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Climate Change may even be having an impact on asthma, according to a scientific report. As spring arrives earlier, and pollen production increases, allergy-induced asthma may become more widespread, with trigger levels being reached for more people. (13/05/07)
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Nearly 90% of the 4 billion cases of diarrhoea that occur globally each year are a consequence of unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. It results in the death of 1.8 million people, mostly children under 5 years old. The World Health Organisation estimates that 94% of these illnesses are preventable through the application of affordable, appropriate technology, and better health education (2007).
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" Millions of children
may have suffered brain damage as a result of industrial pollution..." - or is this just a scare story? Decide for yourself, but make sure you look at all three articles!
Read this one (9/11/06) ...
Read more here (9/11/06) ...
And read this one too (11/11/06) ...
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