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2 weeks ago | 
nature.com | Yiwen Zhang |Rongbin Xu |Wenzhong Huang |Tingting Ye |Pei Yu |Wenhua Yu | +18 more
AbstractUnder a warming climate, wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe. Multicountry studies evaluating associations between wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and respiratory hospitalizations are lacking. Here we evaluate the short-term effects of wildfire-specific PM2.5 on respiratory hospitalizations from 1,052 communities across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan, during 2000–2019.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
phys.org | Fay Johnston
Inhaling smoke is bad for you. Smoke from any kind of fire, from bonfire to burn-off to uncontrolled wildfire, can have serious consequences. Even low levels of smoke can make many heart and lung diseases worse, sometimes triggering a rapid deterioration in health.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Fay Johnston
By Fay Johnston, Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
New international research reveals climate change increased the proportion of wildfire smoke-related human deaths tenfold between the 1960s and 2010s. Here’s what that means for Australia. Read complete article© The Conversation
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Fay Johnston
Inhaling smoke is bad for you. Smoke from any kind of fire, from bonfire to burn-off to uncontrolled wildfire, can have serious consequences. Even low levels of smoke can make many heart and lung diseases worse, sometimes triggering a rapid deterioration in health. When we are repeatedly exposed over months and years, air pollution, including smoke, makes us more likely to develop heart, lung and other chronic diseases.
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Mar 2, 2024 | 
sciencedirect.com | Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada |Fay Johnston
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder following dementia, affecting more than 6 million individuals globally [1], [2]. PD is characterized by motor dysfunction (i.e., resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural reflex impairment), and associated with poor patient outcomes, high levels of caregiver stress and societal impact [3], [4].
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
annualreviews.org | Fay Johnston |Grant Williamson |Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada |Sarah Henderson
HomeA-Z PublicationsAnnual Review of Public HealthVolume 45, 2024Article First published as a Review in Advance on January 02, 2024 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See credit lines of images or other third-party material in this article for license information Article metrics loading...
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
annualreviews.org | Fay Johnston |Grant Williamson |Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada |Sarah Henderson
HomeA-Z PublicationsAnnual Review of Public HealthVolume 45, 2024Article First published as a Review in Advance on January 02, 2024 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See credit lines of images or other third-party material in this article for license information Article metrics loading...
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
ehp.niehs.nih.gov | Fay Johnston
Research Article : Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 131, Issue 11 CID: 117005 Introduction Climate change continues to increase the occurrence and severity of natural hazards, such as heatwaves and landscape fires.1 Fires affecting ground deposits of peat and coal are especially difficult to extinguish and produce large volumes of smoke due to their predominantly smouldering combustion.2,3 Smoke from peat and coal fires contains a large spectrum of pollutants, such as carbon monoxide,...
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
mailtimes.com.au | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston
While the factories are supposed to be built, maintained and operated to certain standards, the regulations are rarely if ever enforced. There isn't even a central register to tell authorities how many of these factories exist, how old they are, and where they are located. Less than 10 per cent of households own a wood heater, but burning wood for heating is the largest source of air pollution in many Australian cities and towns.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
armidaleexpress.com.au | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston
Invisible to the naked eye, particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, enter the bloodstream and cause a range of harms throughout the body. This air pollution is linked to higher rates of heart and lung diseases, strokes, dementia and some cancers. It also increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and poorer learning outcomes in children.
