![Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-04/81681169986_ChiangMaicity.jpg)
Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency
Poor air quality can also "aggravate chronic conditions like asthma as well as increasing the risk of some chronic diseases", EEA reported.
Mon Apr 24 2023
![Research reveals even more advantages of following the Mediterranean diet Research reveals even more advantages of following the Mediterranean diet](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/41679468373_DIET.jpg)
Research reveals even more advantages of following the Mediterranean diet
If you're not already a convert of the Mediterranean diet, these studies should help convince you.
Wed Mar 22 2023
![OECD: Europe's couch potatoes causing 10,000 early deaths a year OECD: Europe's couch potatoes causing 10,000 early deaths a year](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-04/41648833029_gemuk.jpg)
OECD: Europe's couch potatoes causing 10,000 early deaths a year
Many people living in the European Union fail to exercise sufficiently, leading to more than 10,000 premature deaths annually.
Sat Feb 18 2023
![Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/51655085010_MEROKOK.jpg)
Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of illness and premature death in Canada, killing approximately 48,000 people each year.
Mon Jun 13 2022
![Non-communicable diseases cost nearly RM9 bln in annual productivity losses - Health DG Non-communicable diseases cost nearly RM9 bln in annual productivity losses - Health DG](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-09/81599542904_annualproductivity.jpg)
Non-communicable diseases cost nearly RM9 bln in annual productivity losses - Health DG
Unhealthy diet contributed to two-thirds (68.9 per cent) of the costs of lost productivity due to premature deaths.
Tue Sep 08 2020
![Professor Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76 Professor Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-07/61437560431_StephenHawking.jpg)
Professor Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76
Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died at 76.
Wed Mar 14 2018
![Southeast Asian haze crisis killed more than 100,000: Study Southeast Asian haze crisis killed more than 100,000: Study](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-10/41445951422_jerebuindon.jpg)
Southeast Asian haze crisis killed more than 100,000: Study
A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday.
Mon Sep 19 2016
![5 million Malaysian smokers aged 18 and above 5 million Malaysian smokers aged 18 and above](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/71446609113_rokok.jpg)
5 million Malaysian smokers aged 18 and above
This group contributes to about 20,000 premature deaths yearly as a result of tobacco related complications.
Mon May 30 2016
![Millions die from air pollution, mainly in China, India Millions die from air pollution, mainly in China, India](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-12/71450253681_950x600.jpg)
Millions die from air pollution, mainly in China, India
Air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people around the world each year, with over half of those deaths occurring in fast-growing China and India, researchers said.
Sat Feb 13 2016