Category: Health

Asthma Medication Use and Air Pollution in California: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

By CostBenefit on Mar 3, 2010 | In Air, Health, Particulates, Ozone, California, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: In this study, Charles Griffiths, Nathalie B. Simon and Tracey J. Woodruff examine the effects of chronic exposure to air pollution on asthma exacerbation through a cross-sectional analysis of asthma prescriptions for quick-relief medications a… more »

Prices and Cigarette Demand: Evidence from Youth Tobacco Use in Developing Countries

By CostBenefit on Mar 1, 2010 | In Air, Health, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | 1 feedback »

Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of cigarette prices on youth smoking in lower-income countries using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Country-level heterogeneity is addressed with fixed effects and by directly controlling for c… more »

Revisiting the Need of Improved Stoves: Estimating Health, Time and Carbon Benefits

By CostBenefit on Feb 25, 2010 | In Air, Land, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Health, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: Indoor air pollution (IAP), especially through the smoke released when burning solid biomass fuel for cooking, is a major environmental health problem in Nepal. About 85 percent of Nepalese households are dependent on solid biomass fuels for c… more »

GE Healthcare Expands Portfolio of ecomagination Products - Newly approved ecomagination products help hospitals reduce costs and waste, delivering positive benefits to the environment

By CostBenefit on Feb 22, 2010 | In General, Health, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Waste & Recycling, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

On February 02, 2010 GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced that it has expanded its portfolio of ecomagination products aimed at helping healthcare companies and hospitals reduce cost and waste while positively impacting… more »

9,000 NYC Buildings Burning Dirty Heating Oil Identified in New Report - Some of NYC's most iconic buildings polluting the air - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) calls for dirty heating oil phase out by 2020

By CostBenefit on Feb 17, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Health, New York City, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Eighty-seven percent of the city's heating oil soot pollution is created by burning the dirtiest heating oils available in only one percent of all buildings in New York City, according to a new report released on December 17, 2009 by Environmental Defens… more »
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