Sentences with phrase «human health problems in»

The failure of OSM to address these troublesome programmatic issues is particularly alarming given recent scientific studies that have documented the scale of the impacts to air and water quality, and the link between these impacts and human health problems in Appalachia.
As a result, a problem created largely by developed countries may lead to worsening human health problems in countries that are minor causes of climate change when ODA flows are applied to ghg emissions projects which largely benefit emitters in developed countries.

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There have been no known human health or environmental problems associated with the technology, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington.
he deliberately sought human experiences which (1) in their complexity were «true to life,» (2) that touched directly on problems of religion and mental health, and (3) that encouraged free and independent thinking.
If the problem of sustaining this human impetus does not trouble the theorists I have referred to, it is, I suppose, because they assume that cases of revulsion will be as exceptional in the future as they have been in the past — that a sufficient degree of physical health or euphoria will maintain vital pressure at a positive level, moderate but adequate, within the human mass.
World citizenship can be widely extended among all people through the application of the principles of mental health... the problem of world citizenship in relation to human survival needs to be formulated afresh in the light of new knowledge about aggressiveness in man, group tensions and resentments, race prejudices and nationalist sentiments and stereotypes.
St. Gregory says that the problem is not to be put in this way since it is not a matter of justice, but of a natural state of the health or illness of human nature.
Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.
In New Westminster's proclamation, explaining the decision to adopt a Meatless Monday, mayor Jonathan Coté wrote: «Overconsumption of meat, dairy and eggs is associated with many major environmental problems, including climate change, worsened human health outcomes and animal welfare concerns.»
In our society we all are concerned about high blood pressure (hypertension), as it is one of the serious health problems by which humans are suffering in this agIn our society we all are concerned about high blood pressure (hypertension), as it is one of the serious health problems by which humans are suffering in this agin this age.
The most comprehensive child care study conducted to date to determine how variations in child care are related to children's development, supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), found that the more hours children spend in child care, the higher the incidence of problem behavior and the greater its severity.
A longitudinal study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development concluded in 2007 that «although parenting was a stronger and more consistent predictor of children's development than early child ‐ care experience, higher quality care predicted higher vocabulary scores and more exposure to center care predicted more teacher ‐ reported externalizing problems.
I think that medicalized birth practices resulting in inter-generational deprivation of our basic human rights has been a major contributor epidemics of diabetes and obesity and mental health problems.
Indeed, many scientists would argue that recent research results tend to suggest that the public are right to be sceptical, both in terms of risks to human health, and increasing problems for farmers growing GM crops.
The only two manufacturers of human rabies vaccine approved for use in the U.S. have experienced production interruptions and other problems that could result in a shortage, health officials warn.
PFOS, or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, is related to PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, and has been linked to serious health problems in humans.
Further work is also being accomplished in assembling the Initiatives for a Stronger Community, the administration's Health & Human Services Plan that works with community partners in addressing poverty and other societal problems.
The pollutants also can be passed from mother to fetus and have been linked to serious health problems in humans and other animals.
Wasunna discusses proposed guidelines by a group of medical ethicists, human rights experts, and health practitioners, to address these problem in the medical profession.
But the episode makes epidemiologists fear there could be undiscovered milder cases of infection by the virus, perhaps in younger people with no additional health problems, allowing the MERS virus to evolve adaptations that will help it spread between humans.
In humans, a difference of only 0.2 pH units in the blood can lead to extreme health problemIn humans, a difference of only 0.2 pH units in the blood can lead to extreme health problemin the blood can lead to extreme health problems.
If the findings hold up in humans, they could help explain why people who work night shifts tend to be overweight and suffer health problems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the hottest environmental issues around — whether hormonelike pollutants are causing reproductive and other health problems in humans — got some attention today from the White House, which issued a rough sketch for a federal research strategy on the topic.
«This is a unique discovery of a botulinum neurotoxin in a bacterium that is both ubiquitous in animals and a serious problem in human health,» says Lebreton.
But boxed wine may have an environmental dark side: Some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain Bisphenol - A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that has been in use for four decades to strengthen plastic food containers and other items but recently has been linked to a range of human health problems.
The chemicals, considered hormone disruptors, have been linked to health effects in animal tests and some human studies, including altered male genitalia, attention and learning problems and asthma.
The human body takes up strontium, for example, as if it were calcium, which is why the radioactive form of the element can collect in teeth, nails and bones, causing serious health problems such as bone cancer.
Some of the contaminants have been linked to cancer, neurological damage and other health problems in humans.
Endocrine disrupters — pollutants that unbalance hormone systems — are known to harm fish, and there is growing evidence linking them to health problems in humans, including infertility and various cancers.
«Swirling, gusty winds in Earth's atmosphere affect problems at the nexus of landscape degradation, food security and epidemiological factors affecting human health,» Anderson said.
