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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Zhigang Hu, Yufeng Tian, Xinyu Song, Fanjun Zeng, Ailan Yang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the associations between household air pollution and muscle strength and sarcopenia in the Chinese older population. The results showed that using solid fuel for cooking and heating was associated with decreased muscle strength and mass, as well as an increased risk of sarcopenia.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Qiutong Yu, Genyong Zuo
Summary: Indoor air pollution caused by solid fuel use for cooking affects 2.5 billion people worldwide and may elevate blood pressure. This study found that among people over the age of 65, cooking with solid fuel was associated with higher blood pressure, but not with hypertension. Northern China residents, women, people aged over 90 years, hypertensive and heart patients, and those with natural ventilation in the kitchen that used indoor solid fuel experienced a greater impact on blood pressure. Replacing solid fuel with clean fuel may be an important way to lower blood pressure.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tanxin Liu, Ru Chen, Rongshou Zheng, Liming Li, Shengfeng Wang
Summary: Research shows that long-term use of solid cooking fuel may increase the risk of breast cancer, with coal users having a higher risk than wood users. Switching from solid to clean fuels can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Lin Li, Harry Haoxiang Wang, Yuewei Liu, Ciyong Lu, Weiqing Chen, Vivian Yawei Guo
Summary: The study found that using solid fuel for heating in China is associated with elevated blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension, especially in rural areas and among hypertensive patients. However, there were no significant associations between solid fuel use for cooking and blood pressure/hypertension.
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Construction & Building Technology
Vidhiben Patel, Andrew Foster, Alison Salem, Amit Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Biplab Biswas, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Naresh Kumar
Summary: Increased exposure to solid fuel is associated with a higher likelihood of active TB history, as well as significant associations with TB for subjects using solid fuel and kerosene for heating and cooking. Smokers and solid fuel-exposed individuals are four times more likely to have a history of active TB compared to non-smokers and unexposed subjects.
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Critical Care Medicine
Robert J. Blount, Ha Phan, Trang Trinh, Hai Dang, Cindy Merrifield, Michael Zavala, Joseph Zabner, Alejandro P. Comellas, Emma M. Stapleton, Mark R. Segal, John Balmes, Nguyen Viet Nhung, Payam Nahid
Summary: The study found that common urban indoor air pollution sources are associated with an increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection in child household contacts of patients with active tuberculosis in Southeast Asia. Specifically, having more household members who smoke is linked to higher odds of latent tuberculosis in children.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sek Ying Chair, Kai Chow Choi, Mei Sin Chong, Ting Liu, Wai Tong Chien
Summary: Using data from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study, this research investigated the relationship between the use of solid fuels for cooking and depression among adults in rural China. The study found that longer exposure to solid fuel use for cooking was associated with increased odds of having a major depressive episode. Therefore, reducing the use of solid fuels and promoting clean energy should be encouraged.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shuxiu Zheng, Huizhong Shen, Guofeng Shen, Yilin Chen, Jianmin Ma, Hefa Cheng, Shu Tao
Summary: The concentrations of gas species and particulate matter during Chinese cooking show vertical variations, with different cooking activities affecting pollutant distribution and concentration differently. Individuals of different heights are exposed to varying levels of household air pollution during cooking.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin Flanagan, Anna Oudin, John Walles, Asmamaw Abera, Kristoffer Mattisson, Christina Isaxon, Ebba Malmqvist
Summary: Air pollution poses a threat to human health, especially for pregnant women and their developing fetuses. This study in Ethiopia examines the association between ambient and indoor air pollution and adverse birth outcomes. The findings suggest a potential link between ambient NOX and NO2 exposure during pregnancy and increased risk of fetal death and stillbirth.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jian Cheng, Hong Su, Zhiwei Xu
Summary: This study found that exposure to high concentrations of air pollution within 24 hours increased the risk of AURI and ALRI in children, with PM2.5, O3, and NO2 exposure associated with different types of respiratory infections. Cold season and night-time pollution had greater effects on AURI, while greater risk of ALRI was seen in warm season and daytime.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alejandro Alvaro-Meca, Daniel Sepulveda-Crespo, Rosa Resino, Pablo Ryan, Isidoro Martinez, Salvador Resino
