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#1353742022-07-20
‘The scale is hard to grasp’: avian flu wreaks devastation on seabirds
Dozens of coastal sites in the UK closed to the public as H5N1 continues to sweep through wild bird populations across the world. Aquarter of Europe’s breeding seabirds spend spring in the UK, turning our coastline into a giant maternity unit. These noisy outcrops usually stink of bird poo. Howe ...
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#1342202022-04-28
‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
There will be at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over the next 50 years, with the climate crisis helping fuel a “potentially devastating” spread of disease that will imperil animals and people and risk further pandemics, researchers have warned.
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#1187872018-11-02
‘Poop vault’ of human feces could preserve gut’s microbial biodiversity—and help treat disease
Whether in villages on the coast of Ghana or in the mountains of Rwanda, asking for people's poop is a good icebreaker, Mathieu Groussin says. "Everybody laughs," says Groussin, a microbiologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. "Especially when we stress that we n ...
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#1325882022-01-18
‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills
Scanning the shelves and internet for fish oil is a dizzying task. There are dozens of brands available and, although the typical consideration for the popular supplement is that quality matters most, it is not the only factor.
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#1333812022-02-21
‘I forget everything’: the benefits of nature for mental health
During Covid lockdowns, Sharon Powell felt alone. She was caring for her father, 90, who was deteriorating from Parkinson’s disease and dementia, and looking after him had become increasingly difficult.
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#1320352021-12-03
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#1339392022-04-06
Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America
Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.
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#1295082021-07-09
Zoonoses: Preserving biodiversity is the key
This week marked an importance observance which went overlooked by large swathes of the media, including this publication. World Zoonoses Day took place on July 6th, coinciding with the anniversary of the first rabies vaccine administered by French biologist Dr Louis Pasteur in 1885.
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#1274122021-03-01
Zoonoses and Climate Change: Is One Health Enough?
Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses are animal infections that people can catch. Viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi transmitted by animals to other animals like pets, and people, can produce mild to serious illnesses. Scientists estimate that about two-thirds of known infectious diseases and thre ...
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#1234592019-12-16
World’s 1st dengue drug, made by Pinoys
The dengue research was part of the DOST’s Tuklas Lunas program to produce reliable and affordable medicines sourced from the country’s rich biodiversity.
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#1193832019-01-15
World Health Organization: From climate change to HIV and Dengue, these are the 10 global health risks to watch in 2019
There are several health challenges around the globe. These vary from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles also called rubella, and morbilli and diphtheria which is a contagious disease, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity to the health impa ...
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#1279442021-04-07
World Health Day: Investing in nature is investing in people’s health
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) joins the global community in celebrating World Health Day today. The theme “Building a fairer, healthier world” is a fitting reminder that health is the foundation of economic recovery and prosperity, and achieving this would require appropriate investmen ...
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#1320612021-12-06
Woodlands’ Boost to Mental Health Saves NHS and Employers Millions Each Year
More physical exercise and ‘forest bathing’ contribute to boost in wellbeing of the population
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#1191492018-12-20
Will mainstreaming traditional Chinese medicine threaten wildlife?
Traditional Chinese Medicine is going global. Earlier this year, Chinese state media reported that 57 traditional medicinal centers were under development in places as far-flung as Poland, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, and France. By some counts, TCM can now be found in more than 180 countr ...
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#1295622021-07-13
Why spending more time in nature could reduce ‘germaphobia’
Imagine for a moment that you had microscopic vision. You would see an entirely different world within the world we currently perceive: a diverse, bustling metropolis full of activity.
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#1325722022-01-17
Why protecting the planet is essential to preventing future pandemics
Almost two years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, scientific breakthroughs powered by international collaboration have helped us create vaccines and other treatments that can help tackle the health crisis. But our broken relationship with the natural world continues to make us vulnerabl ...
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#1281282021-04-21
Why insects are a protein-rich 'superfood'
Insects are a nutrition-dense source of protein embraced by much of the world. Why are some of us so squeamish about eating them?
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#1342522022-04-28
Why does biodiversity matter to human health and economic well-being?
There is significant evidence to show how biodiversity positively impacts health and economic security. Conservation can no longer be put on the back burner.
