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Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth’s natural systems. How this transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the magnitude of the associated disease burden are relatively new subjects within the field of environmental health.
Samuel S, Myers, Lynne, Gaffikin, Christopher D, Golden, Richard S, Ostfeld, Kent H, Redford, Taylor H, Ricketts, Will R, Turner, Steven A, Osofsky   +7 more
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Impact of cocoa flavanols on human health

Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2021
Cocoa is a source of flavanols, and these phenolic compounds exert beneficial effects on health and aging, and reduce the risk of suffering chronic diseases (cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer). An increasing body of evidence has emerged to suggest that cocoa flavanols potentially are important chemopreventive natural agents.
Martín, M. Ángeles, Ramos, Sonia
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Teaching medical students about the impacts of climate change on human health

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2021
Climate change is among the greatest threats to human health, yet most medical schools fail to adequately teach students about its impact. To address this educational gap, we designed and implemented a new elective course for Stanford medical students ...
Jason Gomez, Anna Goshua, Nicholas Pokrajac, Barbara Erny, Paul Auerbach, Kari Nadeau, Michael A. Gisondi   +6 more
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Aflatoxins: characteristics and impact on human health

Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej, 2017
Some molds commonly occurring in the natural environment produce mycotoxins in the process of secondary metabolism. Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are species of molds, which are responsible for the production of aflatoxins and are crucial in the pathogenesis of human diseases.
Anna, Kowalska, Katarzyna, Walkiewicz, Paweł, Kozieł, Małgorzata, Muc-Wierzgoń   +3 more
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Factors influencing vulnerability to climate change-related health impacts in cities – A conceptual framework

Environment International, 2023
Climate change will have adverse impacts on human health, which are amplified in cities. For these impacts, there are direct, indirect, and deferred pathways. The first category is well-studied, while indirect and deferred impacts are not well-understood.
Alexandra Jurgilevich, Janina Käyhkö, Aleksi Räsänen, Saara Pörsti, Hanna Lagström, Jukka Käyhkö, Sirkku Juhola   +6 more
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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Climate Change and Impacts of Extreme Events on Human Health: An Overview

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues, 2020
The causes of climate patchy rope in heat up temperature, change in precipitation, degree of utmost conditions occasions like melting of glaciers, polar ice-caps, mount in sea levels, etc.
Aadil Gulzar, Tajamul Islam, Ruquia Gulzar, Tabasum Hassan   +3 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Combined impacts of climate and air pollution on human health and agricultural productivity

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Climate change and air pollution can interact to amplify risks to human health and crop production. This has significant implications for our ability to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g.
Jana Sillmann, Kristin Aunan, Lisa Emberson, Patrick Büker, Bob Van Oort, Connie O’Neill, Noelia Otero, Divya Pandey, Anouk Brisebois   +8 more
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