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A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (p 587)
Issue 23 August 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 22 August 2003. This week's editorial comments on the new energy bill that will increase US domestic energy supply, concluding that the bill's implications for increased energy consumption rather than conservation is 'a step backwards for health'. The US is responsible for 23% of all... view more... (2003-08-20)
University index measures communities' safety
28 July 2003 While debate rages every time new crime figures are issued, a University of York researcher has created the 'York Index of Public Safety', which can tell people how safe they are according to where they live. The Index, which measures six critical factors, may also provide a guide to the desirability of an area and its house prices.... view more... (2003-07-29)
Bullying can lead to emotional problems, especially in girls
A history of bullying predicts the onset of anxiety or depressive symptoms, especially in young teenage girls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Over 2,600 secondary school students in Victoria, Australia were surveyed about bullying, twice in year 8 (aged 13 years) and 12 months later, at the end of year 9. Students were classified as victimised... view more... (2001-08-29)
Dingo's Mother A Chinese Domesticated Dog
The Australian dingo descends from domesticated dogs that people from Southeast Asia brought with them to Australia some 5,000 years ago. Genetic studies indicate that it is probably a matter of a single occasion and a very small number of dogs. The story begins when a few domestic dogs originally originating from East Asia, jump ashore from a... view more... (2004-08-06)
Disclosing violence to primary care or obestetrics/gynecology physicians most beneficial
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that patients who disclose intimate partner violence (IPV) to their clinicians of any type did not experience serious harm. view more (2008-07-07)
New environmental research lab helps get more out of waste
A new London research laboratory developing fresh solutions to the perpetual problems of how best to get rid of our waste has reopened its doors today after a UKP1.5 million facelift. Researchers based in the new Roger Perry Environmental Engineering laboratory at Imperial College are behind a number of innovative new waste reclaim and reuse... view more... (2002-03-27)
Cultures of Consumption
The AHRB and ESRC are co-funding a major multi-disciplinary research programme on Cultures of Consumption. This five year programme aims to deepen our understanding of consumption and consumers by exploring the dynamics of consumer cultures, past and present, and by highlighting political, economic and cultural implications for the future. The... view more... (2003-06-13)
Childcare provision is not geared to realities of modern working life
For most of the growing number of women who go out to work, organising childcare for young children is a highly complicated process in which the slightest disruption is likely to cause a crisis, according to new research sponsored by the ESRC. view more (2005-01-20)
Academy cautious over Energy White Paper
The Royal Academy of Engineering's Vice President, Mr Phil Ruffles FREng, today welcomed the publication of the Energy White Paper but cautioned that the targets for renewables, reduction in emissions and energy efficiency were all economically and technologically demanding. The Academy has been on record previously pointing out the immense... view more... (2003-02-24)
A molecule impedes the destruction of the 'Brucella' bacteria
Research carried out with the participation of the University of Navarra has shown how a determinate molecule helps an important pathogen, Brucella abortus, escape destruction within the cells charged with eliminating infectious agents (macrophages). view more (2005-06-15)
Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges
SNM recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies-pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in the United States-to assess, anecdotally, the impact of the worldwide medical isotope shortage. view more (2009-09-09)
Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated
Someone in the developing world - particularly in rural Africa - dies from a rabid dog bite every 10 minutes. view more (2009-03-13)
Teenage depression can be enduring, but is more often short-lived
Teenage depression is widespread and can become a life-long illness, but is more often transitory, said UCLA Psychology Professor Constance Hammen, who will discuss her research at an invited address May 27 at the American Psychological Society's annual convention in Los Angeles. view more (2005-05-27)
Exile Groups Should Not be Excluded from Political Dialogue
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.001 HRS SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2002 Members of exile movements are less likely to modify their aims and strategies if they are refused access to dialogue with the political establishment in their host country, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council at the London School of... view more... (2002-10-21)
Even occasional use of spray cleaners may cause asthma in adults
Using household cleaning sprays and air fresheners as little as once a week can raise the risk of developing asthma in adults, say researchers in Europe. view more (2007-10-12)
New archaeological findings on political power in Peru
A team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the University of Almería has completed its second part of the "Proyecto La Puntilla", an archaeological expedition to the Peruvian province of Nazca, where last year it discovered a new type of construction. view more (2007-03-23)
Extracting Metal from the Sea â€" the Environmentally Friendly Way
A novel method that uses bacteria to mine valuable minerals from the ocean has been developed. Nodules collected from the Indian Ocean seabed can be treated to extract scarce land-based minerals in an environmentally sound way, says research published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. Using the marine species Bacillus M1,... view more... (2004-04-02)
No strong link seen between violent video games and aggression
Results from the first long-term study of online videogame playing may be surprising. Contrary to popular opinion and most previous research, the new study found that players' "robust exposure" to a highly violent online game did not cause any substantial real-world aggression. view more (2005-08-12)
Easy to use emergency mobile device for people at risk
Mobile phones can save lives in emergencies, but are not widely used among those considered to be most at risk: elderly people and sufferers of age-related and chronic diseases. view more (2006-04-21)
Are older women better in bed?
We all dream that when we are older we will be free to sleep as much as we want. But for many women life doesn't work out that way according to new research by Dr Jenny Hislop of the University of Surrey. view more (2005-03-07)
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