Pregnant women attending antenatal care should be asked about cooking fuels and given help to minimise prenatal biomass exposure to reduce low birth weight in Nigeria.
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In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
What is the best way to help families sustain transition to clean cooking methods? Research in Bangalore, India offers some answers.
Australians choked through a smoke-ridden summer during the bushfire crisis. But many of us are unaware of the silent damage indoor wood fire heaters are doing to our health.
At this time of year there’s nothing better than being warm and cosy in front of a blazing wood fire. But take a moment to walk outside and check your chimney - it could be polluting an entire neigbourhood…
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
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Research associate, University of Cambridge
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Perinatal Epidemiologist, Kaduna State University
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Researcher in Law, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
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Director, Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool
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Professor of Global Public Health, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney