EXTRACT FROM THE HINDU-National
Newspaper-LONDON: January 05, 2017 22:13 IST Updated:
January 05, 2017 22:13 IST
WHO estimates the number of people with
dementia in 2015 at 47.5 million, a number that is rising as life expectancy increases?
People
who live near roads laden with heavy traffic face a higher risk of developing
dementia than those living further away, possibly because pollutants get into
their brains via the blood stream, according to researchers in Canada.
A
study in The Lancet medical journal found that people who lived within
50 metres of high-traffic roads had a seven per cent higher chance of
developing dementia compared to those who lived more than 300 metres away from
busy roadways.
“Air
pollutants can get into the blood stream and lead to inflammation, which is
linked with cardiovascular disease and possibly other conditions such as
diabetes. This study suggests air pollutants that can get into the brain via
the blood stream can lead to neurological problems,” said Ray Copes, an environmental
and occupational health expert at Public Health Ontario (PHO) who conducted the
study with colleagues from Canada’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
Brain disease
Dementia
is caused by brain diseases, most commonly Alzheimer’s disease, which result in
the loss of brain cells and affect memory, thinking, behavior, navigational and
spatial abilities and the ability to perform everyday activities.
The
World Health Organization estimates the number of people with dementia in 2015
at 47.5 million, and that total is rising rapidly as life expectancy increases
and societies age. The incurable condition is a leading cause of disability and
dependency, and is starting to overtake heart disease as a cause of death in
some developed countries. Independent experts said the Canadian study had
important implications for public health around the world. Tom Dening of the
Centre for Old Age and Dementia at Britain’s Nottingham University said the
findings were “interesting and provocative”.
“It
is unlikely that Ontario has the worst air quality in the world, so the risks
might be even greater in cities that are habitually wrapped in smog,” he said.
. — Reuters.
It’s happening
everywhere, even in India, even in our living spaces and its time to figure out
this major health disease.
DEMENTIA-caused due to air pollution and steady growth of community noise.
What the Wikipedia
says about this urban or community noise: Noise pollution or noise
disturbance is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm
the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor
noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation
systems, motor vehicles, aircraft, and trains.[1][2]
Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban
planning may give rise to noise pollution, since side-by-side industrial
and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential
areas. Documented problems associated with urban noise go back as far as
Ancient Rome.
WE
ENTER HERE…..
Noise
is everywhere. It surrounds and, at times, overwhelms us. Some are better at
adapting to a noisy city life than others. Some consider the noise a minor
nuisance, if they consider it a nuisance at all. Then there are those of us who
lose a little piece of sanity in the wake of every honking horn and
heart-stopping car backfire. We know noise is a problem in our cities, but just
how big a problem is it?
Noise
is generally defined as unwanted sound. That’s straightforward enough, but such
a definition does, in a way, understate the seriousness of noise as a social
problem. Noise pollution is a form of air pollution, making it a threat to
health and wellbeing.
Our towns and cities have to balance
providing mobility, which enables economic growth and social interaction, with
maintaining quality of life, in the form of reduced traffic congestion,
atmospheric pollution and noise.
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