MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'environmental effects'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542561&cid=t_188977_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fbp-gulf-oil-spill-you-know-youre-unwell-if-youre-a-sea-turtle%2F photo: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times Thanks to the idiots at BP, things aren’t looking so good these days for marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. Does this photo make you really, really mad? Check out one way to help by donating your hair (or your pet’s hair) to Matter of Trust, which will aid the oil spill cleanup efforts. photo via The New York Times Post from: BlissTree BP Gulf Oil Spill: You Know You're Unwell If...You're a Sea Turtle (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542561 Thu, 06 May 2010 20:52:44 +0100 3542561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538055&cid=t_188977_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fuse-your-unwanted-hair-to-clean-up-the-oil-spill-with-matter-of-trust%2F (matteroftrust.org) They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and the same is true for your old split ends: Human hair and pet hair are being used to clean up and contain the BP oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico, and you can send in your unwanted hair to help out. A Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based organization, is collecting human and pet hair clippings from individuals, salons, and professionals to use in their hair-filled buoys (pictured above), which apparently will soak up the toxic oil. We’re slightly skeeved by the hair sausage imagery, but cleaning up the Gulf is probably worth dealing with our gag reflex for a few moments. Donating is easy: Just go to their website, tell them you’d like to donate, and they’ll email you the address of th... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538055 Thu, 06 May 2010 14:14:45 +0100 3538055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563862&cid=t_188977_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F02%2Fsaving-the-planet-with-condoms-say-what%2F Image details: Condoms served by picapp.com Here at Healthbolt, we’ve talked about the effects of obesity on global warming, but now we’re faced with a whole other theory: using condoms to save the planet. Huh. Yes, this is an overly-simplified summary, but that is essentially what Robert Engelman, an environmentalist and author of the new book More: Population, Nature and What Women Want is saying. Engelman believes that the 78 million new peeps we bring into the world each year adds to the environmental issues here on earth. He also thinks that using condoms, and the implied reduction in births, would help prevent further climate change in our world. To Engelman, there is a direct correlation between human numbers and the environment - and that better access to contraceptio... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563862 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:42 +0100 1563862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1544106&cid=t_188977_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fwater-a-scambuster-report%2F That’s right, even water can be a scam these days. That’s because of relentless marketing, widespread misinformation and an ingrained mythology surrounding what ought to be a pretty simple fact of modern life: If you’re thirsty, have a glass of tap water. That would stand in contradistinction to a claim such as, “You need to drink at least eight eight ounce glasses of water a day (the 8×8 rule), preferably bottled, regardless of whether you’re thirsty and regardless of whether you live in a hot climate or engage in strenuous physical activity.” In fact, the 8×8 rule is so thoroughly entrenched in our common psyche that even most healthcare practitioners and nutritionists will spout it without a moment’s hesitation. Unfortunately, however, the 8×8 rule is a comp... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1544106 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:32:15 +0100 1544106