Ecology

By Dr. David Katz Today many parents are finding themselves in a difficult battle against their child’s or teen’s obesity. Faced with few options, an increasing number of parents are okaying bariatric surgery to help end their teen’s obesity. Dr. David Katz warns of the dangers of this approach and offers an effective alternative. Hilton Head, [...]

We know that radiations of Gamma rays and X rays, if they are bombed at a high power, do have an important influence on human body. Solar light and ultra violet rays do not only cause sunburn, they can induce skin cancer and skin ageing, which is a source of anxiety, especially for women. Among [...]

Chopped fresh branches of this species can be applied to the skin to ward off mosquitoes and other insects in and know its characteristics This species is native to Europe and Asia Minor, adventitia in many regions, where climatic conditions are similar to their places of origin. Shrub up to one meter high, glabrous, slightly [...]

You may have noticed that energy and electricity costs are on the rise, particularly in the USA. Considering the economic downturn, that can put a real strain on any household budget. You don’t have to settle for that, though. In fact, there are some easy things that you can do which will: • Save Energy [...]

Scented consumer products such as air fresheners, laundry detergents, deodorants and shampoos give off many chemicals, including some that are classified as toxic, but a new study finds that these chemicals often aren’t listed on the products’ labels. U.S. researchers analyzed 25 commonly used scented products, and found that they emit an average of 17 [...]

According to the specialist in polar regions, Peter Wadhams, the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free and become an open passage for navigation within ten years. Inspection Information Catlin Arctic supports the new consensus view that the Arctic will be ice-free in about 20 years. The expedition traveled 435 kilometers of ice earlier this year and [...]

The Amazon rainforest and the desert of Chihuahua, corals or the Bengal tiger are among the ten regions or species considered wonders of nature and that are threatened by climate change, warned yesterday the World Wide Fund for Nature. Between 30 percent and 60 percent of the Amazon jungle, home of 40 000 plants and [...]

Although the Earth is mostly covered by water, the proportion prepared for human consumption is very little. The worst thing is that any action against them affects the whole environmental chain. The picture of the damage to the waters begin by pesticides, which are insecticides, fungicides and herbicides used by the agricultural industry. Decades ago, [...]

The list of the places, in no particular order is: 1 Riachuelo Basin, Argentina The Riachuelo Basin is a waterway whose name is synonymous with pollution. More than 3,500 factories operate along the banks of the river, a landscape that also includes 13 slums, numerous illegal sewage pipes running directly into the river, and 42 [...]

The experts said that they can restrict the hunt, the marine traffic and the petroleum activity out of the coast, but it will not be enough if the basic habitat of these animals, the ice, continues melting. Definitively, this goes beyond my scope “, said Joel Garlich-Miller, an expert in walruses of the Service of [...]

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