... the incidence of geriatric disease will be reduced. The most significant change in human health in the next decade may come not from medicine, but from the likes of Twitter and Facebook. And ... BBC's annual Children in Need campaign; it may well be that, as important as this is, you could do more for your fellow human beings by encouraging the use of online social networks amongst the elderly ...

Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report titled: “Coal’s Assault on Human Health,” which reviews the potential impact of coal on human health. Coal combustion produces mercury, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and dozens of other substances known to be hazardous to human health. Physicians for Social Responsibility was a Nobel Peace Prize

... in a new report by Physicans for Social Responsibility Coal’s Assault on Human Health, continued burning of coal isn’t clean but is pumping dangerous ... as mercury into our air, land and water. Coal’s Assault on Human Health takes a new look at the devastating impacts of coal on the human body. It focuses on the cumulative harm to our respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous systems. Are ...

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Are Danger To Human Health, Must Be Regulated WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency took ... that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. The announcement came as the Obama administration looked to ... must determine if these pollutants pose a danger to public health and welfare before it can regulate them. Forwarded by forum member ...

... Jeff Demain considers Alaska’s temperatures which are rising four times the global average in his talk – “Climate Change and the Impact on Human Health – An Alaska Perspective.” Dr. Demain’s research on the health effects of climate change in Alaska will play a significant role in shaping climate change policy around ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a warning that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health, and must be regulated.   Under a Supreme Court ruling, the so-called endangerment finding is needed before the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases released from power plants, ...

... finding released today confirms what we have been told by America's top scientists and leading scientists of the world --that unchecked global warming is perilous to human health and our environment." "After the Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that global warming pollution is covered under the Clean Air Act, the Bush EPA ...

While the denialosphere is shouting about “ClimateGate” and traditional media turn their attention to SwiftHack, the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) released a report that should be on the front page of every newspaper, discussed passionately on every talk show, and be heard about by every adult American. While aware of the impacts of

Curbing global warming saves lives, studies say By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON | Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier, too, new research suggests. Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, according to studies released Wednesday and ...

The EPA said that the scientific evidence surrounding climate change clearly shows that greenhouse gases "threaten the public health and welfare of the American people" and that the pollutants — mainly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels â€” should be regulated under the Clean Air Act.  "These long-overdue findings cement 2009's ...

photo: Vitormotomura via flickr. If fully implemented, and done well, this next one could be a seriously big deal for improving health of rural Indians, as well as addressing climate change: Worldwatch Institute reports that India has launched a National Biomass Cookstoves Initiative. The pilot program aims to <a href=" the full story on TreeHugger

... groundbreaking research in studies mainly aimed at understanding the function of the human genome to lead to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and ... $1. 2 million from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Current detection capabilities fall ... of nanomaterials, making it difficult to determine the potential for health risks and significant environmental impacts, said Westerhoff. ...

From Ascribe Newsfeed: Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon...

The Center for Biological Diversity submitted condemning evidence to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection today demonstrating that Lake Mead, Las Vegas Bay, and Las Vegas Wash are being polluted by unregulated endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Submitted by Suzybell H. to Environment  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment