Tag: Health
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World Health Organization Reports Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012
In new estimates released Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported about 7 million people died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012. [caption id="attachment_328035" align="alignnone" width="500"] Low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions had the largest air pollution-related burden in 2012, with a total of 3.3…
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World Health Organization Reports Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012
In new estimates released Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported about 7 million people died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012. [caption id="attachment_328035" align="alignnone" width="500"] Low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions had the largest air pollution-related burden in 2012, with a total of 3.3…
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World Health Organization Reports Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012
In new estimates released Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported about 7 million people died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012. [caption id="attachment_328035" align="alignnone" width="500"] Low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions had the largest air pollution-related burden in 2012, with a total of 3.3…
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FDA Bungles BPA Study Triggering Uproar Within Scientific Community
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists published a study in February finding that low-level exposure to the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) is virtually harmless—a conclusion that stirred an uproar within academic circles. [caption id="attachment_327827" align="alignnone" width="500"] Standing in contrast to the FDA findings are countless studies that found BPA—an estrogenic chemical—was linked to serious health…
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Sri Lanka Bans Monsanto Herbicide After Report Suggests Link to Deadly Kidney Disease
In an abrupt and surprising turn, Sri Lanka has ordered a ban on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide Roundup, due to concerns the chemical may be linked to a mysterious kidney disease that has killed scores of agricultural workers, according to the Center for Public Integrity. [blackoutgallery id=”327449″] The announcement came last week after a recent International…