Describing real-life scenes from Bengal famine, Brigg’s, a British United Press New Delhi correspondent in a newspaper in September 1942 wrote: “At least 150 people are dying daily in Calcutta from starvation and the accompanying diseases of cholera and dysentery, “In a sunrise walk, I found people dead on the pavement by the dozens. Thousands [...]
There were 56,210 children admitted as an emergency for pneumonia in the last year, 50 per cent up on a decade earlier One child every 10 minutes is being admitted to hospital in England after being struck down with pneumonia, a “forgotten epidemic” hitting the poorest in society. A new report by Save the Children has revealed a [...]
Describing real-life scenes from Bengal famine, Brigg’s, a British United Press New Delhi correspondent in a newspaper in September 1942 wrote: “At least 150 people are dying daily in Calcutta from starvation and the accompanying diseases of cholera and dysentery, “In a sunrise walk, I found people dead on the pavement by the dozens. Thousands [...]
Highlights • Detailed monitoring is proposed as a tool to calculate indoor air change per hour • Results highlighted the inefficiency of algorithms based on time-averaged values • The method was applied to IEQ classification on the basis of new standard proposals • By PM measurements, the authors introduce a procedure [...]
Should you stop, or drastically reduce, eating fish to avoid mercury? Depending on what you read or watch on TV, the answers might be contradictory. According to James K. Hammitt, program director of Environmental Health Risk: Analysis and Applications, the risk analysis isn’t as simple as avoiding fish entirely—in fact, people are ultimately missing out on [...]
Today is National Depression Screening Day. If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, you should know that there are effective treatments and help is available. When you are depressed, your self-esteem wanes and you may start to dislike yourself. People with depression often think of themselves as “worthless, incapable of any achievement, and morally despicable.” Why do people who [...]
After more than two decades of research, the world finally has an approved Ebola vaccine. The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Merck’s vaccine, known as Ervebo, on Monday, less than a month after the European Medicines Agency recommended it be licensed. It is currently being used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under [...]
Clean Up After Someone with Norovirus Vomits or has Diarrhea CDC… The post Clean Up After Someone with Norovirus Vomits or has Diarrhea appeared first on Healthier Environment Living Program.
The cold and flu aren’t the only culprits when it comes to a higher-than-normal temperature. Feeling a little heated? It’s typically nothing to worry about ― especially if you’re sick. However, other issues can cause your temperature to rise. A normal body temp is typically around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) but can vary [...]
Stress, anxiety and mental health issues are more common among under 35s, according to a new study. Research by Aviva found that 54% of under 35s claim that they or someone close to them experience stress or anxiety, with 35% admitting to having mental health issues. Compared to other age groups, on average 41% of [...]
