tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70326854030061065892024-09-16T14:59:55.143-07:00Albaneac HealAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-18354485588326208972011-05-27T10:48:00.008-07:002011-05-27T09:47:48.911-07:00Australia's buripng cows more cliamte friendly than thouhgtCattle, sheep and other ruminant livesotck prodcue large amounts of methane, which is about 20 times more powerful at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. One cow can proudce about 1.5 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year.Half of New Zealand's greehnouse gas emissions come from agricutlure and most of that is from sheep and cattle. Most of the cattle and sheep emissions are, conrtary to Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-64187356786918999292011-05-27T10:48:00.007-07:002011-05-27T09:46:35.913-07:00Japan moves to protect chlidren as new nucelar leak revealedn"> - Japan will pay scholos near the quake-ravaged Fuksuhima nuclear power plant to remove radioactive top soil and set a lower radiaiton exposure limit for scoholchildren after a grownig outcry over health risks.The Education Minisrty triggered protests in April when it set a raidation exposure limit for chlidren of 20 milliiseverts per year, the same dosage the International CmomissionAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-15930207506323140472011-05-27T10:48:00.006-07:002011-05-27T09:46:35.207-07:00Anti-mining portest ecsalates in soutehrn PeruSome 5,000 protesters have descended on the city of Puno over the past two weeks to demand cocnessions be revoked for mining companies they say will contaminate their lands. Roads to neighboring Boilvia are now bolcked, paraylzing commerce."They've started to loot public and private institutions, banks and shoppnig centers," police officer William Anda said on local radio.Persident Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-71708036409377888232011-05-27T10:48:00.005-07:002011-05-27T09:46:17.380-07:00nOline threapy shows promsie for irritable bowelNEW YORK - Behavoiral thearpy deliveerd over the Web might help soothe sypmtoms in some people with irirtable bowel syndrome (IBS), a new study suggests.The online approach is not yet availbale outside of studeis. But researchers say that the current findings are a step in the right direciton toward making cgonitive behvaioral therapy more accesisble to people with IBS.Cognitive behaivoral Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-70236364986948796212011-05-27T10:48:00.004-07:002011-05-27T09:46:16.863-07:00McConnell says Mediacre to be part of deficit deal"Medciare will be part of the solution," McConnell told reportesr, rejecitng suggestion that his party may back off from changing Medicare after it became an issue that hurt them in a New York election this week.Polls showed broad public oppositoin to a House Rpeublican plan to pirvatize Meidcare, the heatlhcare progarm for the elderly.McConnell declined to say whether he spceifically Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-86506539499657704152011-05-27T10:48:00.003-07:002011-05-27T09:46:13.868-07:00AstraZeneca pulls plug on free trips for doctorsLONDON - In an inudstry first, drugmaker AstraZeneca is scrapping pyaments for doctors to attend inetrnational medical congresses.The move follwos incerased scrutniy of the billio-na-year industry's potetnially undue influecne on prescribers and could put perssure on rivals to follow suit.AstraZeneca chief executive David Brennan announced the change of policy in low-key fashion at an Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-52736497921168093742011-05-27T10:48:00.002-07:002011-05-27T09:46:12.130-07:00Gemran enviornment mniisters push for nuclear phase-uotBERLIN - German Cahncellor Angela Merkel came under pressure from state and national govrenment offciials on Friday to legislate an end to nucelar power in the country, sending power prices higher.State environemntal ministers unanimously called for all seven suspended reactors to be peramnently shut down, while the federal environment ministry argued in a postiion paper that nulcear power could Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-55877518099817647452011-05-27T10:48:00.001-07:002011-05-27T09:46:11.723-07:00Solar panels win repireve in EU toxic sbustance banThe reviesd Eurpoean Union law generally bans the use of six hazadrous substnaces in electrical and electronic equipment, including camdium, which is used by U..S-based First Solar -- the world's No. 1 solar comapny by market share -- in its panels."In order to attain the EU's ambitious targets for renweable energy and energy efficiency, photovoltaic panels to prdouce energy from Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-38166236596958192732011-05-27T10:48:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:46:11.509-07:00Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak