WHO :: Reducing environmental risks could save 13 mn lives, WHO
Reducing environmental risks including pollution, unsafe water, ultraviolet radiation and climate change can save 13 million lives annually, the United Nations health agency said.
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WHO :: WHO Margaret Chan makes first visit to Commission to discuss enhanced collaboration on health
Dr Margaret Chan, the Director General of the World Health Organization, will visit the European Commission next Tuesday 12 June.
Psychology :: Sex, beer and marketing ethics
The ethics and philosophy of marketing will come under the spotlight at a new public seminar being hosted at the University of Adelaide.
Nursing :: ICU nurse working conditions linked to increase in patient infections
Hospitals that have better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit patients, according to a recent report, led by Columbia University School of Nursing researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections.
Infectious Disease :: Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
As the Earth?s temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a signficant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good.
Drug :: Western drug makers expand use of India?s scientific talent
India is quietly assuming a new and expanded role in the discovery and development of medicines for patients in the United States and other western countries, according to an article scheduled for the May 21 issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS? weekly newsmagazine.
Mental Health :: NIDA Offers Psychiatrists a Look at State-of-the-Science on Addiction and Mental Illnesses
The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) challenged psychiatrists to learn more about the importance of substance abuse as a factor in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
Ecology :: Alarming acceleration in CO2 emissions worldwide
Between 2000 and 2004, worldwide CO2 emissions increased at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s?the rate increased from 1.1 % per year during the 1990s to 3.1% per year in the early 2000s.
Ecology :: Climate change threatens wild relatives of key crops
Wild relatives of plants such as the potato and the peanut are at risk of extinction, threatening a valuable source of genes that are necessary to boost the ability of cultivated crops to resist pests and tolerate drought, according to a new study released today by scientists of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The culprit is climate change, the researchers said.
Ecology :: Prehistoric remains reveal a drastic shift in northern fur seal ecology
Northern fur seals have experienced major changes in their behavior, ecology, and geographic range of over the past 1,000 years, according to a new study appearing in the May 21 early online edition of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.