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#1304152021-09-14
Why can’t we live healthier lives to save ourselves and the planet?
Imagine if there was a pill you could take that would extend your healthy, active life span by 10 years, with the side effects of reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Would you take it?
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#1261102020-12-09
Why bees? Why honey?
Because this nature’s army is crucial for the productivity of our food system and the honey they make works for our well-being and health. This much we know. But what we ignore is just how quickly we can lose this gift of nature. Since the release of our investigation into the adulteration of ho ...
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#1254252020-06-17
Why all human rights depend on a healthy environment
Recent revelations about the speed and scale of nature’s decline are hard to truly comprehend. Not since the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago has the diversity and abundance of life on Earth plunged so precipitously.
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#1261682020-12-10
Why Mediterranean food culture is as important as the Mediterranean diet for sustainability
They say you are what you eat, but in reality, your diet will have much more impact on what is likely to become of you in the future. Genetics account for less than 20 per cent of a healthy life expectancy, leaving factors like diet and lifestyle making up the remaining 80 per cent. Food choices ...
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#1342382022-04-28
Why Doctors Are Prescribing Nature Walks
In early April 2022, about two dozen children and their families gathered beneath the redwoods in a regional park near Oakland, Calif.
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#1327432022-01-25
When nature nurtures
I spent this break wandering through the Shenandoah National Park, irresponsibly lost at points. With root systems and fungi speaking deep under the earth and leafless canopies suspended overhead, the woods enveloped me on all sides. I felt more at peace than I had in months. In nature, I feel a ...
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#1250542020-04-09
When biodiversity fails, human health is on the line
The rapid rise of disease caused by a new coronavirus seems to have caught much of the world by surprise. It shouldn’t have. An upsurge in the emergence of new infectious diseases started at least 30 years before this virus appeared. Some of these diseases have been transmitted from wild animals ...
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#1229252019-11-08
What bamboo forests do for nature and human well-being
Bamboo, which belongs to the grass family, is one of the fastest growing species of the plant kingdom. Its herculean attributes are not at first obvious when encountered in the forest.
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#1269892021-02-11
We need to act now to save nature
Nature keeps all of us alive. If we don't look after it, millions of people all over the world will face sickness and starvation in the coming century. But nature is struggling, and it needs our help. Animals and plants everywhere are disappearing. It is vital that we stop nature's decline - an ...
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#1264692020-12-28
WHO chief warns Covid-19 will not be the last pandemic: climate change and animal welfare must be addressed
The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization's chief said.
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#1278392021-03-29
WHO Covid-19 report shows clear link between biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease – Greenpeace reaction
In its official report on SARS-CoV-2’s origins the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed to the potential disease risks of contact between wildlife and people, showing the life-threatening risk of natural ecosystem destruction, which is breaking down the buffer zone scientists say protects us ...
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#1352382022-07-06
Urban wetlands ‘could improve wellbeing in deprived UK areas’
Creating wildlife-rich wetlands such as ponds, streams and rain gardens in deprived urban areas could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the UK, according to a report.
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#1205372019-03-27
Urban biodiversity to lower chronic disease
Replanting urban environments with native flora could be a cost effective way to improve public health because it will help 'rewild' the environmental and human microbiota, University of Adelaide researchers say.
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#1274842021-03-03
UN report shows how we can safeguard the health of the planet
"Making peace with nature is the defining task of the coming decades," writes António Guterres, UN secretary general, in his introduction to a landmark UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, "Making Peace With Nature," released February 18.
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#1267702021-01-29
Tweeting appreciation: bird-watching groups take flight in lockdown
Grassroots bird-watching and gardening groups have seen an influx of new members during the pandemic, which has reignited a British love-affair for birds and their song.
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#1286642021-05-17
Trees are good for human health in one strange,unexpected way
ON YOUR NEXT VISIT TO THE PARK, try and count all the different species you can see. Away from the closely mown grass, you might spot wildflowers attended by pollinating insects, like bees, wasps, and hoverflies. Overhead there are the gnarled branches of mature trees, some of which will have li ...
