]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/health Blog Articles Tagged with 'health' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154076?rsstype=tag&tag=health In the Global South, blood tests -- which require a lab, expensive evaluative equipment and/or the presence of a skilled technician -- are out of reach for the majority of the population. As advancements in disease awareness and disease treatment con... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154076?rsstype=tag&tag=health Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:07:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154082?rsstype=tag&tag=health It's hard to look forward to something as difficult and sad as Medicine Sans Frontieres top ten list of global humanitarian crises. I noted last year that this appears to be the season for top ten lists, and that these lists range from the positive ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/154082?rsstype=tag&tag=health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:24:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/150835?rsstype=tag&tag=health The world's developing countries are trying to avoid a huge projected toll from smoking.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/150835?rsstype=tag&tag=health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:17:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/150495?rsstype=tag&tag=health The EPA has issued the first-ever significant new use rule ( SNUR ) for a nanoparticle under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA ). Any companies that are currently manufacturing or importing carbon nanotubes (CNTs), or considering ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/150495?rsstype=tag&tag=health Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:06:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/150501?rsstype=tag&tag=health The Green Enterprise Unconference is a gathering of professionals leading social responsibility, sustainability or environmental concerns and social entrepreneurship programs in their organizations.It is inspired by the open space conference fo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/150501?rsstype=tag&tag=health Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:15:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/149548?rsstype=tag&tag=health Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes who works at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recent published on the subject of low dose radiation and the possibility that a form of vitamin D could be the key to protecting us from b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/149548?rsstype=tag&tag=health Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148766?rsstype=tag&tag=health A recent study offers hard evidence of something many of us have known for a long time: access to nature improves our health. According to the researchers' findings, as reported in this BBC article, the abundance of green space in a city can help pr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148766?rsstype=tag&tag=health Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:57:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148578?rsstype=tag&tag=health Saving Energy, Saving Lives1298's ambulances provide reliable 24x7 emergency medical service to the residents of Mumbai. Its business model uses a sliding price scale driven by ability to pay, which is determined by the kind of hospital to which pati... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148578?rsstype=tag&tag=health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/147588?rsstype=tag&tag=health Image: Everything is PermutatedFinally, proof that exercise is bad for your health: Yesterday, a jogger in Arizona discovered that exercise is not as good for you as people profess. During her regular run she was attacked by a rabid fox, who it turns... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/147588?rsstype=tag&tag=health Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:28:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/144570?rsstype=tag&tag=health It seems almost silly, but British researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have announced they have designed a room that they say gives its stressed out occupants a feeling of relief - if only for 15 minutes. Billed as the most relaxing room i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/144570?rsstype=tag&tag=health Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:24:39 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142810?rsstype=tag&tag=health photo: Pure YogaAs a huge yogi, my feeling is that yoga is supposed to bring you closer to Mother Earth. But as yoga has exploded in the West, you can't escape the over commercialization of even this sacred practice. But maybe that is soon to change.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142810?rsstype=tag&tag=health Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142377?rsstype=tag&tag=health photo: Pure YogaAs a huge yogi, my feeling is that yoga is supposed to bring you closer to Mother Earth. But as yoga has exploded in the West, you can't escape the over commercialization of even this sacred practice. But maybe that is soon to change.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142377?rsstype=tag&tag=health Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:22:31 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/140409?rsstype=tag&tag=health Every day, half a million school buses safely carry 24 million American children to school, field trips and athletic events.Unfortunately, most buses are powered by diesel engines that actually pollute the air inside the bus. Studies show the polluti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/140409?rsstype=tag&tag=health Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:16:35 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140199?rsstype=tag&tag=health Two physicians explain how the commons could be used to improve medical care.By David BollierFrom my reading of history, medical care was once a more intimate and ethical endeavor, a calling that involved a respectful communion between doctor and pat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140199?rsstype=tag&tag=health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:04:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140092?rsstype=tag&tag=health Reaching the nomadic communities who roam the arid and hot Sahel of Africa with vaccines has always posed an exceptional challenge to health workers, particularly because vaccines need to be refrigerated. (See past posts on the Ice Battery.) National... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140092?rsstype=tag&tag=health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:27:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/139304?rsstype=tag&tag=health Roberta Weiss, a nephrologist (kidney doctor) emailed to provide Sciencebase readers with some more background on melamine toxicity. Weiss suggests that, Probably acute renal failure resulting from cyanuric acid crystal formation in the kidneys of... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/139304?rsstype=tag&tag=health Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:00:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/139088?rsstype=tag&tag=health Welcome back my friends to the show that never endsWe're so glad you could attendCome inside! Come inside! Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression, Part 2 Welcome back to the Carnival of the Green, the weekly showcase of all th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/139088?rsstype=tag&tag=health Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:25:16 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136258?rsstype=tag&tag=health We have talked about it for years on TreeHugger- the possibility of workout equipment generating electricity instead of consuming it. Now the New York Times covers the subject, noting that: Of course, riding a real bike rather than driving a car save... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136258?rsstype=tag&tag=health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:25:02 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/132468?rsstype=tag&tag=health Airborne particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5) and black carbon, a marker for traffic exhaust fumes, can adversely affect the heart's ability to conduct electrical signals in people with serious coronary artery disease, according to... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/132468?rsstype=tag&tag=health Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:21:05 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/126413?rsstype=tag&tag=health (Screenshot from the film Snakes on a Plane)Is technology, made to better our lives, killing us? Kids have stopped playing on trees, and this isn't healthy, reported TreeHugger's Lloyd last week, citing a UK study that found more and more kids stayin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/126413?rsstype=tag&tag=health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:26:46 -0400