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Case of NY teens' tics makes psychological sense CNN If all the people afflicted with an illness live in the same environment, the other possibility is that something in that environment is making them sick. So whenever a doctor hears about a group of people living close to each other in the same ... 'Go Red' campaign aims to educate women about heart disease The State Journal-Register By JASON NEVEL Christa Newman says she'll share her story about having a heart attack with anyone who will listen. If she's lucky, Newman, 35, of Springfield could soon be sharing that story with the entire country. Newman and other women with ... Obama expedites wind development off Mid-Atlantic USA TODAY Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said federal environmental reviews for designated "wind energy areas" off Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia are now complete and find "no significant environmental impact from the development of wind. Agencies urge Interior to reject mining near national park Washington Post Fish and Wildlife has identified the greater sage-grouse as a species that could be on the endangered-species list if the agency had the funds to list it. “These extensive losses of sage-grouse brood-rearing and wintering habitat are unacceptable in ... US official says offshore wind farms pose no threat to environment Press of Atlantic City Building offshore wind farms along the mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf creates no significant impact on the environment, US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said on Thursday, clearing a major hurdle for the development of offshore energy ... South Africa recalls 1.35 million condoms USA TODAY JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is recalling 1.35 million condoms given away at the African National Congress party's centenary celebrations amid charges some broke during intercourse and others were porous, an official said Tuesday. Should Blood Pressure Be Taken in Both Arms? WebMD By Peter Russell Jan. 30, 2012 -- Differences in blood pressure readings taken from the left and right arms may be a sign of heart and blood vessel disease and death risk, according to a new review of recent research. Re A Drought Produced Environmental Disaster in Northern Mexico Mexidata.info In many cities, Mexicans are responding to the environmental and hunger crises in Chihuahua's Sierra Tarahumara with an outpouring of material aid donations and declarations of solidarity. Indigenous Raramuri leaders from the drought-stricken mountains ... UN nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran CBS News 29, 2012 about UN nuclear inspectors in Iran. ((AP Photo/Elias Asmare)) TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister expressed optimism Sunday that a visit by UN inspectors to Iran's nuclear facilities would produce an understanding, despite world concerns ... Caffeine may alter women's estrogen levels, study says USA TODAY By HealthDay Caffeine changes women's estrogen levels and has different effects in Asian and white women, a new study says. Caffeine-related changes in estrogen levels did not appear to affect women's ovulation, said the researchers, who followed the ... Along the Way: Free dental care gives kids reason to smile St. Cloud Times The first Friday in February marks an important day nationwide — a day when children from lower income families can get free dental work done. They receive free X-rays, fillings and fluoride treatments and the confidence that comes with a healthy smile ... UN nuclear officials want Iranian cooperation The Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of a UN nuclear team traveling to Iran on Saturday urged the country to work with his mission on probing Tehran's alleged attempts to develop an atomic arms program, adding such cooperation is long overdue. Colorado medical marijuana shops in federal crosshairs Los Angeles Times Earlier this month, federal prosecutors sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado, ordering them to shut down or face criminal charges. Now the owners must decide: stay and fight, or go? "I feel like fighting," Diane Irwin, ... Experts cast doubt on Japan nuclear plant tests The Guardian Advisers to Japan's nuclear safety agency have said power plant stress tests do not prove that a nuclear plant is safe, as the country faces the prospect of a summer without a single nuclear reactor in operation. Last year, the Japanese government ... Environment: Bizarre Beachings: Excessive Dolphin Deaths Reported On Cape Cod The Daily Activist Environment – More than 60 dolphins have been stranded along a 25-mile stretch of coastline in Cape Cod since mid January. 27 have died, 32 have washed ashore already dead, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has saved a mere 19 of the ... Jobs vs. environment debate dominates hearing on coal gasification plant Evansville Courier & Press By Thomas B. Langhorne ROCKPORT, Ind. — Stern warnings of environmental harm clashed with appeals to create badly needed jobs Wednesday night at a public hearing about a proposed coal gasification plant in Spencer County. The Indiana Department of ... Environment: Hazy Figures: Beijing Releases Questionable Pollution Numbers The Daily Activist Environment – Beijing has released it's pollution data after long, continuous pressure from environmental activists and its own people, and the results are surprising. Maybe a little unbelievable, too. According to Beijing's environmental authorities, ... South Africa's population would be 4.4 million larger without AIDS Zim Diaspora By Editor in Chief By Bheki Zikode By Kumazivandadzoka By Staff Reporter The population of Zimbabwe's nearest neighbour South Africa would be 4.4 million larger without AIDS, latest research reveals. South Africa, which has more HIV/AIDS infections ... State of the union address should defend environmental regulations The Guardian But he should also make clear that economic progress need not come at the expense of the environment; to the contrary, the public-health efforts he's made over the past year will generate billions of dollars in value for the American public. Italy risks worst environmental disaster in 20 years Reuters By Silvia Aloisi | ROME (Reuters) - Italy risks its worst environmental disaster in more than two decades if the 2400 tonnes of thick fuel in the capsized Costa Concordia pollutes one of the Mediterranean's most prized and pristine maritime reserves. ... Forest fires in Chile stoke tensions over indigenous land rights The Guardian (blog) The fires have thrown into stark relief the consequences of a strategy that has made Chile a rising star in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, yet has made few concessions to indigenous rights and remains deaf to warnings about ... Sex is Safe for Most Heart Patients, Doctors Say - Health News ... By Ray Hainer Resuming sexual activity is perfectly safe for most heart patients, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association. Distracted pedestrians? Accidents on rise for headphone-wearers Los Angeles Times Lichenstein, director of pediatric emergency medicine research at the University of Maryland Medical Center, said he decided to study the topic after reading headline after headline about pedestrians being killed while wearing headphones. ... Wind Turbines and Health Hazards - NYTimes.com By By LESLIE KAUFMAN A study commissioned by a Massachusetts state agency finds no conclusive evidence that the sounds of wind turbines affect the human balance system or cause illnesses like diabetes. Fake Antimalarial Medications Undermine Africa Malaria Drive Medical News Today Fraudulent and substandard antimalarial drugs could be wrecking the chances of winning the war against malaria in Africa, researchers from the Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration reported in the ... La Nina 'may abet' flu pandemics BBC News By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News US-based scientists found that the last four pandemics all occurred after La Nina events, which bring cool waters to the surface of the eastern Pacific. However, many other La Nina events have not ... Italy risks environmental disaster if ship fuel leaks Reuters Minister says risk of environmental disaster high * Environmentalists says routes should be better regulated * Ship carrying highly polluting "heavy fuel" By Philip Pullella ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - As the Costa Concordia shifted dangerously on Monday, ... |
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