Environmental Health Issues

Burnett trying to improve health (Spooner Advocate)

24 Jul 2008

The Burnett County Health Department is creating a new health improvement plan for Burnett County.

Front Page News: (Berkeley Daily Planet)

24 Jul 2008

Fearing adverse health effects related to toxic debris from dismantling the Bevatron and the associated Building 51 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and trucking the materials through the streets of Berkeley over several years, the City Council Tuesday voted 7-1 for the city manager to write a letter to the lab demanding information on more than 25 issues related to the demolition of ...

Early cessation of breastfeeding by HIV+ women in poor countries and child survival (EurekAlert!)

24 Jul 2008

July 24, 2008 – A new study by researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in poor countries.