Health
High court to consider case about reach of clean water law
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case about the reach of a federal clean water law.
Feb 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Certain environmental pollutants may contribute to poor kidney health
Certain highly pervasive environmental pollutants may have a variety of negative effects on kidney health, according to an analysis of all relevant studies published on this topic to date. The findings, which appear in an ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flooded Texas faces higher risk of disease, experts warn
Sewage-laden floodwaters dumped on Texas by Hurricane Harvey bring a higher risk of disease, such as bacterial infections and mosquito-borne illnesses, and the fallout may linger for years, experts warn.
Aug 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disease outbreak kills 19 in rain-hit Sudan: minister
An outbreak of water-borne disease has killed at least 19 people and sickened scores more in Sudan's rain-ravaged states of Blue Nile and Kasala, a minister said Monday.
Sep 19, 2016
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Medications
Requiring drug makers to take back unused pharmaceuticals
About $5 billion worth of unused prescription drugs get flushed down toilets, tossed in the trash or left in medicine cabinets across the U.S. each year. These practices can contribute to a host of problems, including water ...
Nov 4, 2015
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