Exposure in humans can lead to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and other health problems.
I mean, it really helped us to figure that DDT was a problem for one, and pesticides in general were an issue that we need to think about in terms of human health and people are, you know, becoming increasingly aware even today of that issue.
In particulate form, as sulfates and nitrates, it gets lodged in the tiniest recesses of human lungs and causes major health problemIn particulate form, as sulfates and nitrates, it gets lodged in the tiniest recesses of human lungs and causes major health problemin the tiniest recesses of human lungs and causes major health problems.
The two biologists note in their paper that while applications of MCR offer potential solutions to important problems in health and human welfare, it could also pose serious potential risks in the wrong hands.
In the future, Chakraborty plans to continue to pursue her combined interests in computation and molecular biology in doctoral studies, where she hopes to address a fundamental problem pertinent to human healtIn the future, Chakraborty plans to continue to pursue her combined interests in computation and molecular biology in doctoral studies, where she hopes to address a fundamental problem pertinent to human healtin computation and molecular biology in doctoral studies, where she hopes to address a fundamental problem pertinent to human healtin doctoral studies, where she hopes to address a fundamental problem pertinent to human health.
It has numerous beneficial physiological and nutritional effects for humans; however, alterations in its bacterial composition have been linked to health problems including obesity and Crohn's disease.
Health improvement (allowing to post - pone / escape the diseases and thus live, healthier / disease - free longer, but not above human MLSP of around 122 years; thus these therapies do not affect epigenetic aging whatsoever, they are degenerative aging problems not regular healthy aging problem (except OncoSENS - only when you Already Have Cancer - which cancer increases epigenetic aging, but cancer removal thus does not change anything / makes no difference about what happens in the other cells / about what happens in the normal epigenetic «aging» course in Normal non-cancerous healthy cells) Although there is not such thing as «healthy aging» all aging in «unhealthy» (as seen from elders who are «healthy enough» who show much damage), it's just «tolerable / liveable» enough (in terms of damage accumulating) that it does not affect their quality of life (enough yet), that is «healthy aging»: ApoptoSENS - Clearing Senescent Cells (this will have great impact to reduce diseases, the largest one, since it's all inflammation fueled by the inflammation secretory phenotype (SASP) of these senescent cells) AmyloSENS - Dissolving the Plaques (this will allow humans to evade Alzheimer's, Parkinsons and general brain degenerescence, allowing quite a boost; making people much more easily reach the big 100 - since the brain is causal to how long we live; keeping brain amyloid - free and keeping our memories / neuron sharp / means longer LongTerm Potentiation - means longer brain function means longer heavy brain mass (gray matter / white matter retention seen in «sharp - witted» Centenarians who show are younger brain for their age), and both are correlated to MLSP).
«If we only study human DNA, we're going to miss answers to health problems that reside in pathways outside of our genes, which are actually vastly outnumbered by those in the microbiome.»
And it's only in recent years, when humans started living much longer, that we've realized just how many health problems wait down the line for someone with the inability to get rid of excess fat.
No «substantiated» evidence exists that genetically engineered crops have caused health problems in humans or damaged the environment, but it's too soon to be making broad statements, positive or negative, about laboratory - based manipulations of crop genomes, an elite panel of scientists concluded in a report Tuesday.
The ultimate goal of the Center is to promote interdisciplinary approaches that can break new ground on problems of central importance in both fundamental biology and applications in human health, agriculture, and the environment.
«Studies are already underway to determine whether astaxanthin's anti-inflammatory properties are beneficial in treatments for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes, and other human health problems
LA JOLLA — Rapid advances in the ability to grow cells, tissues and organs of one species within an organism of a different species offer an unprecedented opportunity for tackling longstanding scientific mysteries and addressing pressing human health problems, particularly the need for transplantable organs and tissues.
The FDA's stamp of approval isn't likely to reassure those who worry that excess hormones in the food supply are contributing to cancer, early puberty in girls, and other health problems in humans.
The good news: «There really isn't any definitive research that demonstrates that the histamines in wine cause human health problems,» Harbertson says.
There is also now abundant research that links BPA and phthalate exposure to such human health concerns as deformities of the male and female genitals; premature puberty in females; decreased sperm quality; and increases in breast and prostate cancers, infertility, miscarriages, obesity, type 2 diabetes, allergies and neurological problems, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
«To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System,» the Institute of Medicines 1999 seminal report that first brought to light the problem of medical mistakes, noted that up to 98,000 preventable deaths happen each year in hospitals.
But natural vitamin A found in liver is an extremely important nutrient for human health and does not cause problems except in extremely large amounts.
Air pollutants like ozone and nitrogen dioxide have been linked to a range of health problems in humans — from respiratory inflammation to cancer, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Some of the health problems caused in humans include hormonal imbalances, obesity, high cholesterol and many forms of cancer.
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