Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
Credit: Tigchelaar et al./Environmental Research Letters The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on ...
Tag: Environmental Health
Ayurveda and yoga for COVID-19 prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2020--Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of ...
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020--A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in ...
Adsorbent material developed with PET bottles for the removal of antibiotics from water
High-purity organic ligand was extracted from PET waste bottles and used to develop a high-efficiency adsorbent. The material maintained its ...
Created for anthrax attacks, cold plasma air filter is being prepped to combat COVID-19
Drexel researchers develop technology to neutralize coronavirus in the airCredit: Drexel University For many Dragons and their fellow Philadelphians living ...
Social grooming factors influencing social media civility on COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that ...
Study describes cocktail of pharmaceuticals in waters in Bangladesh
Antifungals, antibiotics and other drugs were found in water in urban and rural areas, raising concerns about the spread of ...
Wind turbine noise affects dream sleep and perceived sleep restoration
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Wind turbine noise (WTN) influences people's perception of the restorative effects of sleep, and ...
Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- David Slusky keeps hearing the same comments from other parents who are isolating ...
UMD researchers find that incentive-based tariffs aren’t the way to control invasive pests
Researchers find that in order to see measurable impacts, tariffs would risk diplomacy and cost US consumers about $38 million ...
MDI Biological Laboratory-led program reveals high arsenic in well water
Levels in many Maine and New Hampshire wells exceed maximumCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — A program to ...
Soot may only be half the problem when it comes to cookstoves
Researchers find organic carbons are also absorbing light -- and likely harming people's healthCredit: Washington University in St. Louis A ...
Anesthesiologists on the front lines of treating surgical COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 14, 2020--A new study examined the knowledge and attitudes of ...
Intermountain Healthcare COVID-19 response teams to provide support to New York hospitals
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Hundreds of Intermountain Healthcare clinicians recently expressed interest in providing assistance to states facing major surges in ...
What are the environmental impacts of cancer drugs?
Credit: Christopher J. Malyniuk Chemotherapeutic drugs, also known as antineoplastic agents, that are prescribed to treat a range of cancer ...
The link between virus spillover, wildlife extinction and the environment
The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spilloverCredit: Christine K. Johnson, UC Davis As COVID-19 spreads across ...
Stanford researchers show how forest loss leads to spread of disease
Credit: Laura Bloomfield Viruses that jump from animals to people, like the one responsible for COVID-19, will likely become more ...
Successful online management of COVID-19 infection
Credit: May Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 6, 2020--A team of researchers in Wuhan, China have developed ...
Annual Review of Public Health uses Subscribe to Open to publish 2020 volume open access
Pilot OA program generates widespread support from institutional subscribersCredit: Annual Reviews Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews is pleased to announce that ...
Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance
University of Maryland and Hong Kong University study shows masks may limit the spread diseases including influenza, rhinoviruses and coronavirusesCredit: ...
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