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For decades, mercury pollution has been linked to many diseases. This heavy metal is known to attack the nervous system. With all that, a new study published in the Health & Place journal connects industrial mercury pollution to higher risk of autism and, for the first time ever, reveals a link between autism risk an... |
8 May 2008
02:51 GMT |
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A seaside cure may actually harm your health nowadays. A new research published in "Nature Geoscience" shows that we are in fact exposed to ozone smog on the coastal areas.The team led by James Roberts, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colora... |
9 April 2008
03:23 GMT |
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The world we live in is full of synthetic chemicals, most of which are toxic. They are encountered from our food to all the objects we touch. No wonder the explosion of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) cases (see: http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Disease-of-the-Technology-MCS-74254.shtml). But if you think that ... |
9 February 2008
07:07 GMT |
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Human contamination filled the environment with estrogen-mimicking chemicals. For example, bisphenol A, a primary monomer in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, is a common constituent of many products, from sunglasses and CDs to water and food containers and shatter-resistant baby bottles to dental fillings. Th... |
7 February 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Air contamination is bad for our health, that is clear: it causes an array of respiratory diseases, from asthma to lung cancer, if chronic. But a new research published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" shows it may hit where men are most hurt: their fertility. Mice living in areas with pollute... |
4 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The toxicity of lead is notorious, but what we did not know was the impact it has on us, decades after being exposed to it. New researches point to the fact that a past lead exposure can age a person's brain by five years! If further research confirms this, then sharp cuts in environmental lead levels over 20 y... |
30 January 2008
05:05 GMT |
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1. Soil is the fragile and loosened material covering most of the ground surface and supporting life. At an overall human population of 6 billion, 2.5 hectares of ground are corresponded to each person. But 70 % of the ground surface is of no use for humans: barren, frozen or snow covered areas, steep mountains, sand... |
24 January 2008
08:40 GMT |
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1.What makes too many people on this planet for too few resources? The demographic boom, increased carbon dioxide emissions, the thinning ozone layer, deforestation and soil erosion. 2.The global warming will raise in 100 years Earth's temperature by 1.4-5.8o C, and this is already increasing the sea level. The ... |
5 December 2007
10:49 GMT |
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There's no life without water, from elephants and humans to bacteria. We must consume 2.5 liters of water from food and beverage to remain healthy. Water is also necessary for livestock and farming, the means for producing our food. Our planet could be covered by a global ocean 2.5 km (1.5 mi) deep if even. But ... |
5 December 2007
10:39 GMT |
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The fact that contamination is a huge threat for your health is well known. It causes serious diseases: from cancer to sexual issues. But this is really unexpected: your baby will be a girl and not a boy! In countries like China and India, this can be a tragedy...A new study at IntrAmericas Centre for Environment and... |
27 October 2007
06:04 GMT |
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If you are afraid of HIV, malaria, cancer or obesity induced diseases, you'd better find out what's the direct or indirect human killer worldwide: water, air and soil pollution. 40% of humans are exterminated by it."Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major cause... |
15 August 2007
06:57 GMT |
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The Loch Ness monster has been stirring people's fantasy for so long. But instead of looking for an imaginary monster, people should take care of the real documented monster from lakes and rivers. One could be already doomed: the Three Gorges Dam could have decided the faith of the Chinese paddle fish: a monster... |
31 July 2007
07:07 GMT |
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Many proud fathers insist on passing their family name on their sons. In the Chinese culture, it is considered that only the male offspring can celebrate the cult of the forbears. In India, having a daughter could mean the ruin of your family when you have to pay her dowry. Sadly, in China, India and other Asian coun... |
4 June 2007
14:56 GMT |
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Fecal bacteria can get into the watersheds from various sources, such as the wastewater treatment outfalls, and diffuse sources like runoff from fields where livestock waste has been employed for fertilization. Finding the source of the bacteria pollution is necessary to apply appropriate control practices to reach t... |
29 May 2007
06:21 GMT |
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The boom of the contraceptive pill use has "loaded the waters" with estrogen. The hormone is excreted in urine, passes through most wastewater plants and accumulates in streams and lakes.As it is a natural organic chemical, many may neglect its effects, but researches show it can turn male fish into female. A new lar... |
22 May 2007
06:10 GMT |
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The general concept is that sex is required to produce genetic variation, which is necessary in the evolution of the organisms. But some cope quite well, even in stressful conditions, without sex. Soil contaminants were found to induce rapid genetic adaptations in the nematode worm Acrobeloides nanus. The worms from ... |
15 May 2007
05:46 GMT |
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Advertising explains us the benefits of fish consume, omitting to say that fishes act like sponges that absorb any toxin from their environment. In the industrialized world, fish caught from streams, rivers and lakes have risky mercury amounts which can damage the nerve cells from the brain. A new research found that... |
19 April 2007
06:16 GMT |
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On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded at 01:23 AM local time. It is till now the worst nuclear accident ever. A plume of radioactive cloud fell over parts of the Western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe and Eastern North America. Large zones o... |
10 April 2007
06:14 GMT |
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The weakness of the males is increasingly showing up. A new research reveals that, in the past three decades, the number of male births has decreased yearly in the U.S. and Japan. The University of Pittsburgh-led research found significantly fewer boys being born relative to girls and that a rising percentage of dead... |
10 April 2007
05:37 GMT |
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Besides non-organic molecules like nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides, many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air are implicated in smog and high ozone levels, and are potentially harmful for human health, that's why clean-air laws are turning increasingly stricter. Current air-purification systems work with p... |
2 April 2007
05:55 GMT |
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