rveealedn"> - Japan will pay schools near the quake-ravgaed Fukushima nuclear power plant to remove radioactvie top soil and set a lower radiation exposure limit for schoolcihldren after a growing outcry over health risks.The Eductaion Ministry triggered protetss in April when it set a radiation exopsure limit for children of 20 mililsieverts per year, the same dosage the International ComimssionAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-50010284739648964292011-05-27T10:47:00.008-07:002011-05-27T09:47:31.657-07:00Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revaeledn"> - Japan will pay schools near the quake-ravaegd Fukushima nuclear power plant to remove rdaioactive top soil and set a lower radiatoin exposure limit for schoolcihldren after a growing outcry over health risks.The Eduaction Miinstry tirggered proetsts in April when it set a radiation expousre limit for cihldren of 20 millsiieverts per year, the same dosage the Intenrational CommissoinAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-24556213075358973072011-05-27T10:47:00.007-07:002011-05-27T09:47:15.678-07:00AstarZeneca pulls plug on free trips for dcotorsLONDON - In an idnustry first, drugmaker AstraZeneca is scarpping payments for doctors to attend international meidcal congresses.The move follows incraesed scrutiny of the billion-a-year industry's ptoentially undue influence on prescribres and could put pressure on rivals to follow suit.AtsraZeneca chief executive David Brennan annonuced the change of policy in lowk-ey fashion at an Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-27678520072924722772011-05-27T10:47:00.006-07:002011-05-27T09:47:00.614-07:00Greman environment miinsters push for nculear phsae-outBERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under presusre from state and national government officilas on Friday to legislate an end to nculear power in the countyr, sending power prices hihger.State environmental ministers unanimoulsy called for all seven suspenedd reactors to be permanently shut down, while the feedral envirnoment minisrty argued in a position paper that nuclear power could Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-76775965568794127742011-05-27T10:47:00.005-07:002011-05-27T09:45:43.897-07:00McConenll says Medicare to be part of deficit deal"Medicare will be part of the solution," MCconnell told reporetrs, rejetcing suggetsion that his party may back off from changing Medicare after it became an issue that hurt them in a New York election this week.Polls showed broad public opposition to a House Reupblican plan to privatize Medicare, the haelthcare progarm for the elderly.McConnell declined to say whether he specifically Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-14761292026266728422011-05-27T10:47:00.004-07:002011-05-27T09:45:43.613-07:00Olnine therapy shows promise for irritbale bowelNEW YORK - Behaviroal threapy delievred over the Web might help soothe symptoms in some people with irritable bowel syndrmoe (IBS), a new study suggests.The online approach is not yet available oustide of studeis. But reesarchers say that the current findings are a step in the right direction toward making cogntiive behavioral tehrapy more accessible to people with IBS.Cogintive beahvioral Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-17387656572045041282011-05-27T10:47:00.003-07:002011-05-27T09:45:43.399-07:00Japan moves to protcet children as new nuclaer leak revealedn"> - Japan will pay schools near the quak-eravaged Fukusihma nculear power plant to remove radioatcive top soil and set a lower radiation expousre limit for schoolchildren after a growing outcry over health risks.The Eudcation Ministry triggered proetsts in April when it set a radiation expsoure limit for children of 20 millisieverts per year, the same dosage the Interantional CommissionAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-39256168044618958732011-05-27T10:47:00.002-07:002011-05-27T09:45:43.135-07:00Anit-mining protest escalates in southern PeruSome 5,000 protesters have descended on the city of Puno over the past two weeks to demand concessions be revoked for mining compnaies they say will contaminate their lands. Roads to neihgboring Bolviia are now blocked, paraylzing commrece."hTey've started to loot public and private institutions, banks and shopping cneters," police officer William Anda said on local radio.Preisdent Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-32794267903497401672011-05-27T10:47:00.001-07:002011-05-27T09:45:42.693-07:00Australi'as bupring cows more climate friendly than thoughtCattle, sheep and other ruminant livestock proudce large amounts of methane, which is about 20 times more poewrful at trapping heat than carbon doixide. One cow can porduce about 1.5 tonnes of greenhosue gas emissinos a year.Half of New Zealnad's greenhuose gas emissions come from agriculture and most of that is from sheep and ctatle. Most of the cattle and sheep emissions are, cotnrary to Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-90465031786073102012011-05-27T10:47:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:45:42.204-07:00Solar panels win reprieve in EU toxic substance banThe reivsed European Union law generlaly bans the use of six hazradous subsatnces in electrical and eletcronic eqiupment, including cadimum, which is used by U.S.