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Batten down the hatches...

preparedcitizens wrote 1 hour ago: A drill? Perhaps….but something has my hair standing on end. So a drill is in order….jus … more »

Tags: Community, health, Influenza, Pandemic, preparedness, H5N1, Prepare

Healthcare: Your Money or Your Life

mdking wrote 3 hours ago: h/t The Associated Press My husband and I are not big TV watchers, but we still happily received a … more »

Tags: corruption, Have Nots and Have Less, Haves/HaveNots, health, Labor/Business, News, Politics, Video, Atria Senior Living Group

Forever cool: the influence of smoking imagery on young people

western4uk wrote 4 hours ago: Forever cool: the influence of smoking imagery on young people considers the effect of smoking image … more »

Tags: Grey Literature, Mass media, smoking

Neem : a perfect family herb (Google / Ygoy)

willem van cotthem wrote 5 hours ago: Read at : Google Alert - desertification http://herbs.ygoy.com/2008/07/01/neem-a-perfect-family-herb … more »

Tags: Desertification, Drought, Herbs, Social dimensions

Another update...

talkresearch wrote 19 hours ago: Apparently tomato is not the only produce that has been infected with salmonella. These products are … more »

Tags: Salmonella, Tomatoes, FDA, Tomato, infected tomatoes, Tainted Tomatoes, México, Jalapeno, Cilantro

Drought strategy could breed disease (Google / TVNZ)

willem van cotthem wrote 1 day ago: Read at : Google Alert - drought http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1882145 Drought strategy could … more »

Tags: Desertification, Drought, sanitation

Anthrax Attacks: A False Flag

butnerblogspot wrote 1 day ago: White House & CIA Cover-up of Anthrax Attacks: Even Fort Detrick Scientists Themselves Think th … more »

Tags: 2008 Elections, Business, Butner, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Environmental, Government Corruption, Homeland Security!, International News

Safer Water, Better Health

clotworthy wrote 3 days ago: World Health Organization Website and report [Website] Safer water for better health - the first- … more »

Tags: Human Health, The Natural World, Government Policy, Natural resources, Water Resources

The upside of expensive transportation

upsidegreenblog wrote 4 days ago:   There’s a silver lining to high fuel prices.   In 10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas, Time m … more »

Tags: The Price is Right, Air Pollution, Asthma, China, Gas prices, social isolation, urban sprawl

Woman Dies on Floor While the Indifferent Look On2 comments

mdking wrote 4 days ago: h/t The Associated Press Esmin Green died on the floor of an emergency room waiting area in New Yor … more »

Tags: Bizarre Death, health, News, News Headlines, Video, World Going to Hell in a Handbasket, Dies, Emergency Waiting Room, Esmin Green

Smokefree England - One Year on and What's Happening Down the Pub!

western4uk wrote 5 days ago: Smokefree England - One Year on examines the impact of the smokefree law, one year on since it was i … more »

Tags: Grey Literature, smoking, Smoking Cessation, Mortality, Occupational health, PASSIVE SMOKING

Reporter Finds CDC Old, Getting Older2 comments

Jimmy Jazz wrote 5 days ago: Alison Young, of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has penned an article on the state of the CDC wor … more »

Tags: Bioterrorism, CDC

Segunda dia de Semana de Lenguages

Vanessa wrote 5 days ago: *This is the second post in a series as part of Language Week 2008. Today’s post is in Spanish … more »

Tags: Argentina, HIV/AIDS, observations, Foreign Languages, language week, spanish

Guns: What about the right to health?

jgogek wrote 6 days ago: Opposition to gun control in this country has become so toxic that it’s impossible to have a c … more »

Tags: Guns, Suicide, Gun Control, gun violence, homicide

“We Can Never Function Without Them”

chufstader wrote 6 days ago: Chris Hufstader, Senior Writer for Oxfam America, visited a health clinic in rural North West provi … more »

Tags: HIV/AIDS, Humanitarian News, HIV/AIDS, South Africa, Women's rights

The Health Costs of Inaction with Respect to Air Pollution

clotworthy wrote 6 days ago: OECD / by Pascale Scapecchi Link to PDF [From summary] “This report presents estimates of th … more »

Tags: Human Health, air quality

Update: Revised Plans to Spray Pesticide in NorCal

The Verigin Dental Health Team wrote 6 days ago: It’s a step forward: the state of California has reversed its position on spraying for the lig … more »

Tags: Environmental health, Informed Consent, light brown apple moth, Pesticides

Do you know your audience?2 comments

Vanessa wrote 1 week ago: I had a conversation with one of the staff psychologists about the government assistance available t … more »

Tags: Career, social change, advertising, Audience Research, CAPACITY, Communication, Information, Marketing, Message

ETS and asthma1 comment

Marshall wrote 1 week ago: Asthma incidence in under 15-year-olds has increased from 5.8 per 10,000 in 1970 to 35.8 per 10,000 … more »

Tags: Health Issues, smoking, smoking ban, health, Politics


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