Make sure broccoli is a definite in your five-a-day intake
Studies have shown a substance in broccoli has cancer-preventing ability – read on to find out how much broccoli you should be eating…
Feeding the world – another way….
How to feed more people in the same sized world has been an issue for a few decades now, the green revolution of pesticides and intensive breeding got the world over a hurdle after WW2 and now people are wondering how to improve again – will GM have the answer? Is it just economics that…
Tea … will a cuppa see you through novel H1N1 influenza?
Still popularly known as swine flu here in the UK, the novel pandemic H1N1 influenza makes you feel really ill even if you experience the "mild" form. On a BBC radio 5 program in the first week of July, controversy arose over a recommendation to drink lots of fluids and to avoid tea… because it…
Flu panic in Argentina
A CABI sales colleague now in Argentina reported on June 30th that meetings had been cancelled, ministers were resigning and hospitals & schools faced closure, all through the fear of the novel H1N1 influenza pandemic the entire world is now experiencing. The Argentine Post points out that Argentina is now entering its winter, and that…
Is the Great Barrier Reef on Death Row?
An extract from the public presentation, by Prof. J.E.N. Veron, with an introduction by Sir David Attenborough, which took place Monday afternoon at the Royal Society, London. I attended the presentation, which was followed by a summary of a statement produced by the technical expert workshop held in the morning. Above is a photo I…
The Coral Reef Crisis: addressing the threats of global warming and ocean acidification
A public presentation at the Royal Society, with introduction by Sir David Attenborough. Read on to find out the details.
How large is your country’s footprint? – The Carbon Footprint of Nations
A new study on greenhouse gas emissions associated with a nation’s consumption shows that high wealth seems to always result in high emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. In a paper entitled ‘Carbon footprint of nations: a global trade-linked analysis’, Edgar Hertwich and Glen Peters investigated the carbon footprint for food, shelter,…
“climate refugees”– millions of people might become one this century
Defined as ‘people who have to leave their habitats, immediately or in the near future, because of sudden or gradual alterations in their natural environment related to at least one of three impacts of climate change: sea-level rise, extreme weather events, and drought and water scarcity’, read on to find out more about 'climate refugees'…
“climate refugees” – millions of people might become one this century
Defined as ‘people who have to leave their habitats, immediately or in the near future, because of sudden or gradual alterations in their natural environment related to at least one of three impacts of climate change: sea-level rise, extreme weather events, and drought and water scarcity’, read on to find out more about 'climate refugees'…
Flu – avoid the aspirin
I wouldn't usually visit a doctor for flu treatment I'd just suffer at home with the cold remedies and/or over-the-counter fever reducing drugs. I guess a lot of people will be doing that in the near future, but make sure you are using the right drugs….