chemical composition and concentration in air is discussed. PM of road-transport origin contains transitional metals acknowledged as most dangerous and is the result the operational wear of motor transport, road surface, and vehicle emissions. Long-term exposure to PM with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 increases risk of appearance of OD of different localization. Dose-dependent action of PM was established. Reduction in air pollution by PM is accompanied by decrease of premature mortality of population, including from OD, and it can be examined as a modifiable risk factor. The results of the meta-analysis of literature data about the economic damage, caused by morbidity and mortality from OD led to the conclusion that reduction in PM concentration is the most realistic and effective method to decrease these social and economic losses. The accumulated carcinogenic risk provides for the lifelong probability of the development of OD, which requires the active medical examination of workers after the curtailment of work with carcinogens for early diagnostics and treatment of OD. The important preventive measure is to decrease the level of air pollution independently on their initial concentration.

scholarly journals Air Pollution

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramyadevi Ravindrane
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Pollution Levels

This article describes the battle with air pollution in two large cities, London and Delhi. Air pollution is a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe, particularly affecting those in large, urban environments. Action has been take to reduce pollution levels and some improvement have been seen, but not to a significant enough degree. We as healthcare professionals have a responsibility to advocate for greater change to be made.

Relationship between fine particulate air pollution and ischaemic heart disease morbidity and mortality

Heart ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wuxiang Xie ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Dong Zhao ◽  
Xueqin Xie ◽  
Zaihua Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Particulate Air Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate

scholarly journals Lifestyle and physical health in schizophrenia

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira Connolly ◽  
Ciara Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Risk Factor Modification ◽  
Excess Morbidity ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Excessive Body Weight

People with schizophrenia die prematurely. Their illness, its treatment and their lifestyle all contribute to the excess morbidity and mortality. Lifestyle ‘choices' (e.g. poor diet, low rates of physical activity and increased likelihood to smoke cigarettes) predispose them to poor physical health and comorbid medical diseases. In addition, weight gain and obesity are a consequence of most antipsychotics, particularly the atypicals. Excessive body weight increases the risk of morbidity and mortality, and is the biggest risk factor for type II diabetes in schizophrenia. Much of the excess mortality of schizophrenia is preventable through lifestyle and risk factor modification and the treatment of common diseases, but the potential for improving outcomes in this area is only starting to be addressed.

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