October 2008
33 posts
[epidemiology, economics] link home foreclosures...
CIDRAP News Headlines Monday, September 29, 2008 Researchers link home foreclosures to West Nile virus outbreaks Some public health officials have feared that one of the many miseries of rising home foreclosureand the neglected water sources that followcould be rising rates of human West Nile virus infections, and now California researchers who studied surveillance data for the Bakersfield area...
September 2008
21 posts
[watsan. hygiene] Global Handwashing Day
https://www.handwashingforlife.com/global_handwashing_day Start: Oct 15 2008 - 12:00am End: Oct 15 2008 - 11:59pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-6 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared October 15th as Global Handwashing Day. read more http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/global-handwashing-day-15-october-2008/ http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging,...
“What do you see??? Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri,...”
– Brutal Honesty: Parsing the interview | AndrewHalcro.com
[climate, fish] Cold Water Rings Dinner Bell for...
Cold Water Rings Dinner Bell for West Coast Salmon from the San Diego Union-Tribune (Registration Required) A federal oceanographer says a flip-flop in atmospheric conditions is creating a feast for salmon and other sea life off the West Coast, reversing a trend that contributed to a virtual shutdown of West Coast salmon fishing this summer. Bill Peterson of NOAA Fisheries in Newport, Ore., said...
[environment] Pebble Mine
“Here’s background reading for anyone keeping up with Pebble Mine. Jack Caldwell is a retired civil engineer who grew up with mining parents and grandparents in South Africa. He has a thoughtful blog post at I think mining, taking a close and personally informed look at Anglo American and its interests in Zimbabwe and Alaska. The investment in Alaska strikes me as a hearkening back to...
[fish, environment] Adult Women's Blood Mercury...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ehpinpress/~3/374479529/abstract.html Mahaffey KR, Clickner RP, Jeffries RA. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11674. [Online 25 August 2008] http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK teachers Biocultural Science & Management A Little Red Hen [a blog by Naomi Dagen Bloom] O’Folks, off their rocker [a blog...
[medical, evolution] Very few medical schools...
“Very few medical schools teach anything about evolution,” said Varki. “Doctors are taught how to care for a single species but nothing about the origin of that species.” It’s a real problem, he said - one that affects actual medical care today. “Evolutionary knowledge has practical implications. It affects how you treat specific diseases. You hear some...
[h5n1, bird flu] A Single Universal Vaccine for...
A Single Universal Vaccine for the Flu? from Scientific American … For the past three decades, researchers and health workers have engaged in a … battle against one of the most cunning viruses to afflict humanity and much of the animal world: the dread influenza virus. This pathogen … continuously changes the appearance of … the proteins on its coat so that immune systems...
[health] World AIDS Day Map
Fwd: The Scout Report — September 5, 2008 1. World AIDS Day Map [Macromedia Flash Player] http://vis.creatify.com/ Created by Lex Talkington Design, Inc. this visually stimulating and engaging website takes visitors into the AIDS pandemic and how it has affected children throughout the developing world. After a brief introduction, visitors will be presented with a rotating series of...
“Another from England (03:37:02) : If they had to keep Palin in a hotel room...”
– Palin Leaves Campaign Trail. Flees North. « Mudflats
“> Sarah Palin’s real soul mate (Salon.com) That would be George. W....”
– Alaska Newsreader: Alaska Newsreader | adn.com
[Palin, energy, erosion] Answer to energy needs:...
Answer to energy needs: “Drill, baby, drill!” Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA One of the climate-related questions Alaska’s senators are facing is what to do for villages like Shishmaref, which are suffering coastal erosion. … http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/147897.asp http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK...
“Grading Palin’s Speech: A It was a great night for Alaskans as Governor...”
– Grading Palin’s Speech: A | AndrewHalcro.com
“Blurring of journalism lines in Palin story hurts public September 4 2008...”
– Blurring of journalism lines in Palin story hurts public - Los Angeles Times
[teaching] Sigma Xi SCIENCE IN THE NEWS CELEBRATES...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY This year marks the 10th anniversary of Science in the News, Sigma Xi’s free daily and weekly e-newsletters that provide concise roundups of science and technology news from the mainstream media. Each weekday, we survey more than 30 media outlets to select 10 top news items for the daily e-mail bulletin. The weekly version presents highlights...
[energy, environment, Palin] ten reasons for...
A lot of Alaska’s government and economy rides on the price of oil which will be affected by what happens in Russia. mpb http://benmuse.typepad.com/arctic_economics/2008/09/anders-aslunds-ten-reasons-for-thinking-the-russian-economy-will-falter.html Åslund, of the Peterson Institute, in today’s Moscow Times: 10 Reasons Why the Economy Will Falter: 1. Internationally, one of the...
[climate change, Palin too] Help Minimize the...
From: Catherine_Pearson AT fws.gov Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:12:34 -0800 For Immediate Release September 2, 2008 Contact : Joel Garlich-Miller (907) 786-3820 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is requesting your support and cooperation in minimizing disturbances to walrus herds along the Chukchi Sea coast. Walruses usually âhaul outâ onto sea ice to rest between feeding...
“Bristol Palin, Just a Girl From Alaska * September 1, 2008 – 5:48 pm...”
– Bristol Palin, Just a Girl From Alaska « JUST A GIRL FROM HOMER
[mining, environment] Kuskokwim
Mantra to Acquire 100% Interest in Ambler VMS Deposit and … MarketWatch - USA The Tintina prospects consist of several claim blocks staked on reconnaissance geochemistry and geophysics in the Kuskokwim region of southwest Alaska south … http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mantra-acquire-100-interest-ambler/story.aspx?guid=%7B2399B7E4-815F-4CAA-8C6B-35FC12FD9EC4%7D&dist=hppr ...
[aging] Respect for the Aged Day
Grandparents’ Days or Respect for the Aged Day October 1 International September 23 UK Sept. 10 US Grandparents Day (first Sunday after Labor Day) Third Monday of September - Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro-no-hi), Japan (September 18, 2006) http://theelderlies.wordpress.com/2006/09/07/respect-aged-day/ http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK teachers ...
[health] International Clean Hands Week 2008
Announced by the Clean Hands Coalition, http://www.cleanhandscoalition.org/members.htm the week of September 21st-27th is this year’s official International Clean Hands Week. Heads up for— https://www.handwashingforlife.com/global_handwashing_day Start: Oct 15 2008 - 12:00am End: Oct 15 2008 - 11:59pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-6 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared...
