Climate change is what the people at the Pentagon like to call a “threat multiplier.” Warming takes existing dangers like political instability in developing nations, and amplifies them in ways that can be hard to predict — but which are rarely positive. That goes for human health too.
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NYC Bans Smoking in Parks, Beaches and Pedestrian Plazas
New York’s City Council voted last week to pass a law extending the city’s smoking ban to parks, beaches and public plazas where pedestrians congregate like in Times Square and Union Square.
System Failure: Countries Too Slow to Identify and Treat High Cholesterol
We know cardiovascular disease is a global killer but the numbers still have the power to shock. Heart and circulatory illnesses claim more than 17 million lives every year, almost half under the age of 60.
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Cigarette Warning Labels From Around the World
How do the FDA’s proposed new cigarette warning labels stack up against the graphic warnings already in use in other countries?
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In the Candy Store of iPhone Apps, Users Treat Health Apps Like Broccoli
The average American’s smartphone may be pretty dumb about health, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Cell Phones and Cancer: A Scientist’s Persuasive New Book
Dr. Devra Davis’s new book Disconnect — the result of an investigation into the data on cell phones and cancer, as well as the wireless industry’s efforts to stave off regulation — is convincing enough to give you pause …
Study We Didn’t Make Up: Health Reporters Are Better Journalists
We don’t like to toot our own horn over here at Healthland, but we’d be remiss not to bring you the latest in public-health research. According to a five-year University of Toronto review of Australian newspapers, health …
All Together Now: Eeeeuuuww!
Here’s a tip: If you ever use a public restroom at New York’s Penn Station, consider buying a hazmat suit first and decontaminating before you rejoin the world. Many commuters passing through the station — and the bathroom — …
Study: Cancer Deaths Decline in Europe, but New Cases Rise
As cancer treatment gets more sophisticated, a diagnosis no longer means a death sentence. But while dying of cancer is less likely, a European study finds that the rate of developing cancer is higher than ever.
The Daily Dose: Pill Popping, Hand Transplants and How Unemployment Makes You Sick
RxAmerica: Nearly half of all Americans have taken a prescription drug in the last month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center of Health Statistics. So what are we on?