Tag Archives: Health
Indoor Pollution Linked to Heart Disease Risk: Are Statins the Answer?
Researchers have uncovered the role of low-level air pollution on heart disease. Studies have shown that EPA standards are not low enough to protect our blood vessels from inflammation leading to heart attack and stroke. CRP blood test levels...
California Air Regulators Target Big-Rig Pollution
California’s Air Resources board released draft rules on Friday aimed at curbing pollution from the more than 1 million trucks that shuttle goods along state roads. The air board will vote Dec. 11 on whether to adopt two rules, which...
Global Warming Affecting Seabird Population
The sudden decline in the population of seabirds on the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters is being viewed as the result of global warming, a new research has revealed.
Tens of thousands of seabirds were unable to breed due to warmer...
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis
Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando, suggests a novel connection.
“Adult...
Cattle Burping Can Lead to Global Warming
That cattle herd sitting in the middle of the road, contently chewing away as you honk, is not just traffic nuisance. Research has revealed that cattle belching is speeding up global warming as well!Methane, which ruminating animals like cattle...
Global Warmings Fish-Sex Effect
A small increase in water temperature among sensitive fish like the South American pejerrey can result in a population that is 98% male.
Once scientists began studying the impact of global warming on everything from tourism to asthma, it was...
