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Vaccine Skepticism Spreads to Pets; Generics for ADHD Approved; Malaria in Maryland
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Some dog owners questioned pet vaccines like rabies, survey data showed. (Vaccine) The FDA approved multiple generics of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate to treat attention...
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - August 29, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

In Developing World, Pollution Kills More Than Disease
Air and chemical pollution are growing rapidly in the developing world with dire consequences for health, says Richard Fuller, president of the Pure Earth/Blacksmith Institute. Credit: BigstockBy Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 13 2014 (IPS) Pollution, not disease, is the biggest killer in the developing world, taking the lives of more than 8.4 million people each year, a new analysis shows. That’s almost three times the deaths caused by malaria and fourteen times those caused by HIV/AIDs. However, pollution receives a fraction of the interest from the global community. “Toxic sites along with air and water pollutio...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 13, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Stephen Leahy Tags: Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Poverty & MDGs Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations World Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) Pure Earth/Blacksmith Institute Sustainable Development Goals Source Type: news

Scientists' public engagement work should be generously funded | Clare Matterson, Wellcome Trust
Public engagement should be an integral part of research, not an unpaid hobby, which is why the Wellcome Trust has decided to invest £4.5m a year in itThere's an app that you might have seen, or even played – The Great Brain Experiment. It's cute, quirky and pretty addictive. Every time I turn on my iPad I find my children have been having a go (perhaps making me look far more mentally agile than I am). So far, over 40,000 people have downloaded and played the app. Among its deceptively simple games is one in which you have to grab apples as they fall from a tree – but beware the apples that turn rotten as they fall.T...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Clare Matterson Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Science policy Medical research Higher education Source Type: news