Study links suburban sprawl to health disorders
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Living in a sprawling car-dependent suburb is bad for your health, producing an array of predictable disorders from obesity to high blood pressure, California researchers say.
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Preliminary findings suggest that outdoor secondhand smoke could constitute a health risk.
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It&#039;ll take more than public service campaigns to solve the nation&#039;s obesity problem, according to fitness experts who say neighborhoods must be designed so people can get around without their cars.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.
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City kids, like their country  cousins, are struggling with weight problems, U.S. researchers  reported on Monday.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers have long wondered about the role environmental factors play in rising rates of childhood ills such as asthma, obesity, autism, learning disabilities and schizophrenia.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A report to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less
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Is there a way to "retrofill" sprawled suburban landscapes?.
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Women who live in neighborhoods with large amounts of nighttime illumination are more likely to get breast cancer than those who live in areas where nocturnal darkness prevails, according to an unusual study that overlaid satellite images of Earth onto cancer registries.
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High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.
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A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
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Do you face a tough daily ride to work, spend hours stuck in a traffic jam? If so, your health could be in danger according to a German medical study which lends new meaning to the concept of a &quot;killer commute.
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Science & environment: Project will give unprecedented insight into why some people are more susceptible to disease than others
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A study published today finds that the amount of time people spend in traffic could actually increase their risk of suffering a heart attack.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death.
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Urban sprawl is gobbling up open spaces in fast-growing metropolitan areas so quickly that it could spell extinction for nearly 1,200 species of plants and animals, environmental groups say.