Intellectual disability among children linked to air pollution

A team of researchers has linked intellectual disabilities among children to rising air pollution, stressing that exposure outdoor may impede cognitive development. According to the study, British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution.

The team reached the conclusion from an analysis of data extracted from a Cohort Study, a nationally representative sample of more than 18,000 UK children born in 2000 to 2002.

"We know that people with intellectual disabilities in the UK have poorer health and die earlier than they should.

"This research adds another piece to the jigsaw of understanding why that is the case and what needs to be done about it," said lead author. Averaging across ages, children with intellectual disabilities were 33 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of diesel particulate matter and 30 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide.

"These children were 30 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of carbon monoxide and 17 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of sulphur dioxide," the findings showed.
The authors noted that intellectual disability is more common among children living in more socio-economically deprived areas, which tend to have higher levels of air pollution.

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FIGHT AIR POLLUTION WITH HONEY !

The air we are breathing is getting toxic by the day.
Winter is approaching and with the festive season at hand, experts are also predicting a heavy sheath of smog to take over in the northern part of the country. Previous year, hospitals across capital saw record number of people landing up in hospital emergency rooms due to respiratory hassles.
The government and non-government institutions are doing their bit to spread awareness about preventive measures, and one of the most common advises is to keep your diet fortified with essential minerals and antioxidants.

The polluted air that we inhale includes ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, diesel exhaust particles, etc. into our lungs. Air pollution could lead to dry throat, itchy skin, burning eyes, breathing problem, coughing, wheezing, irritation in nose, and rise in blood pressure. 

The protective antioxidants present in the lining of our lungs help counter the effects of these pollutants, but sometimes they are not enough. There are a number of foods, fruits, veggies and spices that are replete with antioxidants and can prevent your lungs against the onslaught. Honey is one of the oldest and most trusted remedies to soothe itchy, scratchy and sore throat.

Air pollution: Air pollution is a major risk factor of asthma

 

Air Pollution: Why is a teaspoon of honey your best friend this season?

Honey is packed with vitamins C, D, E K and B complex. It has anti-inflammatory properties, antibacterial and ant-fungal properties. It is also rich in a bevy of antioxidants that make it ideal to fight respiratory infections.

How to have honey to combat itchy throat due to air pollution

 Experts suggest a home-made cough syrup you can make using just a tablespoon of honey.
• Take 1 tbsp of honey or combine with little lemon juice and/or grated fresh ginger for a warming cough syrup that will boost your vitamin C intake, notes the book.

You can also use honey to make this effective  concoction.
Ingredients Required:

• Water - 1 cup
• Ginger - 1 small piece
• Tulsi- 4-5 leaves
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Black Pepper - 5 seeds
• Honey - 1 teaspoon
• Rock Salt - a pinch (optional)

1. Take a pan and add water to it. Heat it on high flame and allow it to boil. Once it starts boiling, add in ginger, tulsi leaves, a pinch of turmeric and black pepper seeds.
2. Now, boil the concoction on low flame till the water reduces to half a cup. Once this is done, remove it from the stove and pour it in a cup. Add one teaspoon of honey and your concoction is ready. You can add in rock salt if you have phlegm.

Kindly consult your physician first, in case your condition worsens. Trying home-remedies normally doesn't do any harm. Best wishes to all for good health during the festive season.

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STRESS ALONE ISN'T THE CULPRIT FOR POOR SLEEP, AIR POLLUTION TOO !

Air pollution might be linked to poor sleep, say researchers looking into the impact of toxic air on our slumbers. The study explored the proportion of time participants spent asleep in bed at night compared with being awake – a measure known as sleep efficiency.

The results reveal that greater exposure to nitrogen dioxide and small particulates known as PM 2.5s are linked with a greater chance of having low sleep efficiency. That, researchers say, could be down to the impact of air pollution on the body. “Your nose, your sinuses and the back of your throat can all be irritated by those pollutants so that can cause some sleep disruption as well as from breathing issues,” said Martha Billings, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington and co-author of the research. Billings added that pollutants entering the blood could have an effect on the brain and hence the regulation of breathing.
 
The study, presented at the American Thoracic Society’s annual international conference, drew on air pollution data captured for nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 levels over a five-year period in six US cities, including data captured near the homes of the 1,863 participants. The data was then used to provide estimates of pollution levels in the home.

Researchers then captured data from medical-grade wearable devices worn by the participants on their wrists over a period of seven consecutive days to monitor fine movements while they slept – an approach that offers insights into how long each participant spent asleep or awake. From the results, the team grouped the participants according to their sleep efficiency, finding that the top quarter of the participants had a sleep efficiency of about 93% or higher, while the bottom quarter had a sleep efficiency of 88% or less. The team then took all of the participants and split them into four groups based on their exposure to air pollution.
 
After taking into account a host of factors including age, smoking status and conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, the team found that those who were exposed to the highest levels of air pollution over five years were more likely to be in the bottom group for sleep efficiency than those exposed to the lowest levels.

More specifically, high levels of nitrogen dioxide increased the odds of having low sleep efficiency by almost 60%, while high levels of PM2.5s increased the odds by almost 50%. Higher levels of pollution were also linked to greater periods of time spent awake after going to sleep.

 However, it is not clear whether the pollution itself was affecting the participants’ sleep or whether the poorer sleep quality might be down to other factors linked to pollution, such as the noise generated by traffic. In addition, data from one week’s sleep might not reflect an individual’s typical sleep pattern.

Scott Weichenthal, an epidemiologist from McGill University in Canada who was not involved in the study, said the research did not prove that air pollution caused poor sleep, but he added: “There is certainly increasing evidence that air pollution affects our body in ways that we didn’t appreciate before.”

Roy Harrison, professor of environmental health at the University of Birmingham, said a link between pollution and sleep was not unexpected. “Previous research has shown associations between nitrogen dioxide exposures and effects upon various physiological and biochemical functions in the body, as well as hospital admissions and mortality,” he said. “It should therefore come as no surprise that such exposures also affect sleep patterns.”

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Air pollution can harm people with frail hearts

Air pollution is taking its toll on people with failing hearts by killing millions of people globally each year, a big international study has revealed.

This happens when the heart muscle becomes weak and less good at its job of pumping blood around the body.

The research looked at 35 studies with data for thousands of patients in 12 countries.

It was found that the strongest link was with gases such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, as well as fine particulate air pollution - fumes from buses, taxis and lorries that can get deep into the lungs and, from there, into the bloodstream.

The study suggested that people with weak hearts, who were living near to or travelling along busy roads, were exposed to high levels and were more vulnerable to heart failure.

According to Dr , moderate reductions in air pollution could avoid lots of hospital admissions for heart failure each year.




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