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#1206652019-04-05
Tree therapy: what we can learn from the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku
Chained to our desk, a computer monitor in front of our face, smartphone accompanying us wherever we go, the stresses of everyday urban life can sometimes seem insurmountable. With more than 7m years of human evolution, we have spent less than 0.1% of that time living in cities – and we have yet ...
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#1321012021-12-08
Tourist selfies risk passing deadly viruses onto critically endangered orangutans
COVID-19 not only affects humans; our closest relatives, the great apes, are also at risk. A team of experts, including Oxford Brookes University researchers say that jungle trekkers could be risking the lives of Critically Endangered species of orangutans, by passing on human viruses like COVID-19.
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#1310582021-10-21
Tough lesson delivered on biodiversity
Pandemic must force reassessment on how we treat planet, experts say.The pandemic should serve as a wake-up call for humanity to reexamine our relationship with nature and, in doing so, drive home the importance of efforts to conserve biodiversity around the planet, experts said.
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#1243662020-02-25
Top 5 Ways Biodiversity Loss Affects Humans
Human-driven nature and biodiversity loss is threatening life on our planet. Biodiversity loss affects humans more severely than you could imagine.
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#1286512021-05-14
To keep tabs on ecosystem health in Borneo, follow these birds: Study
To improve ecosystem management in Borneo, look at the population trends of key bird species on the island, researchers say.
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#1262762020-12-16
To Prevent the Next COVID-19, Prioritise Biodiversity
From the most remote terrestrial wilderness to the most densely populated cities, humans are inexorably changing the planet. We have put 1 million species at risk of extinction, degraded soil and habitats, polluted the air and water, destroyed forests and coral reefs wholesale, exploited wild sp ...
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#1250262020-04-08
This World Health Day, the world is grappling with the worst public health emergency in recent memory.
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the link between zoonotic diseases - those transmitted from animals to humans - and wildlife trade into sharp focus. On World Health Day, WWF Calls For A Halt To The Illegal Wildlife Trade And Forest Crime
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#1242462020-02-19
The world is failing to ensure children have a 'liveable planet', report finds
Every country in the world is failing to shield children’s health and their futures from intensifying ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices, says a new report.
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#1196222019-01-28
The way we eat is killing us – and the planet
The distinguished medical journal The Lancet has issued not one but two apocalyptic warnings about our food in under a month. One of its special commissions reported earlier this month that civilisation itself was at risk from the effects of the current food system on both human health and the E ...
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#1263542020-12-18
The problems of dietary simplification
New Food’s Editor looks at the issue of dietary simplification and how a lack of biodiversity is impacting both health and food security.
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#1352292022-07-05
The path to global health equity is through neglected tropical diseases. Here's why
Leaders of the Commonwealth, a group of 54 countries that are home to a third of the world’s population, met in Kigali, Rwanda, between 20-25 June, with the aim of strengthening international cooperation on some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity.
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#1259772020-12-02
The next pandemic: New diseases could spread undetected in some of world's most connected cities
New infectious diseases could spread undetected in up to 20 per cent of the world's most connected cities, which are “slap bang in the middle” of high risk spillover zones but lack the health infrastructure needed to contain dangerous new pathogens.
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#1196492019-01-29
The new Lonyiri nature walks in Kidepo a great tourist attraction
From searching for insects, to birds, to different plant species with their unique names, animals, nature lovers in December braved the Lonyiri 25km nature walk in Kidepo valley national park and ventured out in the newly discovered nature walk, to indulge in nature.
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#1253512020-04-30
The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
Do biodiversity losses aggravate transmission of infectious diseases spread by animals to humans? The jury is still out but several scientists say there is a “biodiversity dilution effect” in which declining biodiversity results in increased infectious-disease transmission.
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#1351562022-06-30
The impact of climate change on cardiovascular mortality
Two new University of Pennsylvania studies led by LDI Senior Fellow and Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH are bringing a greater focus on the increasing health threat of extreme heat waves and the deadly connection between those weather events and cardiovascular mo ...
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#1229152019-11-07
The human health benefits of conserving and restoring peatlands
It is well known that peatlands matter for livelihoods, carbon storage, flood mitigation, and water quality, but a recent study has shown that peatlands also matter for human health.