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Vitamin E (ThirdAge)
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that fights damaging natural substances known as free radicals. It works in lipids (fats and oils), which makes it complementary to vitamin C, which fights free radicals dissolved in water.
Global Well-Being: Issues At Intersection Of Climate Change And Health (Medical News Today)
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine special issue on climate change (November 2008), was featured at the "Changing Climate … Changing People" conference in Los Angeles. Leading off the event is Guest Editor Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, speaking about the impacts of climate change on human health. "Climate change is a key public health challenge.
Ozone Layer Healing as Emissions Are Cut Back (Environment News Service)
, November 17, 2008 (ENS) - The emissions of ozone-depleting substances should have "a negligible effect on ozone in all regions beyond 2070," as long as governments continue to comply with the Montreal Protocol, according to a new assessment of the global ozone layer led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA.
Patheon And Senopsys Announce Alliance (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Patheon, a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical industry and Senopsys LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical services company, have formed an alliance to develop dose formulations which enhance palatability (taste) for drugs that are in development.
Rock and roll is shocking all over again (The Arizona Republic)
It's only rock and roll, but your MP3's earbuds can kill you -- if you use a pacemaker.
Waste disposal firm looks to grow (icWales)
WITH a turnover of £1m and plans to double that in the next two years or so, Seaport Environmental seems well placed to weather an economic storm.
A new scourge: Prescription drug abuse on the rise among teens (Elko Daily Free Press)
They're easier to get ahold of than virtually any other drug, and if abused they can be just as deadly.
Some choices to go with the turkey (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
If you're looking for a wine to complement your Thanksgiving meal that goes beyond a Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, then a Cru Beaujolais can fill the bill, or better, fill the glass.
City to pass drug laws (The Albany Herald)
Albany City Commissioners take on the products commonly sold to drug users and distributors. ALBANY — The Albany City Commission gave tentative approval Tuesday to an ordinance that will make it unlawful to sell, use or distribute drug paraphernalia in the city.
Issues at intersection of climate change and health impact global well-being (EurekAlert!)
( Elsevier Health Sciences ) The American Journal of Preventive Medicine special issue on climate change (November 2008), will be featured at the "Changing Climate... Changing People" conference today in Los Angeles. Leading off the event is Guest Editor Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H., speaking about the impacts of climate change on human health.
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