The leaves and seeds of moringa may protect against some of the effects of arsenic toxicity, which is especially important in light of news that common staple foods, such as rice, may be contaminated.13 Contamination of ground water by arsenic has also become a cause of
global public health concern, and one study revealed: 14
University of Michigan Medical School researchers have identified bacterial genes that help the infections spread, providing a potential new target for treating UTIs,
a global public health concern mostly affecting women.
Not exact matches
The G20, which met in China in early September, included
concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a serious threat to
public health, growth, and
global economic stability.»
U.S. - Iranian research teams have collaborated to address serious
global concerns, such as
public health, climate change, biodiversity, earthquake management, and water and sanitation.
The Zika virus has been declared a
public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated global response is n
health emergency of international
concern by the World
Health Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated global response is n
Health Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated
global response is needed.
People around the world were already living longer than ever before, thanks to advances in
public health, and
concern about
global population growth had reached a feverish pitch.
The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World
Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to declare a
Public Health Emergency of International
Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that pose a
global threat.
Aside from its impact on sea levels, weather and the economy, researchers say climate change is also an urgent
public health concern, a matter that has been largely left out of the
global climate conversation until recently.
Hayes is interested in the impact of chemical contaminants on environmental
health and
public health, with a specific interest in the role of pesticides in
global amphibian declines and environmental justice
concerns associated with targeted exposure of racial and ethnic minorities to endocrine disruptors and the role that exposure plays in
health care disparities.
Antimicrobial resistance posed by superbugs has been a major
public health issue of
global concern.
Now in its fifth year, Light It Up Blue is a
global initiative by Autism Speaks — the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization — that encourages «iconic landmarks» to help raise awareness about the growing
public health concern that is autism...
In fact, it has become such a
concerning issue that the World
Health Organization (WHO) regards childhood obesity as one of the most serious global public health challenges for the 21st ce
Health Organization (WHO) regards childhood obesity as one of the most serious
global public health challenges for the 21st ce
health challenges for the 21st century.
While Ebola fortunately is unlikely to become a
global pandemic (due to Ebola's infection pathway, which requires direct contact with bodily fluids, and the risk - minimizing
public health advances in many parts of the world), we can harness the
concern from the
global community about Ebola's potential spread to have a constructive dialogue about preventing future outbreaks.
That's particularly important for those
concerned about the impacts the
global coal industry has on our
health and environment because Germany is currently the third largest source of international
public financing for coal.
It could be due to a range of factors, the scientists say, from «a well - financed opposition» to the Cape Wind project on Cape Cod, to increasing
public awareness and
concern about changing climate and «
global warming,» to
health impacts and the recent electricity rate hikes in Delaware.
«The report found that the Russian - sponsored news agency RT (formerly Russia Today) «r [an] anti-fracking programing, highlighting environmental issues and the impacts on
public health,» which «is likely reflective of the Russian Government's
concern about the impact of fracking and the U.S. natural gas production on the
global energy market and the potential challenges to [Russian energy companies»] profitability.
According to the report's sponsors, this kind of comparative analysis is useful for policymakers considering regulatory approaches;
public interest organizations
concerned about
public health and consumer costs; and financial analysts and investors assessing company risk exposure as
global warming emission limits in the U.S. gain more momentum.
The need to limit
global warming is urgent, according to two experts from the Harvard Medical School and Duke University speaking for the nonprofit Civil Society Institute, who expressed their
concern earlier this month that droughts fueled by unchecked
global warming would touch off more wildfires and a rise in related
public health problems.
These numbers could suggest that when the issue of
global warming is discussed in an environmental /
public health framework, people are more likely to access their feelings of
concern about potential impacts on
public welfare, and may consider the issue outside of a political framework.