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Rising temperatures increase health risks
2013-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Baltimore Sun: Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And that's just a taste of what health problems to expect as global climate change cranks the heat up in many places. Researchers for Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale universities reviewed a nationwide health database of 12.5 million older Americans...
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Asia's soaring energy demands will pose major economic, climate, health risks: Report
2013-04-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Asia is moving along a dangerous path that will threaten its energy security, worsen environmental damages and widen the gap between rich and poor unless the region dramatically changes its course of energy use, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report published yesterday. Asia's Energy Challenge, a special theme chapter in the ADB's "Asian Development Outlook 2013," highlights the dilemma the region faces in seeking to meet the energy needs of its billions of citizens while restraining...
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GMO Health Risks: What The Scientific Evidence Says
2013-03-31 00:52:56| Chemicals - Topix.net
Many Americans are concerned about the spread of genetically modified organisms throughout agriculture -- and the perception that some members of the U.S. Congress are in the pocket of the Monsanto Co.
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EFSA Studies Health Risks in Mechanically Separated Meat
2013-03-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Microbiological and chemical hazards associated with mechanically separated meat derived from poultry and swine are similar to those related to non-mechanically separated meat (fresh meat, minced meat or meat preparations).
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