Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/water_quality/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172168.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172168.php New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one or the other exposure alone. Respiratory / Asthma Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172177.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172177.php Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets the fat and grease that contribute to millions of overflows every year, and will give urban planners new tools to further reduce the risk of sewage spills. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172192.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172192.php The Academy of Medical Sciences has released a statement on climate change to coincide with the publication in the Lancet of a series of studies on the impact of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on public health. On the release of the statement Academy President, Professor Sir John Bell FRS HonFREng PMedSci said, 'Climate change poses a major threat to the health of populations across the globe. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172169.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172169.php Who 160 children, between 14 and 17 years of age, from 44 developing and industrialized countries around the world. When November 28 - December 4, 2009. Where Copenhagen City Hall, Copenhagen. What The official Children's Climate Forum is organized by UNICEF and the City of Copenhagen. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172144.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172144.php Reuters reports that as a new camp capable of hosting 10,000 to 12,000 refugees in Yemen will open in a few weeks, "[m]alnutrition and the risk of a cholera outbreak are threatening lives at Yemen's main camp [Masrak] for people fleeing fighting in the north." According to Thomas Davin, regional UNICEF chief, "Hygiene is terrible, really, really terrible. Nutrition / Diet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172126.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172126.php The Hill reports that "Democratic leaders sent out a notice Monday morning alerting senators that when the chamber returns to session after the Thanksgiving holiday, 'roll call votes could occur at any time during the day and evening, with weekend sessions likely. Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172146.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172146.php The Daily Monitor examines efforts underway to improve sanitation and promote hygiene in Ethiopia. According to the country's Ministry of Health, "sanitation coverage of Ethiopia has made progressive achievement reaching 54.8% in the current year from 11.5% in 2003," the newspaper reports. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172027.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172027.php Scientists have revealed how environmental irritants such as air pollution and cigarette smoke cause people to cough, in research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and the University of Hull, have identified the reaction inside the lungs that can trigger coughing when a person is exposed to particular irritants in the air. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172054.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172054.php Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from residential heating oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions are associated with respiratory symptoms in young inner city children, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Respiratory / Asthma Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172002.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172002.php Outrageous prices may not be the only thing causing anger at the petrol pumps. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Physiology, has shown that rats exposed to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline become more aggressive. Amal Kinawy, from Cairo University, Egypt, examined the emotionally incendiary properties of gasoline in three groups of male rats, each exposed to either leaded-gas fumes, unleaded-gas fumes or clean air. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171971.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171971.php VOA News reports on reactions from last week's U.N. World Summit on Food Security in Rome: "The delegates in Rome promised to continue efforts to reduce by half the number of hungry people by two thousand fifteen. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171876.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171876.php Carbon monoxide has no smell or taste; it is a byproduct of combustion. Humans and other animals with lungs cannot tell when they are breathing in carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide competes with oxygen for binding sites on hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from our lungs to tissues all over our body, and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues. Respiratory / Asthma Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171859.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171859.php Children who are exposed to high levels of traffic-related pollution and high levels of indoor endotoxin early in life have six times the risk of developing persistent wheezing by age three than children exposed to low levels of traffic and indoor-related pollutants, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Respiratory / Asthma Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171860.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171860.php Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from fuel oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions is associated with respiratory symptoms in young inner-city children, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171863.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171863.php Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ GS: SEED) ("Origin"), a leading technology-focused supplier of crop seeds and agri-biotech research in China, announced it has received the Bio-safety Certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture as a final approval for commercial approval of the world's first genetically modified phytase corn. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171821.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171821.php In an article that examines the recent history of the world's food supply and related policy, The Economist looks at the global effort to boost food security. The publication writes, "Agriculture and food security have become 'the core of the international agenda', as the G8 called it ... [Pres. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171793.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171793.php Toxic dust: Toxins in coal-tar-based sealcoats in parking lots may be the culprit in contaminated house dust, according to a USGS study. PAHs - or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - are large molecules found in oil, coal and tar deposits, and can have toxic effects. It's long been known that PAHs are often found in house dust; however, the specific sources of these PAHs are largely undetermined. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171797.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171797.php Slowing global population growth through no-cost condom distribution and wider access to family planning services would help aid the fight against climate change, the United Nations Population Fund said in a report released Wednesday, the AP/Yahoo! News reports. Sexual Health / STDs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171825.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171825.php The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Respiratory / Asthma Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171764.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171764.php Farm safety is firmly on the curriculum for the new intake of students at the Scottish Agricultural College, with practical advice and guidance from the Health and Safety Executive. The latest edition of HSE's free Farmwise guide is being used to get the next generation of farmers to understand the risks they face in what is one of Britain's most dangerous industries, and the simple steps they can take to keep safe. Though agriculture employs only about 1. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171664.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171664.php In recent years, scientists have decoded the DNA of humans and a menagerie of creatures but none with genes as complex as a stalk of corn, the latest genome to be unraveled. A team of scientists led by The Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published the completed corn genome in the Nov. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171650.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171650.php The U.N. World Summit on Food Security ended Wednesday in Rome with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) head Jacques Diouf calling for the global community to shift the fight against global hunger from "words to action," Agence France-Press reports. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171653.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171653.php In light of World Toilet Day Thursday, several news outlets examine the impact of poor sanitation on health. Reuters examines the challenges of poor sanitation in Mumbai, India, "where more than half its 18 million residents live in slums and where the average ratio of people to toilets is 81:1. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171657.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171657.php 'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition" that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a HIV / AIDS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171658.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171658.php Report Examines HIV/AIDS Grant Funding HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. HIV / AIDS