A new study by researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests that improvements in air quality over the past decade have … Air quality and pediatric ear infectionsRead more
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Junk food is addictive
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. Pleasure centers in the brains … Junk food is addictiveRead more
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More talk, more promises, more hunger
That leap is down to the soaring food prices that we saw in 2008, when the price of rice, wheat and other staples rocketed. The … More talk, more promises, more hungerRead more
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AREVA confirms radiation findings in Niger
It’s just over a month since Greenpeace announced it had found high radiation contamination levels in the streets of Akokan close to French nuclear company … AREVA confirms radiation findings in NigerRead more
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Toxic Chemicals
America’s bicentennial year, 1976, was one of phenomenal events and inventions: Apple Inc. was founded; West Point began to admit women; and the Toxic Substances … Toxic ChemicalsRead more
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Less risky cigarette ?
If you eliminated all of the forty most prominent carcinogens in cigarette smoke, you would only reduce the risk of cancer by one or two … Less risky cigarette ?Read more
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Killing 250,000 children
The charity warns that over 900 million children in the next generation will be affected by water shortages and 160 million more children will be … Killing 250,000 childrenRead more
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Avoid multitasking
A study at the University of California found that multitasking impedes the brain’s ability to absorb information, while research by Glenn Wilson, visiting professor of … Avoid multitaskingRead more
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Medical and economic costs of nuclear power
Jennifer Nordstrom, co-ordinator of the Carbon-Free Nuclear-Free project has noted “Telling states to build new nuclear plants to combat global warming is like telling a … Medical and economic costs of nuclear powerRead more
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Get ready for the new diseases
While much of the media focus on the effects of climate change has been on the Arctic, researchers at Australia’s James Cook University reveals that … Get ready for the new diseasesRead more