Sentences with phrase «about human health effects»

Growing concerns about human health effects give rise to calls for labeling and alternatives.

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Rice and I were discussing the effects of technology on human health and how it has certainly helped — but what about animals?

Consumers purchase organic foods for different reasons, including concerns about the effects of conventional farming practices on the environment, human health, and animal welfare.

Concerns about possible health effects on humans from milk produced using rBGH have focused on 2 main issues.

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The event will feature medical, public health and human rights experts looking to offer an open and honest conversation about the effects of the virus in Africa and the current climate in our own communities, while providing facts about Ebola that can save lives.

But finding an alternate solution could take years, and some observers concerned about nuclear waste's effects on human health do not want to plunge ahead in the meantime.

In 2011, in response to growing public concern about the possible environmental and human health effects of fracking wastewater, Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection requested that the discharge of fracking fluids and other unconventional oil and gas wastewater into surface waters be prohibited from central water - treatment facilities that release high salinity effluents.

Because of the growing concerns about mercury exposure, Fernandez is leading a project at Wake Forest University in Winston - Salem, North Carolina, to study the metal's effects on human and environmental health in the Amazon.

She explains her concerns about the effects of GM foods on human health and the environment.

There are about 10 million of them in the human genome (often found in the DNA between genes), and most have no effect on health or development.

In an unpublished report to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the researchers say they found no acute or immediate impacts on human health, though they warn that the samples were small and that they could not say anything about possible long - term effects.

«While genetic modification of crops can introduce new beneficial traits into existing crops, the resulting products need to be tested for long - term health effects before making assumptions about their impact on human health,» said senior investigator Frances Sladek, a professor of cell biology and neuroscience at UC Riverside.

Science has repeatedly laid to rest claims about GMOs» adverse effects on human health.

Meanwhile questions persist about the environmental and human health effects of bamboo product manufacturing.

«Those results we think are important because they indicate that if we were to initiate a restricted diet in adult human beings, we would still get the beneficial effects without having to worry about this issue of growth retardation,» said John Richie, professor of public health sciences and pharmacology at Penn State Cancer Institute, who oversaw the review.

After learning about the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health, Oakland accountant Beth Terry began an experiment to see if she could live without buying any new plastic.

Despite concerns about the effect of these pesticides on humans, Frieden said they are safe when used as directed, and no short - term health problems have been reported.

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As our awareness continues to grow about the detrimental effects of animal foods on the human body, it has become evident that eating a plant foods diet is beneficial not only for non-human animals and the planet, but for human health as well.

Although more research is needed about the effects of chia seeds on heart health in humans, one study in rats found that eating chia seeds lowered blood triglyceride levels and boosted levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol (55).

It is our hope to help you gain more understanding of True Health by studying about the disease, what is it, what causes it, and most of all, its effect to the human body.

She educates about the health effects of wireless radiation, the impending cancer tsunami and PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic fields) that restore human health on the cellular level.

What about the effect of D.E. on overall human health?

Current data about health effects of dietary lectins, as consumed in cooked, baked, or extruded foods do not support negative health effects in humans.

The Pet Effect campaign aims to raise awareness about how pets make people healthier and how, by extension, veterinary professionals are key contributors to human health and to public health.

«The Pet Effect aims to put veterinarians at the center of the conversation with pet owners and potential pet owners about how human and pet health are connected,» said J. Michael McFarland, DVM, DABVP, Executive Director, Zoetis Petcare Marketing.

«The Pet Effect aims to put veterinarians at the center of the conversation with pet owners and potential pet owners about how human and pet health are connected.

The purpose of the Pet Effect is to raise awareness and encourage conversation about why pets make us healthier and happier, and how veterinarians — the professionals who help keep pets healthy — are also key contributors to human health and public health.

While advocating for the environment, he has become particularly concerned about the effects of mercury on human health.

On the other hand, despite the overwhelming evidence that global warming will transform the Earth's climate for centuries, with fearful consequences for human health and wellbeing (not to mention the survival of many species and ecosystems), the world can not agree to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions because of concerns about the effects on economic growth.

The letter begins «As you know, an overwhelming majority of climate scientists are convinced about the potentially serious adverse effects of human - induced climate change on human health, agriculture, and biodiversity.»

I know there have been surveys that aim to show the level of consensus on the existence of man - made climate change, but were climate scientists polled about «potentially serious adverse effects... on human health, agriculture and biodiversity»?

We wrote about a prime example of such a case of self - censorship earlier this year, when the Centers for Disease Control abruptly canceled a large conference on the human health effects of climate change.

This technical document underlines, through about 40 indicators, the consequences of observed and projected climatic changes, including an increased risk of floods and droughts, losses of biodiversity (marine, freshwater and terrestrial), adverse effects on human health, and damage to economic sectors.

We support educating the public and policymakers in government and industry about the harmful human health effects of global climate change, and about the immediate and long - term health benefits associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., heat - trapping pollution) and taking other preventive and protective measures that contribute to sustainability.

Similarly, it was no less a scientifically - enlightened organisation than the British Medical Association (BMA) who wrote, in 2004 that, «of all the available research is that there is very little potential for GM foods to cause harmful health effects», but that «research is still needed in key areas to allay remaining concern about the potential risks to human health and the environment».

The difference in training period is what grants pharmacists the knowledge about the ingredients of medications, effects on the human body, interactions among prescriptions, health regulations and ethics.