A report published in JAMA entitled “Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014” confirms air pollution increases childhood asthma incidence. “Conclusions and Relevance: Among children in Southern California, decreases in ambient nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 between 1993 and 2014 were significantly associated with lower asthma incidence.” “There’s been […]
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Air Quality And Asthma
Posted in children, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Also tagged air pollution, air pollution deaths, air quality, Asthma, climate change, costs, respiratory system
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Why “Fresh Air and Sunshine” is Dangerous
By Daniel Brouse Q: Do you know what are two of the most dangerous exposures for children and the elderly? A: Fresh air and sunshine. Either may be hazardous; however, when fresh air and sunshine are combined, the result can be extreme. On days like today, do not go out and play. The sun can […]
Posted in children, Education, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Medicine, Science, Society, Trees
Also tagged air quality, Asthma, breathing, Bucks County, Chester County, climate change, Delaware County, Environment and Green, Events and Happenings, global warming, harm, Health And Wellness, ill, lungs, Montgomery County PA, new jersey, ozone, ozone alert, Philadelphia, respiratory system, sickness, trees, Tropospheric Ozone
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GMO Rice Wins Humanitarian Award
by Daniel Brouse WASHINGTON, DC — Although social media is full of unsubstantiated claims about GMO’s, the truth is: there is no evidence that GMO’s are harmful. In fact, quite the contrary. For instance, there are specific breeds of tomatoes, potatoes and carrots being grown for their additional health benefits. Such a beneficial crop, Golden […]
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, health and wellness, Science
Also tagged benefits of GMO's, deaths, Economics, food, free trade, genetically modified organisms, GMO, GMO Rice, Golden Rice, humanitarian, Humanitarian Award, nutrition, Pacific Trade Partnership, trade agreement, vitamin A deficiency is the leading killer of children globally
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Bombing Of Tokyo
On March 10, 1945, the United States sent 334 B-29 bombers to raid Japan with 279 of the planes dropping 1,665 tons of bombs on Tokyo. Approximately 15.8 square miles of the city was destroyed and some 100,000 people are estimated to have died. Operation Meetinghouse — “The bombs were mostly the 500-pound E-46 cluster […]
Posted in History, War And Peace
Also tagged bombing, civilians, Operation Meetinghouse, U.S.
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Jesus Married With Kids
According to a press release in The Sunday Times of the United Kingdom, Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children: ‘Married’ Jesus found in British Library — A new book claims Jesus married Mary Magdalene, a theory that is also touched upon in the film The Last Temptation of Christ IT SOUNDS like The Da […]
Climate-related Health Risks
The World Health Organization calls for stronger action on climate-related health risks: “The evidence is overwhelming: climate change endangers human health,” says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General. “Solutions exist and we need to act decisively to change this trajectory.” Previously unrecognized health benefits could be realized from fast action to reduce climate change and its […]
Posted in Global Warming, health and wellness
Also tagged climate change, diseases, extreme weather, extreme weather events, food insecurity, global warming, health risks, impact of heat, infectious disease
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The Wife Of Jesus
A fragment of papyrus known as the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” caused a controversy when it was published by the Harvard Divinity School in 2012. Now, it has been tested and the study reports “the ink and papyrus are very likely ancient, and not a modern forgery.” The writing contains the phrases “Jesus said to […]
Rob Dickenson, Jim Littman and Michael Rast
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Also tagged Brandywine, Brandywine River, Chester County, children's music, Creek, family, free, fun, Jim Littman, Jimmy Littman, live music, Michael Rast, PA, Pennsylvania, Rob Dickenson
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Save Darfur
by Danielle Brouse The Darfur region is a drought-prone area of western Sudan. By area, Darfur is roughly the size of Texas and is divided into three states that had a collective population of approximately 6 million people before the crisis in Darfur began in 2003. The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality […]
Posted in children, Education, Government, Politics, War And Peace
Also tagged Africa, aid, civil war, Darfur, killing children, malitia, Sudan, war
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