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Environmental Health News
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Links to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
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A skin-deep dilemma: Sunscreen.
Is sunscreen essential body armor against cancer and aging? Or is it another assault on your skin? Here's how to know what's tops in the tube.
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Escaped salmon pose threat to wild stock.
Tens of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon escaped from their pen into an inlet off the B.C. coast, a fish farm company said yesterday. If they survive, they could threaten already dwindling indigenous salmon stocks.
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New Delhi: Integrating air and climate policies.
A new study shows that the city's efforts to improve air quality also reduced pollutants associated with global warming.
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Can bovine growth hormone help slow global warming?.
Industry scientists say bovine growth hormone can by reducing the number of greenhouse-gas-emitting cows as it increases the remaining ruminants' output.
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Abandon coal for gas to help planet: StatoilHydro CEO.
Old coal-fired power plants should be closed and replaced by cleaner gas plants to slash carbon emissions, the Chief Executive of the biggest gas producer in Europe said on Wednesday.
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Cleaned up skies explain surprise rate of warming.
Goodbye air pollution and smoky chimneys, hello brighter days. But unfortunately cleaning up the skies has allowed more of the sun's rays to pierce the atmosphere, contributing to at least half the warming that has occurred.
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Flatscreen televisions fuel increase in global warming.
The boom in flatscreen television could be fuelling global warming more than official estimates, scientists have warned.
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Sydney's radioactive neighbourhood cover-up claim.
The son of a Sydney couple who died from cancers says the NSW health department tried to cover up the results of radioactivity tests on their neighbourhood.
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Scholar fixes flaws, defends finding of FDA errors in too-hasty approvals.
A Harvard University professor suggested the FDA made hasty approval decisions--an analysis the agency has criticized as mistaken. But he claims that drugs the FDA approved before a regulatory deadline are likely to lead to severe safety problems.
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FDA panel urges upgrade of diabetes-drug standards.
An FDA panel of outside medical experts recommended the agency require companies to conduct long-term studies in order to rule out cardiovascular risks, the No. 1 killer of diabetics--studies should start before the drug is approved and be completed after approval.
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The 5 most creative ways to clean up pollution.
We bury them underground, drown them in lagoons, or shove them out to sea?no matter how remote a site, it may be full of the toxic by-products of modern life. Nuclear waste and heavy metals are just some of the noxious residue of our everyday existence.
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"Buddy" initiative asks for nitrogen reduction.
Two environmental groups Wednesday launched the Barnegat Bay Buddy initiative, asking officials and private citizens to help reduce the amount of nitrogen flowing into the bay.
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Livestock casts a long environmental shadow.
We should stop eating beef altogether, and here's why.
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I've seen the effects of climate change - and if people won't face up to it, governments must make them.
Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that many people still remain unsure of the causes of climate change, and the seriousness with which we need to tackle it.
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Three mile island proves nuclear power is safe.
Nuclear power has a major advantage over fossil fuel power sources when it comes to global warming. Shouldn?t we be retiring our coal-fired power plants and replacing them with nuclear plants?
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Male toads are more likely to have gender problems in agricultural areas.
Scientists in Florida report that intersex conditions found in amphibians are associated with agricultural land use.
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Nuclear agency weighs attack threat at plants.
In a rare public discussion forced by federal court, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday heard arguments from a California group that the commission?s staff had overlooked one category of potentially serious attacks.
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Prions' great escape.
Prions, the infective particles behind diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), can breach standard sewage treatment methods, new research shows, and wind up in 'biosolid' byproducts.
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Wear sunscreen in the office? Maybe.
Getting some sun exposure clearly has its benefits; it increases vitamin D levels and helps ward off insomnia. Most of us know enough to lather on the sunscreen before heading off to the pool or beach, but we may not use it when we're sitting directly in front of an office window all day.
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Study: red rice yeast helps cut bad cholesterol.
A dietary supplement called red rice yeast, combined with fish oil and healthy lifestyle changes, can help reduce "bad" cholesterol as effectively as the statin drug Zocor, new research suggests.
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