News tagged with climate change

'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 created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Conservatives can be persuaded to care more about the environment, study finds

When it comes to climate change, deforestation and toxic waste, the assumption has been that conservative views on these topics are intractable. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Climate change poses immediate threat to health: experts

Climate change poses an immediate and serious threat to global health and stability, as floods and droughts destroy people's homes and food supplies and increase mass migration, experts warned Monday.

Health created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

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 created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Antibiotics resistance a 'catastrophic' global threat, UK warns

Resistance to antibiotics is a 'catastrophic' global threat and should be ranked alongside terrorism as one of the biggest risks Britain faces, the government's chief medical officer said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Men may have natural aversion to adultery with friends' wives

After outgrowing teenage infatuations with the girl next door, adult males seem to be biologically designed to avoid amorous attractions to the wife next door, according to a University of Missouri study that found adult ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese now outnumber hungry: Red Cross

Obese people now outnumber the hungry globally, but hardship for the undernourished is increasing amid a growing food crisis, the International Federation of the Red Cross warned Thursday.

Health created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Climate change set to increase ozone-related deaths over next 60 years

Scientists are warning that death rates linked to climate change will increase in several European countries over the next 60 yrs.

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research eyes energy-saving fluoros

The global trend towards using fluorescent globes instead of incandescent ones as a strategy to beat climate change could be increasing eye disease, according to new research by scientists at The Australian ...

Health created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

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.

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows climate change could affect onset and severity of flu seasons

The American public can expect to add earlier and more severe flu seasons to the fallout from climate change, according to a research study published online Jan. 28 in PLOS Currents: Influenza.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical researchers raise alarm on overdiagnosis

One of the world's top medical journals has launched a campaign against overdiagnosis, where people are diagnosed with medical conditions they don't have and prescribed medicine they don't need.

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why climate change is causing upset stomachs in Europe

Much has been said about the effect of climate change, but little is known about its impact of water-related health issues. Scientists are now suggesting that greater quantities of rainfall and bigger storms ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Culture influences people's response to climate change

(Medical Xpress) -- How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a team of psychologists.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Climate change

Climate change is any long-term change in the statistics of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. It can express itself as a change in the mean weather conditions, the probability of extreme conditions, or in any other part of the statistical distribution of weather. Climate change may occur in a specific region, or across the whole Earth.

In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate (see global warming). For information on temperature measurements over various periods, and the data sources available, see temperature record. For attribution of climate change over the past century, see attribution of recent climate change.

For more information about Climate change, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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