News tagged with public health data

Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents

A major concern related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was the impact on people living in coastal areas. News reports provided anecdotal evidence that those living along the coast and reliant on the fishing or ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Open source mobile technology software reinventing health care in developing countries

Dr. Joel Selanikio's innovative technology is not only saving lives, it is changing the face of the public health system around the world. Merging his expertise in the areas of computer science, medicine and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New Pollution Monitoring: Our Air is Dirtier Than We Thought

(PhysOrg.comOne of my pet peeves is the focus we have on global warming. While global climate change is important, it continues to provide a red herring of sorts, taking attention away the public health concern ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 21 weblog