GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources. These toxic, hazy skies underscore the importance of defending our air quality, right now and for years to come. One surprising example?

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Although the global COVID-19 outbreak is first and foremost an existential public health threat, it also likely represents the dawn of an economic "new world order" and a reshaping of the global economy. How can we ensure more resilient supply chains for essential goods, such as food and medicine?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

An accredited online medical conference bringing together some of the country’s top air pollution experts will now be free to attend on 4 October, after event organisers announced they were waiving ticket costs so that more health professionals can benefit from cutting-edge insights to help improve patient outcomes.

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Grist

JANUARY 24, 2024

The vision “Medicine is a practice. ” Pedja Stojicic, instructor at Harvard’s school of public health The spotlight As climate impacts intensify, health care professionals are increasingly finding themselves at the front lines. .” And one recent effort with health professionals is showing the way.

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Charged

MARCH 30, 2023

EVs are also expected to deliver benefits in terms of human health, but this has not been extensively studied. Now a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have begun to document the actual respiratory impact of EV adoption in a study that uses real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Most people get so used to treating their health conditions with pharmaceutical pills that the thought of using herbs as medicine seems outdated to them. The idea of using a bunch of herbs to improve your health might even invoke images of old peasant women or quack doctors. It’s important.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Published on 22 August in the New England Journal of Medicine , it’s the largest international study to investigate the short-term impacts of air pollution on death, conducted over a 30-year period. Given the extensive evidence on their health impacts, PM10 and PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California , Davis. It highlights the importance of a One Health approach that requires collaboration across human, wildlife and environmental disciplines.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . For example, our deepening understanding of DNA helps us discern how drugs, medication, multi-vitamins or treatment plans work differently in patients — creating a brand-new frontier, personalized medicine.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

As climate change affects weather patterns and soil health, agricultural productivity could decrease substantially. As the climate changes, so too will the relationship between humans and the plants we use for food, medicine, shelter, fuel and clothing.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Any potential human health implications, for example through contact via bathing or recreation, remain unknown. Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, said: “A harmful chemical cocktail is being stirred up in UK rivers, putting wildlife and public health at risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Staff will also ensure all vitals remain steady, on top of cleaning, food preparation and administering any medicine or treatment when necessary. Despite her poor health, Lady became stronger and stronger thanks to the aid of the Animal Care Team, eventually being released in June 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed to working at Ground Zero later in the rescue and recovery efforts, according to findings reported by researchers working with the Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

SGH2 CEO Robert Do, whose background is in physics, medicine and business, can’t name companies yet but said, "We have also had enormous interest from other buyers in California and globally. The image above describes SGH2's process. SGH2 is negotiating with fueling stations interested in the Lancaster plant’s output.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The group includes Gorka Orive, Doctor of Pharmacy and researcher in the UPV/EHU’s NanoBioCel group (based at the University of the Basque Country) and Unax Lertxundi of the Bioaraba Institute for Health Research (located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country). billion doses, and consumption continues to rise.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Pharmaceuticals are essential for human and animal health. Discharges of treated water contributed to significant concentration increases in downstream waters for half of the medicines examined. However, increasingly they are recognised as environmentally damaging when they enter freshwater systems.

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Better Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Embracing Ancient Wisdom and Modern Insight to Improve Health Introduction Oh, food. Food is so many things: nourishment, culture, enjoyment, sustenance… But is food medicine? We’ve always had an inherent understanding that the food we put into our bodies impacts our health. trillion allocated to treating diet-related illnesses.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up Ian Sample Continue reading.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In August 2022, the UFZ set up an interdisciplinary ad hoc working group together with researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni) and the University of Birmingham.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

Described as the ‘gold standard’ for a future national chemicals regime, the proposed Chemicals Agency would ultimately serve as a safeguard for human health and the environment, while creating a simpler system for business. ” The RSC also says the agency could be cost neutral.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2020

On February 24, the government initiated a permanent ban with a decree titled, “ Comprehensively Prohibiting the Illegal Trade of Wild Animals, Eliminating the Bad Habits of Wild Animal Consumption, and Protecting the Health and Safety of the People.”. But will the ban simply drive a long-thriving trade underground?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Records show September 2020 was the warmest month on record and, under current projections, three-quarters of humanity face health risks from deadly heat. September 2020 was the warmest month on record and, under current projections, three-quarters of humanity faces health risks from deadly heat. The scale of the challenge is immense.

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2024

This week, a climate and health researcher published a commentary in the journal Nature Medicine that takes the McMichael standard to its logical conclusion. It doesn’t look at the mental health consequences of extreme heat and extreme weather and the related increase in suicides that have been documented in recent years. “At

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Antibiotic resistance is recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the greatest health threats of our time. Around 70 per cent of the antibiotics taken as medicines end up in the natural environment, through trace residues excreted by patients and inappropriate disposal of medicines, among other sources.

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Grist

JULY 17, 2020

This new study from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found that the population might peak at 9.7 Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. billion around 2064 — much sooner than previously predicted — and then fall to 8.8

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Grist

MARCH 18, 2020

“There seems to be a pretty clear signal that there are more disease emergence events,” said Aaron Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health. That has enormous health consequences.”. We’re becoming an enormously voracious species of 7.5

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Two years after landmark European Union legislation designed to curb the overuse of antibiotics on farms came into force, new analysis from DeSmog reveals eight key narratives the veterinary medicine and farming lobbies deploy to defend the billion-dollar market for the drugs. drug makers Elanco Animal Health Inc., and Zoetis Inc.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

We are all aware of microbeads in cosmetics, but how many of us think about microplastics in glitter, the infill materials used in sports surfaces, or veterinary and medicinal products? In humans, microplastics can cause a variety of human health concerns, including neurotoxicity, dermal irritation and organ inflammation.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 17, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 17 – Gurgaon-based 1MG provides online access to medicine and other health products, as well as telehealth and remote diagnostic services, to. The post Tata Group’s digital business unit acquires majority share of online pharmacy 1MG Technologies appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Better Ventures

MAY 22, 2023

Our Investment in Mimio Health What if you could get all the benefits of intermittent fasting without actually fasting? That’s the premise (well, sort of) behind Mimio Health , a longevity startup we recently invested in that harnesses the power of biology to improve human health. Fasting in a Pill?? — Our

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

One objection to environmentally friendly diets is that by limiting specific sources of key nutritients, such as fish and dairy, people can risk undermining individual health even as they benefit the health of the planet. The government guidelines were first published in 2016.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Commonly used in medicinal chemistry, these rings could be used as plant-derived, sustainable precursors to inexpensive pharmaceuticals and supplements. “It Not only is that expensive, it also is hazardous for public health. It breaks apart the polymer bonds but selectively leaves the ring,” Gray said.

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Grist

APRIL 19, 2024

She and her family were living in Charlottesville, where Ahdoot is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. A 2021 study found that 80 percent of parents agreed that the impact of global warming on their child’s health should be discussed during their routine visits. There was a heat wave.

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Terra Infirma

JANUARY 4, 2024

We cover a huge amount of ground from how a crumpled piece of paper started everything to modern practice of deprescribing medicines – and Karen’s principle that human health and planetary health are strongly connected.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

"Vas" Narasimhan views this moment as the best to be alive, partly because science promises to advance health by unlocking genetic mysteries that have built up over 3.7 Addressing health equity is a special focus area for Narasimhan, who cut his teeth as a public health doctor addressing malaria and HIV in developing nations.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

When coastal flooding happens at these types of facilities, the supplies of energy, food, medicines, goods and services are put at risk.

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