Tag: Warming
Bacteria outbreak in Northern Europe due to ocean warming, study says
by on Jul.22, 2012, under Health and Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) – Manmade climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe which can cause gastroenteritis, new research by a group of international experts shows. The paper, published in…
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April 9th, 2008: Select Committee Hearing, “Global Warming and Public Health”
by on Nov.20, 2011, under Preventative Medicine
On Wednesday, April 9, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming addressed the warming planet, and how climate change affects the health of her citizens. During a week where major public health bodies are calling attention to the links between an unhealthy planet and an unhealthy people, the hearing’s panel of scientists, practicing doctors, and public health professionals will describe the various ways climate change poses a serious public health threat. Despite the international and national scientific consensus that climate change impacts public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refused to state that heat-trapping carbon dioxide is a threat to public health. The witnesses also address whether the United States has an unlimited capacity to adapt to this growing public health concern, or whether the only true preventative medicine is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and stop global warming. According to the World Health Organization, climate change is a significant and emerging threat to public health. The WHO estimates that changes in the Earth’s climate may have caused at least five million cases of illness and more than 150000 deaths in 2000, and predict these impacts are likely to increase in the future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) determined that climate change contributes to the global burden of disease, premature death and other adverse health impacts …
Global warming 'may increase water-borne diseases'
by on Feb.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Climate change could increase exposure to water-borne diseases originating in oceans, lakes and coastal ecosystems, and the impact could be felt within 10 years, US scientists told a conference in Washington on Saturday.
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Warming Injections May Take Out the Sting
by on Feb.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — An injection of local
anesthetic can be made much less painful if it is warmed beforehand,
Canadian researchers report.
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