Summary: This study analyzes the association between hospital admissions for viral lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in older adults and short-term exposure to environmental factors. The study found that low temperatures, high humidity, and high concentrations of NO2, O3, PM10, and CO are associated with an increased odds of hospital admissions for viral LRTI in older people.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carlos F. Gould, M. Lorena Bejarano, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Alison G. Lee, Ajay Pillarisetti, Samuel B. Schlesinger, Enrique Teran, Alfredo Valarezo, Darby W. Jack
Summary: This study investigates the association between increased clean cooking fuel use and under-5 lower respiratory infection (LRI) mortality in Ecuador from 1990 to 2019. The findings suggest that the widespread transition to clean-burning fuels for cooking in households reduced under-5 LRI mortalities over the last 30 years, with an estimated 7,300 deaths averted.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wei Du, Shaojie Zhuo, Jinze Wang, Zhihan Luo, Yuanchen Chen, Zhenglu Wang, Nan Lin, Hefa Cheng, Guofeng Shen, Shu Tao
Summary: Exposure to household air pollution from solid fuel use causes millions of premature deaths globally, with direct leakage from stoves believed to be the main cause. On-site measurements using a newly developed method quantitatively evaluated the leakage of gases and particulate matter from different fuel-stove combinations, showing higher indoor leakage from biomass burning compared to coal combustion.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Roohollah Rostami, Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan, Hamid Reza Ghaffari, Behzad Saranjam, Kenneth D. Ward, Hassan Ghobadi, Yusef Poureshgh, Mehdi Fazlzadeh
Summary: The study found that concentrations of heavy metals in the indoor air of waterpipe cafes were higher than indoor air guidelines, but did not exceed workplace limit levels. Both smokers and employees faced certain risks of cancer and health hazards from inhaling heavy metals. Waterpipe smoking was identified as the main source of heavy metals in the indoor air of waterpipe cafes.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Blair J. Wylie, Kwaku P. Asante
Summary: Globally, around 3 billion people rely on solid biomass fuels for cooking or heating, leading to household air pollution that causes adverse health effects and an estimated 2.3 million premature deaths annually. The health risks include low birth weight and pneumonia, particularly in low-resource areas where the use of solid fuels is common.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Jayashree Purkayastha, Leslie Edward Lewis, Ramesh Y. Bhat, K. M. Anusha
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2016)
Correction
Pediatrics
M. Shivakumar, P. Jayashree, M. Najih, L. E. S. Lewis, Y. R. Bhat, A. Kamah, Shashikala
Article
Nursing
Baby S. Nayak, Leslie Edward Lewis, Binu Margaret, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Joslin D'Almeida, Tenzin Phagdol
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2019)
Article
Pediatrics
Yellanthoor Ramesh Bhat, Sandesh Kini, Lakshmikanth Halegubbi Karegowda
Summary: The infant likely had congenital tuberculosis, confirmed through CBNAAT testing and ultrasound evaluation, and showed improvement after 12 months of anti-tuberculous treatment.
PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Sandesh Kini, Yellanthoor Ramesh Bhat, Lakshmikanth Halegubbi Karegowda
Summary: Torticollis, a condition in which the head is persistently tilted to one side, can be caused by demyelinating diseases in the brain. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment of this condition.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Ramesh Y. Bhat, P. D. Sandeep
Summary: Metabolic disturbances are common in neonatal seizures, with hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia being the most frequent abnormalities. Over 50% of neonates with clinical seizures have been found to have metabolic abnormalities.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Farooq Syed, Sandesh Kini, Leslie Edward Lewis, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Jayashree Purkaystha
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Pediatrics
Kalyan Chakravarthy Konda, Leslie Edward Lewis, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Jayashree Purkayastha, Shravan Kanaparthi
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Pediatrics
Ramesh Y. Bhat, Phalguna Kousika, Leslie Lewis, Jayashree Purkayastha
ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2018)
Article
Pediatrics
Bhat. Y. Ramesh, V. Soundaram, Lewis Leslie Edward Simon, Purkayastha Jayashree
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Pediatrics
Bhat Y. Ramesh, Tangirala Susmitha, Lewis Leslie, Purkayastha Jayashree
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS-MASHHAD
(2017)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sonia R. B. D'Souza, Leslie Edward Lewis, Vijay Kumar, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Jayashree Purkayastha, Hari Prakash
JOURNAL OF KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
(2017)
Article
Pediatrics
M. Shivakumar, Muhammad Najih, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Jayashree Purkayastha, Leslie Edward Simon Lewis, Asha Kamath, Shashikala
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ramesh Y. Bhat, Leslie E. Lewis, P. Jayashree, K. Prakashini, S. Ranjan, N. Krishnananda
IRANIAN HEART JOURNAL
(2016)
Article
Pediatrics
Jayashree Purkayastha, Maitreyee Dutta, Leslie Edward Lewis, Ramesh Y. Bhat, Joshua X. Rajan, Gaurav Ayappa
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2018)