Dirty energy threatens health of 2 billion: study
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The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face exposure to smoke from open fires, scientists said on Thursday.
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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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PARIS, Nov 20 (IPS) - A group of scientists, including several Nobel  laureates in medicine, are urging international institutions and  governments in the industrialised world to adopt a radical policy  against chemical pollution in order to protect human health.
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Rising tobacco use and poverty will  fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the  number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on  Thursday.
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Some 2.6 billion people in the   world, mainly in Africa and Asia, lack access to basic   sanitation, increasing the risk of diarrhea and other diseases   fatal to children, said a U.N. report released on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES - Hispanics are exposed to more environmental health threats on average than the rest of the population, according to a report released Wednesday by an environmental group.
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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Luong Van Inh is among a neglected group of Asians threatened by an environmental hazard rarely considered: indoor air pollution. Caused by burning wood, coal or other cheap fuels in kitchens, it kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year.
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According to a study in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.
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Cancer researchers warned Monday that the number of elderly cancer patients would likely double from 2000 to 2030, creating &quot;huge challenges&quot; to healthcare systems worldwide.
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By Sun Xiaohua  Pollution caused losses of 511.8 billion yuan (US$64 billion) in 2004, which was 3.05 per cent of the 16 trillion yuan (US$2 trillion) gross domestic product (GDP) that year.
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Environmental degradation is affecting health, nutrition and the natural world, says a flagship UN report.
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Living near a fuel station may quadruple the risk of acute leukemia in children, research published on Thursday showed.
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World's worst-polluted areas span seven countries and affect the health of roughly 12 million people, says environmental group.
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Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
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Air and noise pollution increase the risk of heart attacks, raising the likelihood that susceptible people will suffer severe cardiological problems, according to new research.
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Yes, it's dirt-cheap and will mobilize people throughout the developing world. And that is exactly why it poses a threat to the environment and global energy supplies.