As streets burst into light and laughter this Diwali, an often-ignored hazard rises in the background, noise pollution. From the thundering booms of fireworks to blaring loudspeakers, the festival of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher long-term traffic noise exposure increases risk for incident primary hypertension. People exposed to ...

In urban areas, people are constantly exposed to environmental noise, especially road traffic noise. Noise has been identified to be a significant contributor to public health problems. More than 100 ...

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...

A new study has found a connection between traffic noise and obesity. Long-term exposure to road traffic noise, such as living near a motorway or on a busy road, was associated with an increase in ...

An OSHA inspection at an Atlanta steel mill resulted in a citation for failure to reduce sound levels that could damage employees' hearing. The noise exposures for an 8-hour day were between 91 and 94 ...

Doctors are taught to listen, only then are they able to address a problem or health concern a patient may have. Dr. Kathleen Romito has been listening, all too often recently, to the problems ...