Adult Asthma – Life's Not Over!
While some people develop asthma as children, and continue to suffer after they have grown up, there is another group of individuals that are not diagnosed, or do not appear to have asthma symptoms, until they are adults. There is also a third group of adults that may be [...]
Call For Increase In Funding For Research On Human Health Impacts Of Climate Change
Climate change will seriously impact public health, but the United States has yet to allocate adequate research funding to understand and prepare for these impacts, according to a report published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the journal of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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Researchers Measure Health Effects Of Chicago's Waterways
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health are conducting a study to determine the health effects associated with recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing on Chicago’s waterways. The Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure, and Recreation Study, or CHEERS, is funded by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation [...]
Mother Nature’s Dow
If Mother Nature had a Dow, you could say that it, too, has been breaking into new (scientific) lows.
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White House Announces International Meetings to Address Energy and Climate Issues
The meetings will seek to resolve longstanding issues that have blocked the development of an international climate treaty.
Source:White House Announces International Meetings to Address Energy and Climate Issues