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Recently, SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) has started looking into the quality of the land around the RAF (Royal Air Force) station in Kinloss, north-east Scotland. Apparently, what sparked their interest in the matter is the media's drawing attention to the fact that the Scottish Ministry of Defe... |
22 May 2012
08:37 GMT |
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Insomnia affects women 1.4 times more often than men, health officials said during a recent conference on the topic. This difference between genders has never been taken too seriously by researchers, the authorities added.
Most investigations are focused on the overall statistics, which indicate that long work hour... |
17 April 2012
10:16 GMT |
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Scientists with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) say in their latest report to Congress that the incidence of acid rain events throughout the country has been in sharp decline over the past few years. The document, while optimistic, highlights the need for even more action.
The most important efforts to cu... |
20 January 2012
03:17 GMT |
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Researchers have determined in a new study that regions where more cocaine and marijuana are consumed tend to reveal higher concentrations of these drugs in the air. Their presence is measurable in samples collected at street level.
The more people in an area consume these drugs, the higher the residual concentrati... |
16 December 2011
05:01 GMT |
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Scientists conducting a new scientific study on people who quit smoking determined that women are very likely to renounce their habit even in the absence of a premeditated plan. This behavior is displayed when they hear about measures designed to discourage smoking at home and the workplace.
Even though they may h... |
6 September 2011
18:01 GMT |
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In a new study, researchers demonstrate that not all obese individuals are unhealthy, or got so as a result of an unhealthy diet, combined with a sedentary lifestyle. At the same time, the work reveals that fatter people are at lower risks of developing certain conditions than their thinner peers. The new investigati... |
17 August 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Official statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that the total number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections went up in 2010, when compared to previous years.
The data covers the United States exclusively, and indicate that 1,021 people got infected by the dangerous viral ag... |
5 August 2011
07:32 GMT |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have determined in a new investigation that more than 70 percent of all babied aged at around 8 months get way much salt in their diet than the maximum recommended levels. The largest part of this amount of salt comes from highly processed foods.Experts at the University of Bristol sa... |
1 August 2011
10:14 GMT |
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Researchers in the United Kingdom recently made an interesting discovery regarding people's smoking habits. They found that cigarettes in plain packages were not as attractive to would-be smokers, and that this could set the basis for a new approach on preventing more people from starting smoking.However, the re... |
7 April 2011
03:49 GMT |
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At they decision-making level within governments, it is possible to pass legislation that would improve public health and the amount of physical activity that people perform every day. This is the conclusion of a new scientific study that was carried out by experts in the United Kingdom. The paper was authored by exp... |
7 April 2011
03:17 GMT |
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Scientists were recently able to demonstrate that older siblings in a family are more likely to develop, or be born with, food allergies than their younger brothers or sisters. The new study is very important because of the large incidence of allergies in the general population around the world. For this investigatio... |
21 March 2011
08:57 GMT |
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A number of scientists in the United States have been trying lately to reassure the general public that the effects of the nuclear crisis currently unfolding in Japan will not affect the country. They also spoke about the possible repercussions of an earthquake striking nuclear power plants in the US as well. There ... |
19 March 2011
07:55 GMT |
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Most respondents to a new poll believe that the American government should play a larger role in stemming the rampant spread of obesity than it does today. People believe that childhood obesity is the most significant form of the disease, and that this is where governmental actions should be focused.Interestingly, pa... |
10 March 2011
10:46 GMT |
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A study conducted on middle-aged diabetes patients has revealed that this particular subgroup has a life expectancy that is six years shorter than the average. Death occurred both due to diabetes and complications caused by the condition.These included common forms of cancer, mental disorders, heart diseases, liver, ... |
3 March 2011
09:46 GMT |
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The physical health of obese individuals may depend on the manner they are treated in a restaurant, on the street or in the workplace, the results of a new study shows. Experts argue that discrimination can have a direct effect on physical health in this population. Scientists at the Purdue University analyzed obese ... |
3 March 2011
09:25 GMT |
