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- 295,000 US deaths may be prevented by 2030 with cuts to greenhouse gas Tue, 23 Feb 16, 3:00amNew paper finds that Americans who would otherwise die from lung cancer, heart attacks or respiratory diseases would be saved by reduction in air pollution
- The 116 things that can give you cancer – the full list Wed, 28 Oct 15, 6:00pmChimney sweeping, salted fish and fracking appear on list compiled by International Agency for Research on Cancer
- Climate change threatens 50 years of progress in global health, study says Tue, 23 Jun 15, 9:01amBut slashing fossil fuel use also presents greatest global opportunity to improve people’s health in 21st century, says Lancet and UCL commission
- Scientists Develop New Material That Could Cut Diesel’s Pollution By 45% Wed, 22 Aug 12, 5:20amA team of engineers has managed to identify a material that could reduce the amount of pollution produced by diesel fuel-powered vehicles by 45%. The new material comes from a family of minerals called oxides, and could...
- Chinese panic-buy salt over Japan nuclear threat Thu, 17 Mar 11, 11:06pmBeijing supermarkets have run out of salt after false rumours circulated that iodised salt can help ward off radiation poisoningWorried shoppers stripped stores of salt in Beijing, Shanghai and other parts of China on Thursday...