Topic: Nature and the Environment
Tuna, tuskers, tigers headline wildlife trade meet
AFP Global Edition
Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday in opening a 13-day meeting. The 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), convening for the first time in the ...
Contribute To The Planet By Making A Green Move
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Absolutely without question it just seems that we tend to collect a lot of us., and our lives also create a law to waste. This fact is never more obvious than when you are packing up all of your closets and cupboards and drawers getting ready for a big move ...
Medicare Study Demonstrates Link Between Air Pollution and Disease in the Elderly
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A study of more than 11.5 million Medicare patients aged over 65 has concluded that even short-term exposure to fine particle air pollution significantly increases the risk of contracting cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The study was conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, itself a department within ...
Air Pollution Linked to Increased Costs and Medical Care for the Elderly
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A new study has demonstrated the strong correlation between air pollution and air quality and the level of costs incurred in by elderly patients seeking medical attention. The study took in millions of Medicare records of both in- and out-patients between 1989 and 1991 ? all the patients were white and ...
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