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Health workers urged to get on their bikes - Carlisle News & Star 29th October 2009
"HUNDREDS of health workers across Cumbria will be guaranteed changing rooms and somewhere to lock their bikes as part of a new Government drive to boost cycling."
Urban residents living near parks are healthier and less depressed - The Times 16th October 2009
"City dwellers living near parks are healthier and suffer fewer bouts of depression, a study has revealed.
The study was adjusted to take into account socio-economic background and found that the effect of green surroundings was greatest for people with low levels of education and income. "
Pledge to increase cycling levels in Liverpool by 10% over two years - Liverpool Daily Post 14th October 2009
"TRANSPORT leaders pledged to increase bike trips by 10% by April, 2011, as part of a plan to make Liverpool a “cycling city”.
The commitment was made at Merseyside Transport Partnership’s (MTP) third annual conference, at FACT, in Wood Street, yesterday."
Liverpool health and transport chiefs want 10% increase in bike use by April 2011 - Liverpool Echo 14th October 2009
"HEALTH and transport chiefs pledged to make Liverpool a “cycling city”.
Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Liverpool city council said they wanted to increase cycling levels in the city by 10% by April 2011.
They signed a formal agreement setting out their commitment to cycling, and invited others – such as businesses, universities, and cultural and sporting agencies – to join the alliance."
By 2050, 25m more children will go hungry as climate change leads to food crisis - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"Twenty-five million more children will go hungry by the middle of this century as climate change leads to food shortages and soaring prices for staples such as rice, wheat, maize and soya beans, a report says today."
Contraceptives can reduce impact of climate change says Lancet - Daily Telegraph 18th September 2009
Greater use of contraceptives could help reduce the global impact of climate change, according to medical journal The Lancet.
Doctors warn of global health catastrophe unless climate change is fixed - Daily Telegraph 16th September
A failure to tackle climate change will lead to a ''global health catastrophe'', leading doctors warned today.
Climate change will damage your health - The Independent 16th September 2009
Human society faces a global health catastrophe if climate change is not effectively tackled at the UN conference in Copenhagen in December, leading doctors from around the world warn today.
Tom Burke: The debate must focus on the human cost - The Independent 16th September 2009
Between 150 and 200 million people could be displaced by rising sea levels by 2050
Doctors warn on climate failure - BBC Health News 15th September 2009
Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will bring a "global health catastrophe", say 18 of the world's professional medical organisations.
Writing in The Lancet and the British Medical Journal, they urge doctors to "take a lead" on the climate issue.
Jane Dudman on how public bodies aim to reduce energy and save money - The Guardian 9th September 2009
The public bodies doing best at reducing energy consumption aim to recycle each penny saved
Urban green space is good for your health, claims researcher - The Times 9th September 2009
Urban green spaces are “essential to our wellbeing” and must be protected against a wave of “garden-grabbing” developers.
Ross Cameron, an environmental biologist at the University of Reading, said gardens had a range of social, physical, environmental and even psychological benefits and should be given the same protection as virgin countryside.
DNA tests used to pinpoint origin of pollution on bathing beaches - The Times 5th September 2009
Bathing water around Britain is being DNA tested in the first scheme to use forensic science techniques to identify precise sources of pollution.
Environment Agency inspectors are collecting samples of sea water and sending them to a laboratory where they are analysed using a process similar to that employed to catch sex offenders and other criminals. The aim is to identify the particular farm or sewage outlet where pollution came from and to take enforcement action against the individuals or companies responsible.
Patients' anger over eco-bulbs - The Independent 31st August 2009
The Government is putting its green credentials ahead of the health of Britons as old-fashioned and 100W lightbulbs are phased out under EU rules which come into force this week, campaigners have said.
Energy-saving lightbulbs which will replace the old-fashioned incandescent bulbs can trigger migraines, exacerbate skin conditions and lead to other serious health problems, they warned.
Phasing out 100W lightbulbs 'could damage health of Britons' - The Telegraph 31st August 2009
The Government is putting its green credentials ahead of the health of Britons as old-fashioned and 100W lightbulbs are phased out under EU rules which come into force this week, campaigners said.
Corby birth defect families vow to fight on - The Times 19th August 2009
Parents of children born with deformed hands and feet have vowed to fight on after their local council decided to appeal against a High Court ruling that it was to blame.
Corby Borough Council was found liable for negligence last month over the way it reclaimed the land at the site of a former British Steel plant between 1985 and 1999.
Corby council to appeal against toxic waste negligence judgment - The Guardian 19th August 2009
A council blamed for causing birth defects in children voted last night to appeal against a high court ruling which found it had been negligent in the redevelopment of a steelworks that exposed the children to toxic waste.
In a special public meeting Corby borough council agreed to a "twin-track approach" of lodging an appeal and mediation with the claimants and families involved.
Revolutionary care: Castro's doctors give hope to the children of Chernobyl - The Guardian 2nd July 2009
Young victims continue to receive treatment in Cuba two decades after Ukrainian nuclear disaster
Legacy of the Chernobyl disaster - The Guardian 2nd July 2009
Exposure to radiation in an incident like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ruins the health of several generations of people, not just those who lived in the vicinity at the time.
"The effects of Chernobyl on human health will continue for many years to come in the form of anything from an abnormal limb to an extremely severe cancer," explained Dr Tony Nicholson, the vice-president of the Royal College of Radiologists and dean of its clinical radiology faculty.
Giant compost heaps could be raising risk of skin and lung conditions for local people - Daily Mail 28th June 2009
Giant compost heaps used to recycle garden waste and leftover food could be harming the health of those living nearby, experts have warned.
Researchers fear the industrial-scale sites increase rates of asthma, respiratory infections and skin complaints among locals unless they are correctly regulated.
There are already nearly a hundred commercial composting facilities in the UK, handling more than 1.7million tons of waste per year.
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