Human Health

Gulf Activists Stage Protest as BP's Cleanup Slows

Susan Buchanan | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Ken Feinberg, U.S. Congress, New Orleans Police Dept., Oil Pollution Act, Human Health, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Oil Companies, Offshore Drilling, Boemre, Gulf Restoration Network, Fishermen, Green News
Susan Buchanan

BP's gushing well was capped in mid-July of last year but that was hardly the end of the spill saga for Gulf Coast residents.

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Gulf Oil Spill: Human Health May Be Endangered

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Spill, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Oil Spill Human, Human Health, Oil Health Risk, Deepwater Horizon, Bp, BP PLC, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — With a huge and unpredictable oil slick drifting in the Gulf of Mexico, state and federal authorities are preparing to deal with a...

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Up in Smoke: The Reality of Preventing Fire Deaths

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Toxic Chemicals, Pbdes, Exposure to Chemicals, Human Health, Fire, Fire Retardants, Chemicals, Healthy Child Healthy World, Healthy Living News
Christopher Gavigan

Generally, I'm a strong advocate for prevention. But what happens when your method of prevention creates its own set of risks? This is increasingly the case with flame retardants.

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McKinsey and IFC Add Cost Curve Analysis to Water Debate

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Philanthropy Forum, Mckinsey, Charting Our Water Future, World Bank, 2030 Water Resources Group, International Finance Corporation, Water Scarcity, Human Health, Sanitation, Impact News
Jane Wales

Global Water policies need change. Water is quickly becoming more and more scarce around the world and nonprofits and and philanthropists are committed to revolutionizing the way we use water.

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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Supports Human Health

Sarah Lovinger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Public Health, Nuclear War, Nobel Peace Prize, Human Health, President Obama, Nobel Prize, Healthy Living News
Sarah Lovinger

Today's announcement that President Obama won this year's Nobel Peace Prize not only strengthened the peace process, it also benefited human health worldwide.

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Stem Cell Snorting Holds Promise For Treating Brain Disorders

The Blotter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: European Journal of Cell Biology, Medical Research, Brain-Disorders, Biology, Stem Cells, Brain Surgery, Human Health, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cells, The Brain, Stem Cell Treatments, Cell Biology, Healthy Living News

New details from a University of Minnesota researcher's initial tests show the stem cells actually make it to the brain when snorted rather than impla...

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Transition Topic V: Free Lunch, Climate Change and Human Health

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Public Health, Tropical Diseases, Cdc, Human Health, Global Warming, Climate Change, Barack Obama 2008, Obama Transition, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

Industrial pollution is not our only problem. Lest you believe we are isolated from environmental degradations far off in foreign lands, visit Florida.

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