Biodiversity and Health

[Biodiversity biotechnology and health].

This article presents the significance of biodiversity, biotechnology and health and discusses many aspects of biological and environmental problems as well as the ethical dilemma related to expansion and exploitation of natural resources, which promoted a decline in biological diversity. In addition, knowledge of biodiversity has allowed for identification and use of new natural resources, use...

Biodiversity Conservation and Human Health

Helsinki alert of biodiversity and health.

Urban living in built environments, combined with the use of processed water and food, may not provide the microbial stimulation necessary for a balanced development of immune function. Many chronic inflammatory disorders, including allergic, autoimmune, metabolic, and even some behavioural disorders, are linked to alteration in the human commensal microbiota. Sedentary lifestyle is associated ...

Biodiversity, air quality and human health

Air pollution is a significant problem in cities across the world. It affects human health and well-being, ecosystem health, crops, climate, visibility and human-made materials. Health effects related to air pollution include its impact on the pulmonary, cardiac, vascular and neurological systems (Section 2). Trees affect air quality through a number of means (Section 3) and can be used to impr...

Biodiversity and Health: Perspectives for the Future

The workshop chair, Eric Cornut, President of the pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis (France), which produces, among other things, anti-malarial medicines derived from artemisinin, reminded us of the scourge that so many infectious and parasitic diseases still represent in our today, especially in the countries of the South. While calling for increased international efforts to combat communic...