A simpler technique for testing public drinking water samples for the presence of the radioactive element radium can dramatically reduce the amount of time required to conduct the sampling required by federal regulations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved use of the new testing method.
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Streams, lakes, and bays may soon be cleaner thanks to an innovative approach to managing stormwater runoff being developed at Virginia Tech and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).A novel software application will help engineers and planners select the most efficient and site specific methods -- called "Best Management Practices" (BMPs) -- of controlling the amount of pollutants that enter the receiving waters through stormwater runoff.
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Eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables is one way doctors recommend to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But what if every time certain fruits and vegetables are eaten, one develops a sore throat, swollen tongue, itchy mouth, or itchy lips? Joseph R. Perez, M.D., a board-certified allergist and immunologist in Houston, Texas (http://www.aachou.
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The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently received a $98,266 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to educate and engage public health and environmental health organizations around critical farm and food policies. From June 1 through Dec. 31, the grant will allow APHA to increase the public and environmental health communities' roles in understanding, developing and supporting farm and food policies.
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More than 2.2 million school-age children have life-threatening food allergies and that number is expected to rise according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. For these children, heading back-to-school can spell increased risks unless prepared. "Parents of food allergic children have to take an extra step when their children are in a school environment, but this is a topic that everyone should be aware of.
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Phadia US Inc. announced that The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) has issued an update on selected topics in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Information in the guidelines reported that allergies have emerged as one of the most important factors in the development, persistence and potential severity of asthma and that allergy testing is necessary to educate patients about allergen avoidance and symptom control.
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Antonio Puerta, 22, who played football for Sevilla and Spain, has died after having a heart attack during Sevilla's match against Getafe. During the first half of the match he collapsed as he was running back towards his goal - medics were seen preventing him from swallowing his tongue, but he did manage to walk off the pitch. It was not long before he collapsed again in the changing rooms and had to receive cardiac resuscitation before being rushed to the Virgen del Rocio hospital.
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Twenty-two years of dedicated research has finally resulted in success: In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a British team headed by Steven V. Ley at the University of Cambridge reports the first synthesis of azadirachtin, a natural compound that stops predatory insects from feeding.Plants have a variety of defense mechanisms to deter insect attack. Investigation of these mechanisms often allows researchers to discover molecules with interesting biological properties.
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Yesterday in Vanagari, U.S. Consul General David T. Hopper inaugurated a multiservice center and a water treatment plant to help the tsunami affected community.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hopper said: "We believe that the multiservice center and the water treatment plant will improve the quality of life for the community.
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BVA President David Catlow last thursday welcomed Defra's publication of a revised Bluetongue disease control policy for the UK. "Given this year's re-emergence of Bluetongue in Northern Europe, we welcome the publication of the revised control policy" he said "particularly given that it has been produced by government and industry working in partnership.
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