One in four deaths avoidable as enviornmental factors contribute to over 100 diseases,with air pollution responsible for 25% of strokes and 19% of cancersNearly one in four deaths are linked to unhealthy environments and are avoidable, a original World Health Organisation study – the first major assessment of environmental risk since 2006 has shown.
It suggests environmental risks now contribute to more than 100 of the world’s most dangerous diseases, or injuries,and kills 12.6 million people a year – nearly one in four or 23% of all deaths. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com