Many pets are too plump
(HealthDay)—Much like their human companions, many of America's pets are overweight.
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2014
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News tagged with health consequences
International research study to shed light on sources of air-polluting dust in India
A quantitative analysis of dust sources in Delhi by scientists from India, the UK and the USA will provide important new insight into how individual sources of air-borne matter contribute to the overall concentrations measured ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2013
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Electricity source determines benefits of electrifying China's vehicles
Each year an estimated 1.2 million Chinese citizens die prematurely due to poor air quality. And public health consequences are particularly dire during extreme air quality events, such as infamous "Airpocalypse" winter haze ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2021
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Research shows it's harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?
Today, if a parent smacks a child mid-tantrum in the supermarket, they are likely to get looks of disapproval from other shoppers. Smacking is not as socially acceptable as it used to be.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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UK needs to say goodbye to drive-throughs: For the sake of our environment, our health, our culture
Drive-throughs—services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars—are designed with convenience in mind. Whether it's oppressively hot, uncomfortably cold, or we're just in a ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2022
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Eco-grief is real. Here's what you can do about it
The visuals accompanying climate change are hard to ignore: communities engulfed in flames, neighborhoods submerged by floods, habitats like coral reefs—once teeming with life and vibrance—now bleached, brittle and barren.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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Tool visualizes the public health impact of the discriminatory practice of 'redlining'
The long-term, systemic consequences of structural racism can be challenging to see, quantify, and communicate. But an online tool developed by Jaime Madrigano, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health ...
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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Cocktail of multiple pressures combine to threaten the world's pollinating insects
A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2013
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More than fun and games: Celebrations can increase perceived social support
Making an intentional effort to recognize positive life events and achievements while gathering for food and drink will leave you feeling more socially supported, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2022
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Reduced pollution can add a year to the lives of Copenhageners in 2040
Copenhagen has been struggling with air pollution for many years now. Pollution from lorries, vans, buses and cars each year costs lives. Now, research conducted by the University of Copenhagen and a series of collaborators ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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