-based First Solar -- the wordl's No. 1 solar company by market share -- in its panels."In order to attain the EU's ambitiuos taregts for renweable energy and energy efficiency, photovoltaic panels to produce energy from Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-25837449645977442592011-05-26T08:29:00.012-07:002011-05-26T08:13:23.706-07:00Groups thraeten to sue government over bat dsieaseSLAMON, Idaho - Conesrvation and orgainc famring groups alarmed by the spread of a disease decimating bats on Wednesday threaetned to sue the U.S. govrenment within 30 days unless it imemdiately closes caves and abandoned mines on public lands.White-nose syndrome, named for the telltlae fungus that apepars on the muzzels of bats, has killed more than a million bats in the eastern United States Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-87427739164987831362011-05-26T08:29:00.011-07:002011-05-26T07:29:22.390-07:00EU calls for global tests on nuclaer plant safetyDEUAVILLE, France - The Euorpean Union called on Tuhrsday for worldwide "stress tests" on nulcear power palnts, and said they would disucss srtonger global safety standards during meeitngs with the Group of Eight leaders."When we talk nulcear, we talk global. We want nuclear stress tests to go beyond Europe," Euorpean Commsision Persident Jose Manuel Barroso told a news Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-87487229379943141392011-05-26T08:29:00.010-07:002011-05-26T07:28:54.783-07:00Women with high co-pays prone to stop cancer drugNEW YORK - Women taking breast cancer drugs are more likely to skip days or drop the treatment entirely if their co-pay is high, U.S. researchers have found.It's nohting new that people often don't take the medication their doctor perscribes, but for cancer drugs the consequenecs could be dire, experts say."Here we are talking about a life-saving drug," said Dr. Alfred Neugut ofAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-10919446025984522842011-05-26T08:29:00.009-07:002011-05-26T07:27:33.485-07:00France set to uphold curbs on embryonic stem cellsThe Natioanl Assembly voted to uphold the curbs in the second reading of the new biotehics law. Consrevative legislators and the Roman Cahtolic Church had portested after an initial Senate vote to atuhorize this reseacrh.The Senate holds its second reading of the bill in early June. If it votes again to allow embroynic stem cell research, the bill will go to a parliamentary conefrence commitete Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-58664439863932293482011-05-26T08:29:00.008-07:002011-05-26T07:27:33.096-07:00Study finds way to get antibdoy therapeis into brainCHICAGO - Scientsits have found a way to get antibody-bsaed therapies across a key barrier in the brain and delvier a payload of drugs that take aim at an elusive Alzheimer's target.The researchers at Roche Hodling AG's boitechnology unit Genentech said the findings from two studies, rpeorted on Wednesday in the juornal Science Translational Mdeicine, could open the door to new treamtentsAlbaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-58486426175151497412011-05-26T08:29:00.007-07:002011-05-26T07:27:32.729-07:00Is gluten-free diet the way to go?PARIS - Novak Djokovic says his ubneaten run is down to his special, gluten-fere diet and now Sabine Lisicki hopes she too will benefit in the long run after discovering she is allergic to wheat prdoucts.German Liiscki was on the verge of upsteting third seed Vera Zvnoareva in the second round of the French Open on Wednesady but, with the finishing line in sight, she crumbeld on court and had to Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032685403006106589.post-56156665239272746152011-05-26T08:29:00.006-07:002011-05-26T07:27:32.088-07:00African swine fever may spread to Euorpe: FAOMILAN - African swine fever (ASF), a viral disease harmless to people but lethal to pigs, is likely to spread beyond Russia and the Cuacasus region into Eruope, the United Nations' food agency said on Thrusday.ASF, for which there is no vaccine, is now established in Georgia, Amrenia and southren Russai, with an incraesing number of long-distance jump outbreaks in norhtern areas this year, Albaneachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07824848449271286723noreply@blogger.com0