GREENHOUSE GASES such as carbon dioxide (CO2) absorb heat (infrared radiation) emitted from Earth’s surface. Increases in the atmospheric concentrations of these gases cause Earth to warm by trapping more of this heat. Human activities—especially the burning of fossil fuels since the start of the Industrial Revolution—have increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations by about 40%, withContinue reading “Climate Change , the facts”
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Liver cancer , China has 50% of worldwide cases, Molds in food
Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in men and the ninth in women. An estimated 782,500 new liver cancer cases occurred in the world during 2012, with China alone accounting for about 50% of the total. Rates are more than twice as high in men as in women. Liver cancer rates are theContinue reading “Liver cancer , China has 50% of worldwide cases, Molds in food”
NZ’s Fonterra finds botulism bacteria in dairy ingredient by Naomi Tajitsu
New Zealand’s Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, on Saturday said it had found a bacteria which can cause botulism in some of its dairy products, prompting China to issue a recall of affected products. New Zealand authorities said they were holding back some widely used infant formula products from supermarket shelves. Fonterra said itContinue reading “NZ’s Fonterra finds botulism bacteria in dairy ingredient by Naomi Tajitsu”