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Poor housing conditions can lead to chronic disease and premature death

Being warm enough at home might lead to better health, according to a new review appearing online in the American Journal of Public Health.

5 Nov 2009

Study sheds new light on threats to coral reproduction

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of the Royal Society B provides the answer.

4 Nov 2009

Opinions: Obstetric fistula; malaria and climate change

In a New York Times opinion piece, columnist Nicholas Kristof examines a new plan to tackle obstetric fistula, "a childbirth injury, often suffered by a teenager in Africa or Asia whose pelvis is not fully grown." According to Kristof, "Just about the happiest thing that can happen to such a woman is an encounter with Dr. Lewis Wall, an ob-gyn at Washington University in St. Louis.

3 Nov 2009

Philadelphia coalition calls on U.S. Chamber President to end his campaign against health care reform

The President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was greeted in Philadelphia today by a coalition demanding that he end his campaign against health care and clean energy reform.

31 Oct 2009

Obama woos small business to support health reform

Obama told small business owners Thursday that Democrats' health reform plans would mean million of their peers would get new tax credits to help pay for insurance and that the smallest firms could save around 25 percent on insurance costs through new exchanges, BusinessWeek reports. In addition to the president's speech to business people in Washington, the White House published a report pitching those and other benefits. It places the number of businesses in line for tax credits at 3.6 million (Tozzi, 10/29).

30 Oct 2009

Natural disasters in India, Philippines affect rice supply, could have global implications

"A drought in India and typhoons in the Philippines have damaged large tracts of rice paddies, threatening to upset the fragile food market amid fears of shortages and riots, experts said Wednesday," the Associated Press/BusinessWeek reports.

29 Oct 2009

Climate change and public health: only fives states have published public health response plans, says study

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new report today that finds only five states have published a strategic climate change plan that includes a public health response. This includes planning for health challenges and emergencies expected to develop from natural disasters, pollution, and infectious diseases as temperatures and sea levels rise.

27 Oct 2009

Study links urogenital birth defects with DDT

Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to research published online by the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

24 Oct 2009

DDT exposure is associated with urogenital birth defects in newborn boys

23 Oct 2009

Health reform triggers analysis of the lobbying 'revolving door,' spending reports

A joint ProPublica/CBS News investigation found that at least two dozen current lobbyists used to be federal officials who helped design the last major change to American health care.

22 Oct 2009

Opinion: Fighting world hunger; U.S. leadership on global issues

In a USA Today column, writer DeWayne Wickham examines the connection between hunger and global security. "Helping poor countries feed their hungry masses is not just a grand humanitarian gesture; it is good diplomacy — a refreshing change from the jingoism and dollar diplomacy of previous administrations," he writes.

22 Oct 2009

World Medical Association adopts climate change, task shifting resolutions

At its general assembly in New Delhi, India, the World Medical Association (WMA), "a conglomerate of medical associations around the world," approved a plan that aims "to minimise the risk of increased malnutrition deaths, diseases and injuries due to climate change," IANS/Thaindian News reports (10/17).

20 Oct 2009

TV viewing has no significant impact on people's perceptions of global warming

Worried about climate change and want to learn more? You probably aren't watching television then. A new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Xiaoquan Zhao suggests that watching television has no significant impact on viewers' knowledge about the issue of climate change. Reading newspapers and using the web, however, seem to contribute to people's knowledge about this issue.

20 Oct 2009

Also in global health news: Street pharmacies; China health care; Hospital safety; African cardinals; Cells phones for health

Agence France-Presse examines Adjegounle, the "drugs" district in Benin. Although some are able to support their families by selling drugs at "street pharmacies," a minimum of "250 deaths and 340 cases of chronic illnesses linked to such drugs were recorded between April 2007 and June 2008," according to a medical thesis, the news service writes.

19 Oct 2009

Opinions: Fighting hunger; property ownership, trade key to Africa's development

"For one billion people around the world, the daily effort to grow, buy or sell food is the defining struggle of their lives. This matters to them, and to all of us," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton writes in a Times of India opinion piece.

19 Oct 2009

Climate change and health policy: Expert panel to guide health professionals in the run-up to Copenhagen

Join Ian Roberts, Mike Gill and Mala Rao for an examination of health policy in relation to climate change, both in the developed and developing world, and the crucial role that health professionals have to play in the run-up to Copenhagen. They will provide practical guidance on how to influence everything from international policy to community health strategies, and you will have the opportunity to have your questions answered by our expert panel.

14 Oct 2009

Fraunhofer CSE opens new PV module laboratory

This afternoon, Fraunhofer USA, Inc.'s Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) officially opened its first laboratory, a PV module innovation facility at a high-profile ribbon-cutting ceremony headlined by German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth and Massachusetts Energy Secretary Bowles.

14 Oct 2009

Global food price increases are 'realistic possibility,' FAO says at high-level forum

There is a "realistic possibility" that the world could see a repeat of the 2007-2008 upsurge in food prices that "caused a sharp rise in the number of hungry people around the world," the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday at a forum of experts who are meeting in Rome through Tuesday, Reuters reports. "Food commodities prices are likely to stay high and volatile in the medium term," according to the FAO.

14 Oct 2009

Massive mismanagement leads to catastrophic decline in freshwater biodiversity

The world will miss its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, according to experts convening in Cape Town for a landmark conference devoted to biodiversity science.

13 Oct 2009

Public lecture at UC Riverside to focus on the evolutionary struggle for cancer

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Our evolutionary struggle with this disease is the focus of a free, public lecture at UC Riverside.

13 Oct 2009

Climate Change News and Research

Poor housing conditions can lead to chronic disease and premature death

Study sheds new light on threats to coral reproduction

Opinions: Obstetric fistula; malaria and climate change

Philadelphia coalition calls on U.S. Chamber President to end his campaign against health care reform

Obama woos small business to support health reform

Natural disasters in India, Philippines affect rice supply, could have global implications

Climate change and public health: only fives states have published public health response plans, says study

Study links urogenital birth defects with DDT

DDT exposure is associated with urogenital birth defects in newborn boys

Health reform triggers analysis of the lobbying 'revolving door,' spending reports

Opinion: Fighting world hunger; U.S. leadership on global issues

World Medical Association adopts climate change, task shifting resolutions

TV viewing has no significant impact on people's perceptions of global warming

Also in global health news: Street pharmacies; China health care; Hospital safety; African cardinals; Cells phones for health

Opinions: Fighting hunger; property ownership, trade key to Africa's development

Climate change and health policy: Expert panel to guide health professionals in the run-up to Copenhagen

Fraunhofer CSE opens new PV module laboratory

Global food price increases are 'realistic possibility,' FAO says at high-level forum

Massive mismanagement leads to catastrophic decline in freshwater biodiversity

Public lecture at UC Riverside to focus on the evolutionary struggle for cancer

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