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The CSA leadership is closely monitoring the ongoing wildfires around Los Angeles including the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Woodley. Our thoughts are with the families, first responders, and all those affected by these devastating fires. We stand ready to support our members and their communities during this challenging time. If there are any immediate needs […]
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Mashup Score: 0Wildfires: What Parents Need to Know - 1 day(s) ago
Wildfires are unplanned blazes that start in natural areas like forests, grasslands and prairies. These flames can spread quickly to nearby communities. Being prepared and knowing steps to take before, during and after a wildfire can help keep your family safe.
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#Wildfires: What Parents Need to Know https://t.co/6BbH56egbP
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As wildfires throughout the West rage on, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have continued to investigate poor air quality’s effects on health, and have discovered potential impacts on reproductive …
Source: medicalxpress.comCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Study finds unhealthy air quality from #wildfires may impact fertility treatments https://t.co/QdRfEwZrAx
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Numerical air-quality models have described the extent of severe negative impacts on air quality resulting from the record 2023 Canadian wildfires, demonstrating that almost the whole of the Northern Hemisphere, not just Canada and the northern United States, were affected.
Source: www.eurekalert.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
The 2023 Canadian #Wildfires affected the air quality of the entire northern hemisphere and as a result, also erased Canada's progress in its ten-year greenhouse gas reduction plan @AASjournal https://t.co/bul4cHR3sy
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Canada is experiencing what may be its worst wildfires, with the health effects felt as far as the US. Mobile clinics are at the forefront of the response, and could be a more permanent solution. Chris Oseh reports “They tried everything. I just stood there and told him that I loved him and just to breathe,” said a woman recounting losing her 9 year old son when his asthma was worsened by wildfire smoke in British Columbia, Canada.1 Since January 2023 there have been over 400 wildfires across Canada, which continue as the season turns to autumn. Health authorities say this could be one of the worst years for wildfires in the country’s history, having already forced around 120 000 people to evacuate and leaving about 26 000 unable to return home.2 The fires have spread to provinces like Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec,2 with the smoke reaching New York, Pennsylvania, and some parts of North Carolina in the US. Experts have estimated the air quality in some affected parts of th
Source: www.bmj.comCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Canada is experiencing what may be its worst #wildfires, with the health effects felt as far as the US. Mobile clinics are at the forefront of the response, and could be a more permanent solution. Chris Oseh reports https://t.co/J2giZOq67V
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Canada is experiencing what may be its worst wildfires, with the health effects felt as far as the US. Mobile clinics are at the forefront of the response, and could be a more permanent solution. Chris Oseh reports “They tried everything. I just stood there and told him that I loved him and just to breathe,” said a woman recounting losing her 9 year old son when his asthma was worsened by wildfire smoke in British Columbia, Canada.1 Since January 2023 there have been over 400 wildfires across Canada, which continue as the season turns to autumn. Health authorities say this could be one of the worst years for wildfires in the country’s history, having already forced around 120 000 people to evacuate and leaving about 26 000 unable to return home.2 The fires have spread to provinces like Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec,2 with the smoke reaching New York, Pennsylvania, and some parts of North Carolina in the US. Experts have estimated the air quality in some affected parts of th
Source: www.bmj.comCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Canada is experiencing what could be one of the worst years for #wildfires in its history. At the forefront of the disaster are mobile health clinics. Chris Oseh reports on the role they play https://t.co/J2giZOq67V
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Mashup Score: 3More than 20,000 Canadians are ordered to leave their homes NOW - 1 year(s) ago
Thousands are now evacuating from the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as wildfires burn across the region, forcing convoys of vehicles to snake south to safety on the only open highway.
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🔥 😳 More than 20,000 Canadians are ordered to leave their homes NOW as 'out of control' #wildfires advance and threaten to cut off access to the only highway out of affected city https://t.co/d8GnLINfkX
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Mashup Score: 0How Lahaina turned into a death trap - 1 year(s) ago
The wildfires that destroyed Lahaina, in Maui, are thought to have been sparked shortly after 6.30am on Tuesday by a downed powerline.
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How #Lahaina #wildfires 'started with downed powerline' before road barricades and lack of warnings left thousands with no way out as inferno razed historic #Maui town to the ground https://t.co/Q17uWLH0jm
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Mashup Score: 0Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution May Lead to Dementia - 1 year(s) ago
Home > Dementia > Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution May Lead to Dementia Individuals who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution over a long-term duration, particularly po llution from agriculture and wildfires, have a greater risk of dementia, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution was recently recognized as a risk factor for dementia, as it affects cognition by causing brain inflammation related to the systemic
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Individuals who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution over a long-term duration, particularly pollution from agriculture and wildfires, have a greater risk of dementia, according to a new study. #airpollution #dementia #wildfires https://t.co/6nD3H0f02C https://t.co/ro8UMSaUjE
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AI and climate change represent two ways humans may ravage life as we know it on Earth, but the former can also help with the consequences of the latter.
Source: www.engadget.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
California deploys #AI to detect #wildfires before they start spreading The program flags potential blazes from over 1,000 camera feeds across the region. https://t.co/2Wv0zRl3F3
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RT @CSAHQ: CSA statement on the current California #wildfires. For a full list of resources, visit https://t.co/5KXt6qE2Px. https://t.co/zk…