TWO India Doctors Listed in TIME for Contribution to Global Health
... racer who dispatched hundreds of sidecar-equipped motorcycles across Africa for use as mini-ambulances to a Thai economist who championed condom use among Bangkok sex workers and headed off what could have been a devastating outbreak of HIV/AIDS”. Source: ANS...Motorcycles Cause Greater Pollution
...y which revealed that the hydrocarbons emission of motorcycles 16 times higher than that of cars, and in the case...ee times more. The other air pollutants emitted by motorcycles were also disproportionately high. The study to be published in the January issue of the American ...WHO Concerned About Growing Two-wheeler Deaths in Asia
...wing number of accidents involving young people on motorcycles in Asia//, warning that the situation has become a public health epidemic. The WHO noted that young motorcyclists make up a significant percentage of injuries and fatalities among road users in many Asian countries, such as Cambodia and Malaysia. ...To Die For: Rolls-Royce and 'green' Coffins at British Funerals
...around 250 pounds each, featuring illustrations of motorcycles or animals, or even decked out in the colours of the deceased's favourite football team. These coffins can be prepared within 48 hours and are hand-painted with environmentally-friendly paint, reflecting the growing preoccupation with ensuring that f...... car. * Out of all modes of transportation, only motorcycles pose a greater risk (450 per 100,000 person-years) than all drugs, even Vioxx, which had a 76 per 100,000 person-years fatality rate. * Aspirin, clozapine, Tysabri and Vioxx all had risks equal to or greater than the annual mortality risks for fire...