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Pollution Leads To More Resistant Bacteria
Posted Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:59:00 GMT by Kieran BallSwedish scientists produce evidence highlighting the danger from antibiotic pollution in promoting resistance in bacteria. Antibiotic factories in India, where there is a huge pharmacological manufacturing industry, have been pumping massive doses of antibiotics into rivers.
Pollution Leads To More Resistant Bacteria
Silver to solve urgent need for emergency water supplies
Posted Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:11:01 GMT by Nicolette SmithHaving access to clean drinking water is something which the western world generally takes for granted, and yet producing sanitized water in an emergency is one of the greatest problems faced by the civilized world in the aftermath of a large-scale environmental disaster. With cataclysmic events such as the Haitian and Christchurch earthquakes and the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina saga, the lack of clean water is one of the biggest problems facing survivors.
Silver to solve urgent need for emergency water supplies
Scientists find evidence for healing properties of tansy
Posted Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:02:00 GMT by Colin RickettsKnown to folk healers for centuries, scientists have now found evidence that tansy could help treat herpes. Everything from rheumatism to intestinal worms and sores to fertility problems have been treated by this pretty little plant which was grown in Emperor Charlemagne's herb garden.
Scientists find evidence for healing properties of tansy
Increased hay fever latest side effect of climate change
Posted Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:33:04 GMT by Martin LeggettNews article describing the results of a study, published Mon 21-Feb-2011, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looking at ragweed pollen season and local climate changes. Finds that both pollen season and the frost free period have increased, and that they show strong correlation. Climate change may therefore be increasing misery for hay fever sufferers.
Increased hay fever latest side effect of climate change
EU steps up the fight against toxic chemicals
Posted Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:11:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeThe European Union is taking a lead in banning toxic chemicals found in many household products. The European Commission has taken major steps in the way it reviews and approves toxic chemicals that are used to make consumer products which are available within the EU. They have just confirmed that legislation effectively banning six particularly toxic chemicals from the EU will be enacted within the next three to five years.
EU steps up the fight against toxic chemicals
Do little girls stay too clean?
Posted Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:10:02 GMT by Michael EvansBy over protecting little girls from dirt and germs can often lead to illnesses in later life. Little boys are not so protected and lower incidence of these illnesses. Dr Sharyn Clough, from the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University puts forward the view that this emphasis on cleanliness may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women.
Do little girls stay too clean?
Passive smoking a killer with children smoked out in cars
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:21:00 GMT by Michael EvansPassive smoking, where non-smokers breathe in the second-hand smoke of others took a little longer to be recognised. After the popular British entertainer Roy Castle died in 1994 from lung cancer caused by passive smoking, people generally began to take notice. Although he had never smoked, Roy Castle had spent much of his life working in smoky clubs.
Passive smoking a killer with children smoked out in cars
Reusable bags found to contain dangerous levels of lead
Posted Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:54:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandReusable bags found to have high levels of heavy metals in the US. The US non-profit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), working with testing laboratory Frontier Global Sciences, have released results that show that of 44 organisations whose bags were tested, 16 are selling or distributing bags containing lead in amounts greater than 100 ppm (parts per million), which is in many areas the state limit for heavy metals in packaging.
Reusable bags found to contain dangerous levels of lead
Campaign for pacemaker recycling gains momentum
Posted Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:01:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandGroup campaigns for right to send pacemakers to needy countries. A group at The University of Michigan is undertaking a project it hopes will see thousands of discarded pacemakers sent to needy individuals in the world's poorer countries.
Campaign for pacemaker recycling gains momentum
Texas Hill Country: Victim of sulphur dioxide emissions
Posted Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:01:08 GMT by Paromita PainThe Fayette Power Project in Texas a coal-fired power plant for nearly 30 years has operated mostly without equipment designed to decrease emissions of sulfur dioxide, a component of acid rain has come under flak. Farmers are saying that the plants sulfur dioxide emissions harmed their orchards.
Texas Hill Country: Victim of sulphur dioxide emissions
The limitations of parental influence on children's eating habits
Posted Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:15:17 GMT by Michael EvansResearch shows that the traditional view that parents are the chief influence on what children eat is not true. Children are notoriously picky about what they will eat and parents usually get the blame for this. After all, as primary caregivers, parents surely have the strongest influence on their children's eating behaviour.
The limitations of parental influence on children's eating habits
Infections in early child care can lead to fewer absences in mainstream school
Posted Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:25:03 GMT by Michael EvansResearch shows that while children under the age of 2½ who attend early years settings may suffer more respiratory illnesses than children who stay at home, they have fewer absences when the begin mainstream school. The report in the December issue of the US journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine was the result of an eight-year study.
Infections in early child care can lead to fewer absences in mainstream school
Watch Your Drink, Hexavalent Chromium found in some Tap Water
Posted Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:30:48 GMT by Paromita PainThe Environmental Working Group of Washington, D.C. in a report released this morning has said that drinking water from taps in America isn't not safe. The laboratory tests, they conducted found very high levels of cancer-causing chemical hexavalent chromium in tap water in 31 U.S. cities, including Bend.
Watch Your Drink, Hexavalent Chromium found in some Tap Water
Safe Cosmetics for Eco-Conscious Consumers
Posted Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:01 GMT by Kirsten E. SilvenOrganic cosmetics used to be little more than a dream, but today the options are expanding rapidly, thanks in part to a growing trend among eco-conscious consumers worldwide. Luckily, a variety of safe cosmetics for eco-conscious consumers have been created by companies that are aware of the dangers present in many of the world's most popular brand names.
Safe Cosmetics for Eco-Conscious Consumers
Shedding light on an environmental problem
Posted Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:34:02 GMT by John DeanResearch by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado shows that outdoor lighting that contributes to 'sky glow' over cities interferes with chemical reactions that clean the air.
Shedding light on an environmental problem
Safe Children's Toys for Eco-Conscious Parents
Posted Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:25:34 GMT by Kirsten E. SilvenA great way to encourage the next generation to be aware about their impact on the environment is to start the learning process from an early age. Safe children's toys for eco-conscious parents are more common in the marketplace, which not only improves the world we live in, but also provides a healthier choice.
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