News tagged with health risks

Finally, an E. coli answer: It was the sprouts

Specialists in high-tech labs tested thousands of vegetables as they hunted for the source of world's deadliest E. coli outbreak, but in the end it was old-fashioned detective work that provided the answer: ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 9

Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

About 2,000 demonstrators hit the streets of Yokohama on Saturday calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster that sparked the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (8) | comments 44

Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection

The amount of radiation released during the Fukushima nuclear disaster was so great that the level of atmospheric radioactive aerosols in Washington state was 10,000 to 100,000 times greater than normal levels in the week ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Revolutionary ultrasonic nozzle that will change the way water cleans

A team of scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a revolutionary ultrasonic attachment for taps, which massively enhances the ability of water to clean.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Huskies lend insight into mercury risk

Researchers have highlighted the serious health risks associated with the diets of indigenous people by linking the accumulation of mercury in their primary food source to a decrease in the power of antioxidants.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

No-chemicals solar powered bug killer seeks Europe expansion

(PhysOrg.com) -- AgriSolar this week announced an aggressive push into the European market for its no-chemicals insect killer that makes use of solar power to heat special insect-zapping light bulbs. AgriSolar ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 12 | with audio podcast weblog

Radioactive ash found in waste plants near Tokyo

Japanese waste incineration plants near Tokyo have found high levels of radiation in ash, and officials said Tuesday it may be from garden waste contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Radioactivity in Europe, no public risk: IAEA

The UN atomic agency said Friday "very low levels" of radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and in other countries, but presented no risk to human health.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Ozone treated water v. lethal microbial material

A University of Alberta research team has discovered that technology commonly used to decontaminate food industry equipment can also rid meat processing plants of lethal microbial material responsible for the human version ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Green-glowing fish provides new insights into health impacts of pollution

Understanding the damage that pollution causes to both wildlife and human health is set to become much easier thanks to a new green-glowing zebrafish. Created by a team from the University of Exeter, the fish ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reuse of municipal wastewater has potential to augment future drinking water supplies

With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation's total available water ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

State sets goal for limiting drinking water pollutant

The California Environmental Protection Agency has issued the nation's first public health goal for hexavalent chromium, the cancer-causing heavy metal made infamous after activist Erin Brockovich sued in 1993 over contaminated ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 30, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Pa. woman: Chemicals in my water in drilling area

(AP) -- A woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water contained chemicals, but it's unclear where the pollutants came from.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 14

Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee

You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a Styrofoam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 10

Health risks of professional dance

The health risks of professional dance (and particularly with the more strenuous forms of ballet and contemporary dance) are those generally found in sports injuries. Dancers risk injury within the course of their career, many retiring from active performance in their mid to late 30s. Since dance is a performance art with emphasis on aesthetics, dancers are also at a higher risk of body image problems and eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia.

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