Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually
“Air pollution is the fourth highest risk factor for death globally and by far the leading environmental risk factor for disease,” says Michael Brauer. Photo: (c)LaBetenoir (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
A 25-year partnership in professionalizing occupational hygiene
UBC’s MSc OEH program is Western Canada’s only graduate-level training program devoted to workplace hazards and health impacts.
Common anti-depressant linked to health risk during childbirth
UBC researchers found that use of drugs like Effexor was associated with a higher risk of excessive bleeding during delivery.
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk
Children whose mothers lived close to highways during pregnancy had a 25% increased relative risk of developing asthma before the age of five. Photo: Sommer Poquette/Flickr CC2.0