What’s new? We´re translating our website into English!
As from today, we will be translating our most relevant content into English. We intend to make this website and the contents we produce more accessible to professionals and citizens…
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The meteorological origin of heat waves influences their impact on health
Comment to article: Does the meteorological origin of heat waves influence their impact on health? A 6-year morbidity and mortality study in Madrid (Spain). Sciences of the Total Environment. 855…
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Effectiveness of environmental interventions for dengue, Zika and chikungunya vectors surveillance
Comment to article: Silvia Tortosa-La Osa, Ángela Galán-Relaño (2022). Effectiveness of environmental interventions to reduce entomological indices of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya vector. Acta Tropica, 233, 106523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106523 Arthropod-borne…
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One Health for all: Advancing Human and Ecosystem Health in Cities by Integrating Environmental Justice
Public health and ecosystem function reveal the intrinsic connections between human and wildlife health. Currently, societies are facing challenges that are especially pressing in cities. The One Health concept promotes…
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Health professionals call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to protect lives of current and future generations
Health professionals have called upon world leaders to develop and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, laying a legally binding global plan to protect the health and lives of current…
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Can air pollution be associated with COVID-19 mortality in Spain?
Comment to article: Mortality due to COVID-19 in Spain and its association with environmental factors and determinants of health / Mortalidad por COVID-19 en España y su asociación con factores…
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Rational use of biocides and the need to research on effective alternatives for domestic rodent control
Comment to article: Ruiz-López, María José, Laura Barahona, Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Marta Pepió, Andrea Valsecchi, Victor Peracho, Jordi Figuerola, and Tomas Montalvo. “Widespread resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in Mus musculus…
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Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change
A recent study published by Nature Climate Change (1) found that 58% of infectious diseases confronted by humanity worldwide have been at some point aggravated by climatic hazards. Ongoing greenhouse…
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Guidelines for Planning Healthy Cities
The Spanish Ministry of Health has published «Guidelines for Planning Healthy Cities». This document intends to serve as a tool to help people involved in the planning of urban environments…
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Linking climate change, environmental degradation and migration
Comment to article: Piguet E. Linking climate change, environmental degradation, and migration: An update after 10 years. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Clim Chang. 2022 Jan 1;13(1). The author updates the review…
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