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Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The News Medical Life Sciences website reports on two studies presented at the current meeting of the European Society of Cardiology. The studies show that urban noise pollution was associated...
Photo credit: Min An by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Guardian (UK) has a sad, poignant article by reporter Phoebe Weston about how climate change is shifting the soundscape of nature. Weston writes about soundscape recordist Bernie Krause, who has...
Photo credit: Helena Lopes by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Yet another driver is disputing a ticket generated by a noise camera in New York City. As with the ticketing of a Porsche 911 with a stock engine, the car enthusiast is arguing that his...
Photo credit: Tricia Glass by Quiet Communities staff Not a QC member? Join Quiet Communities to access this exclusive QC close-up event: "Electric Landcare: A Gateway to Greener, Quieter Communities." It will take place on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 4-5 p.m. EST. The...
Photo credit: Johannes Plenio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies We live in a world where we too often have to fend off unpleasant, intrusive and unwanted sound. For this...
Photo credit: JÉSHOOTS by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Loud music can damage your hearing. Just ask WYSO host Rev Cool." That’s the title of a report from public radio station WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Reporter Peter Day writes about one of the...
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our friends at the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, or UECNA, announced a webinar about the effects of ultrafine particles and low frequency noise on humans. The speaker will be Dr. Ourania...
Photo credit: sl wong by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reuters reported last month that the Federal Food and Drug Administration is seeking to lower sodium levels in processed food. This effort is based on recent research showing that cutting salt intake...
Photo credit: Alfred GF by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition To rephrase the headline of a recent article on the SportsRush website: Why do NASCAR drivers put their earplugs in their mouths before their ears? The answer is simple. It's to lubricate the...