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Did the 2008 Wenchuan quake strike because China filled a reservoir?
Fill a reservoir behind a new dam, and, oops, you trigger an earthquake nearby not long after the lake is topped off. Now, a team of researchers suggest that this could well be what happened in China’s Sichuan Province in May 2008. Christian Science Monitor. 21 November 2009.
China mine explosion kills 37; scores trapped.
The deadly gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, trapping another 82 nearly a third of a mile under ground, authorities said. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Children starve in parched southern Madagascar.
As temperatures rise due to climate change, drought, crop failure and deforestation have combined to create a crisis of malnutrition in Madagascar. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
Regreening Africa.
No matter what happens at Copenhagen or beyond, the world is locked in to decades of temperature rise and the associated climate impacts: deeper droughts, fiercer floods, more pests. How populations in the global South adapt to these changes will help decide whether millions of people live or die. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Westlands irrigation district wields major clout in California water wars.
Westlands Water District, the country's largest federal irrigation district, represents just 600 San Joaquin Valley farmers, but Westlands is no hayseed at any bargaining table. Fresno Bee, California. 21 November 2009.
Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually.
After decades of focus on the upside of cancer screening, public health experts are increasingly reevaluating the wisdom of administering routine cancer screening tests to millions of asymptomatic people. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
Signs that swine flu has peaked.
Flu activity is coming down in all regions of the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, though it is still rising in Hawaii, Maine and some isolated areas. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Gene silencing predicted to improve drug manufacturing.
The burgeoning science of RNA interference, touted as the next frontier in pharmaceutical treatment, is now being directed at increasing the efficiency of drug manufacturing processes. Nature. 21 November 2009.
The myth of the mammogram.
Many American women are resolutely rejecting the new mammogram recommendations, despite mixed reaction in the medical community. Newsweek. 21 November 2009.
Funeral workers risk cancer from formaldehyde.
Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Norway says found H1N1 mutation in flu fatalities.
Norwegian health authorities said on Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected. Reuters Health. 21 November 2009.
Worst case H1N1 may cut UK economy by 4.3%.
A severe H1N1 flu pandemic could cost the UK economy 72 billion pounds ($121 billion), British scientists said on Friday, but advised against closing schools even if the current mild pandemic takes a turn for the worse. Reuters Health. 21 November 2009.
Did US make a swine flu mistake?
As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an immune booster called an adjuvant. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu strain found in North Carolina.
Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of H1N1, or swine flu, that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups.
hina has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
When solving H1N1, flu facts are in short supply.
The flu returns every season and the world periodically experiences catastrophic pandemics, but epidemiologists still do not understand why some strains evolve to infect people and others do not. Newsweek. 21 November 2009.
H1N1 flu spreading east, peaking in some areas.
The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. Reuters Health. 21 November 2009.
In Ukraine, much panic and politicking over H1N1 virus.
One night at the height of the panic over what people here call the California flu, Ukraine's prime minister rushed to the airport to greet a shipment of Tamiflu as if it were a foreign dignitary. Washington Post. 21 November 2009.
Middle East coastline faces devastation if climate warms by a single degree.
Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world. Beirut Daily Star, Lebanon. 21 November 2009.
Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists.
Climate change sceptics allege the emails provide "smoking gun" evidence that some of the climatologists colluded in manipulating data to support the widely held view that climate change is real, and is being largely caused by the actions of mankind. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 21 November 2009.
Gales, storms leave 7 dead.
Seven people died in strong winds and heavy rain that lashed KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Roads and rivers were flooded, vehicles were swept away, walls collapsed, cars collided and roofs were blown off. Durban Mercury, South Africa. 21 November 2009.
New mine-safety director to target causes of black-lung disease.
The nation's new top mine-safety regulator plans to move quickly on a plan to lower coal miners' exposure to dust that can cause crippling black-lung disease. Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky. 21 November 2009.
New rules coming on coal-dust exposure.
New regulations to reduce miners’ exposure to coal dust will be proposed within a couple of weeks, according to the nation’s top mine regulator. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. 21 November 2009.
Right response on public water.
We're glad to see the Health Department moving to eliminate the danger from untreated drinking water systems. Denver Post, Colorado. Editorial, 21 November 2009.
Drowning in the Garden of Eden.
An underwater cabinet meeting in the island nation of Maldives may seem amusing, but it underscores the danger facing low-lying lands all over the world, from Venice to Hawaii, the Netherlands to New Zealand, London to Manhattan. Washington Post. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Is protecting consumers from uncooked oysters a rotten plan?
Coming down on the oyster is kind of an odd move for FDA to be making in the context of much larger food-safety issues that haven't been addressed. Slate. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Hunger in our land of plenty.
It's a sin that it not only exists but is actually increasing in the richest nation on Earth. Tens of millions of Americans are unable to feed their families. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. Opinion, 21 November 2009.
Harvard finds kidney stones, malaria among global-warming risks.
Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School said. Bloomberg News. 20 November 2009.
Culture clash in medicine.
Two new recommendations, calling for delaying the start and reducing the frequency of screening for breast and cervical cancer, have been met with anger and confusion from some corners, not to mention a measure of political posturing. New York Times. 20 November 2009.
The mammogram storm: Benefits vs. risks.
Common sense tells women that while mammography is an imperfect defense against a disease that will kill 40,000 of them this year, it's better than nothing. No wonder new breast-cancer screening guidelines issued this week went over with a thud. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009.
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