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Air pollution below EPA standards linked with higher death rate
2015-06-04 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. It is the first study to examine the effect of soot particles in the air in the entire population of a region, including rural areas. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set...
Takata to stop using volatile chemical linked to air bag ruptures
2015-06-01 20:14:46| Automakers - Topix.net
Takata Corp has told U.S. safety regulators it will no longer use a volatile chemical in its air bag inflators, which have been linked to six deaths since 2008. The Japanese supplier is at the center of a global recall of tens of millions of cars for potentially deadly air bag inflators that could deploy with too much force and spray metal fragments inside vehicles.
Rapid Arctic ice loss linked extreme weather changes in Europe and US
2015-06-01 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The string of massive snowstorms and bone-chilling cold on the US east coast, as well as flooding in Britain and record temperatures in Europe, are linked to rapid ice loss in the Arctic, new research appears to confirm. While the rapidly-thawing Arctic cannot be held responsible for specific weather events like the snowmageddon in 2009, Hurricane Sandy, or European heatwaves, researchers at Rutgers university said it appears to be a prime reason why the polar jet stream a ribbon of winds...
StriVectin has linked up with mySkin
2015-06-01 07:00:00| Happi Breaking News
FBI investigating hysterectomy device linked to uterine cancer
2015-05-28 12:51:41| Food - Topix.net
The FBI is investigating a surgical device that was found to spread cancer in women, including looking into what the largest manufacturer of it, Johnson & Johnson, knew about the tool's hazards before pulling it off the market last year, according to people who have been interviewed by the agency. It is unclear what stage the inquiry is in.
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