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Zika fears prompt 150 public health experts to call for olympics to be moved from Rio
2016-05-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: A group of 150 prominent scientists, doctors and medical ethicists have signed a letter calling for this summer's Olympic Games to be postponed or moved from Rio de Janeiro due to the ongoing Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. In a letter directed to World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan, the group said that new findings about the Zika virus should result in the games being moved or postponed to safeguard the thousands of athletes, staff and reporters scheduled to attend the games....
OSHA schedules meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
2016-05-26 19:45:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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World Animal Health Organisation Sets Out Action on Antibiotic Resistance
2016-05-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) this week presented its national delegates with its plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance, which is considered a major risk by the international community.
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Climate Change, Global Health Intimately Linked, UN Official Stresses
2016-05-24 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Global health hinges on drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a chief mover in the field of climate change told delegates Tuesday at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, praised the groundbreaking Paris Climate Change Agreement signed by 177 countries and likely to come into force in the next year or two. She says the deal is promising for both the climate and global health. "In...
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Western Canadian Swine Herd in Excellent Health
2016-05-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The Veterinary Council with the Canadian Pork Council says the state of health of the western Canadian swine herd has been excellent but veterinarians are reporting some typical seasonal disease challenges.
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