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The latest Health Environment and Sustainability News articles for residents and businesses of Australia from National and International resources.
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Dr Kaseba hears how HPV vaccine fights cervical cancer - Zambia Daily Mail |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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THE HPV vaccine against cervical cancer has helped to reduce cancer cases by 60 to70 percent in the Netherlands, First Lady Christine Kaseba and her delegation heard from a professor at Radboud University Medical Centre (UMC) here....
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NSW baby died after 'rapid deterioration' - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Staff at Sydney Children's Hospital battled to save a month-old baby's life after a small amount of fluid was found on his chest and his health rapidly deteriorated. Joshua Elliott died in an intensive care ward at the hospital during the early hours ....
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Major international event focuses on responses to global sustainability challenges - News - Medical.net |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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The forthcoming Planet under Pressure conference (London, UK, March 26-29) is a major international event focusing on responses to global sustainability challenges. Some 2500+ leading thinkers in a wide range of global change research areas will ....
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Kasich: Drilling policies protect environment - Parkersburg News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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He said policies are being developed in Ohio to protect the environment but that also recognize the need for independence from foreign energy. 'We have to do all those things, but we cannot let our fears outweigh the potential,' he said....
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Party drug to be banned in WA - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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The chemical compound, similar to the recreational drug MDMA or 'ecstasy', has been a controlled substance in Australia since 2010, and will be be banned Australia-wide by the Therapeutic Goods Administration from May 1. MDPV will be classified an ....
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EU environment chief vows 'concrete results' at Rio20 - EurActiv |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Environment Commissioner Janez Poto nik said yesterday (7 February) that the EU would push for firm international commitments on sustainable growth at an upcoming UN conference in Rio de Janeiro, saying 'a day will not pass by' without the EU pressing ....
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Sun lovers avoid sunscreen over fear of nanoparticles - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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SUN lovers may be raising their risk of skin cancer by avoiding sunscreen due to unfounded fears over nanoparticles, according to a federal government study. One in four Australians who had heard stories about the risks of nanoparticle-based sunscreens ....
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Party drug banned in WA - NEWS.com.au |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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The chemical compound, similar to the recreational drug MDMA or '`ecstasy'', has been a controlled substance in Australia since 2010, and will be be banned Australia-wide by the Therapeutic Goods Administration from May 1. MDPV will be classified an .... Read more...
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Whales 'stressed by ocean noise' - BBC News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Ships' propellers emit sound in the same frequency range that some whales use for communicating, and previous studies have shown the whales change their calling patterns in noisy places....
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Sovereign debt sustainability a political issue: RBI governor - Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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'Sovereign debt sustainability is not like price stability. It is a political issue. How much debt the government raises and how they raise that debt, are a political issue and once central bank starts entering into that area, there is a risk not only ....
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Diet, environment affect evolution: study - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Epigenetics examines how genes are switched on and off, often through an environmental change. Researchers fed mice a diet rich in folate and zinc, which suppressed obesity by turning a particular gene off. They found that when the diet was continued ....
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Fight to help cancer patients in the bush - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Imogen Brennan Cancer sufferers in remote areas are 35 per cent more likely to die within five years than patients in major cities. The Rural Doctors Association says it is time the Federal Government did more to help cancer sufferers in remote ....
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Green auction expected to raise millions for environment - Chicago Tribune |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bidders will be able to buy fine art, a vacation in the Maldives, or an internship with designer Donna Karan and help the planet at the same time in Christie's annual Green Auction, which is expected reap millions for environmental ....
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