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Several years ago, a new rule called for fast food vendors to display nutritional facts about their products on each of them, so as to inform people about the choices they are making, and make them more aware of their health. The public health initiative yielded no tangible results. After a year of surveys, researche... |
18 January 2011
09:41 GMT |
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A group of experts announces the development of a new method for tracking down Escherichia coli, one of the most common microorganisms in the human body. At times, the bacteria can act up and cause problems, and so developing method for tracking and detecting it is very important.Researchers from the Purdue Universit... |
15 January 2011
07:06 GMT |
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Scientists say that people who have trouble sleeping may be at an increased risk of developing metabolic syndromes. Furthermore, the individuals affected by such issues in a chronic manner may already by suffering from the conditions.By sleep problems, researchers refer to a variety of disturbances that occur during ... |
2 December 2010
10:15 GMT |
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Studies are beginning to reveal the negative side-effects of chemicals people use on a regular basis, inside products that are supposed to help us take care of our bodies. These substances can be found in food cans, antibacterial soaps, diapers, medical devices, toothpaste and pens, among many others.Recently, it was... |
29 November 2010
06:24 GMT |
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A recent study carried out by researchers at Telemark University College, Norway and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, found that overweight kids ate healthier food than normal weight children, but the quantities were not well adjusted.Overweight children taking part at this study, reported frequently eating ... |
5 November 2010
11:38 GMT |
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A new study reveals that a mandatory limitation on the amounts of salt allowed in processed food could be significantly more effective in reducing public health risks than allowing the industry to curb its own use of the chemical. The work, conducted by Australian researchers, found that limitations imposed by health... |
3 November 2010
11:24 GMT |
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A new article on the NASA Earth Observatory website details the composition and structure of aerosols, fine particles that can be found in the air around us at all times, even if the atmosphere looks clean and clear. With every deep breath air you take in, you also inhale up to tens of millions of very tiny specks of... |
2 November 2010
11:36 GMT |
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Officials at the United States Geological Survey announce the launch of two new public tools, that allow people to report sick or dead animals in areas across the United States. This could help curb the spread of epidemics that can affect the human population as well.Diseases can break out in the wild just as well as... |
25 October 2010
10:33 GMT |
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Despite a large number of measures taken to curb smoking among all age groups, authorities in the United States have failed to cut down the number of smokers considerably. Some are beginning to wonder if the fight can be won at all. Considering the measures taken against the tobacco industry, this becomes a very vali... |
20 October 2010
05:23 GMT |
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Researchers in the United Kingdom are currently applying a new method of deterring students from picking up smoking, in several schools in England and Wales. The program proved very successful in medical trials, and its aim will be cutting the rates of teenage smoking across the country, its developers say. This is a... |
11 October 2010
03:19 GMT |
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People's lifestyle in modern society as well as their freedoms are actually limiting the effectiveness of public health interventions, said Professor Elizabeth Murphy, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the University of Leicester’s College of Social Science, in her inaugural lecture.She also talked about the... |
6 October 2010
06:17 GMT |
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A team of experts in the United States announces the development of a new mathematical model, that can be used to better inform national authorities about how they should stockpile vaccine. This is basically a creative version of a classic engineering technique, that is aimed at identifying the best possible ways to ... |
10 September 2010
03:21 GMT |
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With the last meeting of the United Nations on the issues of global warming scheduled to start on December 6 in Copenhagen, policymakers are looking in every possible place for studies to inform them and their decisions. This is a very active time, right before the summit, as demonstrated by the scandal that is curre... |
26 November 2009
04:29 GMT |
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People who often use public transport to get to schools, workplaces, or simply around town, are three times more fit than citizens who prefer using their cars for the same actions, the results of a new scientific study show. The investigation, conducted by University of British Columbia experts, seems to point out th... |
27 March 2009
11:23 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study released by US researchers on Thursday, people who live on streets packed with fast food diners and implicitly eat in such establishments more often than others are at a very high risk of suffering from heart strokes. The danger is more than 13 percent higher than that recorded in ... |
20 February 2009
10:56 GMT |
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