Cancer is a key public health concern, being the second leading cause of worldwide
morbidity and mortality after cardiovascular diseases. At the global level, cancer prevalence …

Environmental pollution—contamination of air, water and soil by human activity—is the
largest cause of disease and death in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World …

Background The update of the global burden of disease attributable to the environment is
presented. The study focuses on modifiable risks to show the potential health impact from …

The environmental and health impacts from the massive discharge of chemicals and
subsequent pollution have been gaining increasing public concern. The unintended …

The disease burden of a population, and how that burden is distributed across different
subpopulations (eg infants, women), are important pieces of information for defining …

Current scientific evidence, derived largely from studies in North America and Western
Europe (NAWE), indicates that urban air pollution, 1 which is derived largely from …

Background Chemical exposures have been associated with a variety of health effects;
however, little is known about the global disease burden from foodborne chemicals. Food …

In the Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) done as part of the Global Burden of Disease
project (GBD-2010), the global and regional burdens of household air pollution (HAP) due to …

Objective Quantitative estimates of air pollution health impacts have become an increasingly
critical input to policy decisions. The WHO project “Health risks of air pollution in Europe …

Numerous environmental contaminants significantly contribute to human disease, affecting
climate change and public and individual health, resulting in increased mortality and …