ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Global agreement reached to eliminate hazardous pesticide chlorpyrifos with exemptions for India and other countries

India, which opposed its complete elimination at this stage, will continue to use it for another five years as per its registered uses for 12 crops, including rice, wheat, gram, sugarcane, beans, cotton, mustard, brinjal, onion, apple, barley, and groundnut, to deal with certain pests and termites.

Malaria down, dengue up: Climate change reshaping disease spread
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One health & climate change hub to use AI to integrate data
'Single most important public health crisis': Ramesh on rising PM 2.5 levels
About 1.5m deaths a year during 2009-2019 linked with air pollution, Lancet study estimates
Delhi pollution continues to raise health concerns as smog worsens and air quality remains in 'severe' zone
Epidemics such as Nipah virus outbreaks, Covid-19 originated from non-human source: Nadda to RS
Nipah virus death: If we want to curb human diseases, we must monitor animal diseases, Soumya Swaminathan says

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G20 Health Working Group meet: Effects of climate change discussed

India's G20 presidency focuses on three priorities in the health field. One of the priorities is health emergency prevention, preparedness and response with a focus on anti-microbial resistance and the One-Health framework. The One-Health approach recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health.
Seasonal behaviour of SARS-CoV-2 found to be latitude-dependent, genetically encoded

The study authors found the correlations between COVID-19 metrics such as new cases and deaths and total cases and deaths and temperature and latitude to strengthen during cooler months and at higher latitudes.
Study finds exposure to airplane noise increases risk of sleeping less than 7 hours

The Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Oregon State University have conducted a new analysis, which adds to a growing body of research on the harmful health effects of environmental noise, and found that exposure to even moderate levels of aeroplane noise may disturb sleep. Major airline officials predict another record summer air travel season. Findings of the study that was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, those who were exposed to aeroplane noise at levels as low as 45 dB had a higher likelihood of sleeping less than 7 hours every night. For reference, a whisper is 30 decibels (dB), a library is 40 dB, and an average home discussion is 50 dB.
Air pollution can slow down our brains: study

An fMRI revealed that participants had decreased functional connectivity in widespread regions of the DMN after exposure to diesel exhaust, compared to filtered air.
Study suggests brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on brain

The peer-reviewed findings, published in the journal Environmental Health, show that just two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust causes a decrease in the brain's functional connectivity - a measure of how The study provides the first evidence in humans, from a controlled experiment, of altered brain network connectivity induced by air pollution.
Even brief exposure to air pollution may impair brain function: Study

The researchers briefly exposed 25 healthy adults to diesel exhaust and filtered air at different times in a laboratory setting. They measured the brain activity before and after each exposure using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Focus on saving env, care for own health: World body to docs

The physician should strive to practise medicine in ways that are environmentally sustainable, with a view to minimising environmental health risks to current and future generations: revised International Code of Medical Ethics.