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Your plant-based diet could really help the planet
(HealthDay)—Worried about climate change? You can do something about it every time you lift your fork, a new study suggests.
Nov 29, 2021
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New projections reveal soaring health risks of persistent global inaction over the climate emergency
New data reveal the catastrophic threat to the health and survival of billions of people all over the world, and to successful adaptation efforts, from any further delays in action to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Radiologists propose actions to combat climate change
A diverse writing group—lead by authors at the University of Toronto—have developed an approach for radiology departments and practices to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become more resilient to the effects ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Cardiology
Heart disease patients advised to avoid being outside in rush hour traffic
Heart disease patients have been advised to avoid being outside during rush hour traffic in a paper published today in European Heart Journal. The position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease was written by ...
Dec 8, 2014
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How climate affects health
Over the last few years, we've seen that rising temperatures and extreme weather events can significantly affect the health of people around the world.
Mar 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study links rare leukemia to busy roads
Children who live near traffic-choked roads run a 30 percent higher risk of developing a very rare type of blood cancer, researchers said.
Sep 16, 2015
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Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences
There are questions that worry me profoundly as a population- and environmental-health scientist.
Nov 10, 2022
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How would Americans' health improve if all cars were electric?
(HealthDay)—America's air would become remarkably cleaner if the country accelerated its transition to electric cars that don't rely on fossil fuels, the American Lung Association said in a new report Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070—and that's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.
Apr 28, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Researcher unlocks next step in creating HIV-1 immunotherapy using fossil virus
The road to finding a cure for HIV-1 is not without obstacles. However, thanks to cutting-edge research by Douglas Nixon, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, performed at the George Washington University (GW), Oregon Health & Science ...
Jul 17, 2014
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