News tagged with climate change
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The year 2040: Double the pollen, double the allergy suffering?
With this year's unseasonably warm temperatures and extended seasons, many have coined 2012 as being the worst for allergies. But if you thought your symptoms were worse than ever, just wait until the year 2040.
Immunology
Nov 09, 2012 |
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New UN "atlas" links climate change, health
(AP)—Two U.N. agencies have mapped the intersection of health and climate in an age of global warming, showing that there are spikes in meningitis when dust storms hit and outbreaks of dengue fever when hard rains come.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 29, 2012 |
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Climate change makes metabolism test invalid, scientists find
Scientists from the Department for Health have shown for the first time how climate change is having a major impact on tests to measure metabolism.
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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Scientists have discovered how mosquitoes develop viral immunity
(Medical Xpress)—Published online in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team from CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory, in Geelong, have shown Vago, a prote ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to asthma in Los Angeles County
Research conducted at the University of Southern California (USC) indicates that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution at ...
Inflammatory disorders
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Extreme temperatures may raise risk of premature cardiovascular death
Extreme temperatures during heat waves and cold spells may increase the risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) death, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart ...
Cardiology
Sep 18, 2012 |
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'Super tree' maps 20,000 medicinal, related plants
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Reading, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Imperial College London published on 10 September in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ...
Medications
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Hurricane Isaac could stir up allergies, asthma
(HealthDay)—Dangerous winds and flooding aren't the only hazards posed by Hurricane Isaac as it pounds Louisiana and Mississippi.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 29, 2012 |
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What motivates rejection of (climate) science?
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from The University of Western Australia have examined what motivates people who are greatly involved in the climate debate to reject scientific evidence.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Ambos' call-outs rise and fall with the temperature
(Medical Xpress) -- If the temperature hits 30 degrees, Brisbane ambos can expect approximately 10 per cent more call-outs that day for people with chronic conditions, research from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical ...
Health
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Climate change remains an urgent public health concern
Top-down advocacy on health and climate at the UN level needs to be mirrored by bottom-up public health actions that bring health and climate co-benefits according to international experts writing in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Health
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Health and ethics must be included in future climate change talks
Human health and health ethics considerations must be given equal status to economic considerations in climate change deliberations and furthermore, the health community, led by health ministers and the World Health Organization, ...
Health
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Summer day-to-day temperature variations may increase mortality risk for elderly with chronic disease, study finds
New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings—as little as 1°C more than usual—may shorten life expectancy for elderly people with ...
Health
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Health must be central to climate change policies, say experts
Health must be taken into account in climate change mitigation strategies. It is not widely appreciated that there are many benefits to health that are likely to accrue from a low carbon economy, say experts in a special ...
Health
Mar 19, 2012 |
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As climate change increases forest fires, smoke forecasting could help protect public health
Satellite images, air quality measurements and smoke forecasting models are useful tools to help individuals and public health professionals prepare for smoke episodes in areas at risk from forest fire smoke, according to ...
Health
Feb 19, 2012 |
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