Americans Have The Dirtiest hands!

A new survey finds that two-thirds of the people in the US do not wash their hands properly.// The Lysol Hygiene Council that had been newly formed had conducted the survey of 8,000 people in eight countries. It was reported that the participants had been chosen from around U.S., U.K., Italy,...

More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air

...edding, Calif.; Salinas, Calif.; San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M.; Sioux Falls, N.D.; and Tucson, Ariz. Los Angeles is the nation's dirtiest city, keeping the spot it has held for a decade now. "It will likely remain on top of the most-polluted list for ozone for a long time, but they ha...

WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes

...ram for children who live in urban areas called the Health and Environment Action Network. Dr. Delgado's goal is to help clean up some of the nation's dirtiest cities, to give children in these areas a better future. Her program, which launched in 2007, distributes mobile environmental monitors to children in...

ActionAid Challenges G8 on Response to Food Crisis

...nge. This projected decline in productivity is largely caused by the emissions of the polluting countries of the G8. "The G8 nations are the world's dirtiest emitters. They must clean up their act and pay the price for playing havoc with the developing world's food production." ActionAid demands that the ...

Hooray for the Bay! San Francisco Officially Named Best Place to Leave Your Heart...and Keep Your Health

...ts in SELF's feature also include: -- Fittest: Orange County, CA -- Best Environment: Tucson, AZ -- Worst Environment: Philadelphia, PA -- dirtiest Air: Los Angeles, CA -- Happiest City: Minneapolis, MN -- Unhappiest: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (4 top stars debate whether celebs are ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...on officials recently signaled lawmakers that Schwarzenegger may not support a separate legislative crackdown. Lawmakers are proposing to prohibit the dirtiest equipment from being used on public works projects bankrolled with state bond money approved by voters last year. In interviews with The Ti...

Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel

... stool. This box is mainly used for demonstration. We've managed to develop a way to successfully capture a majority of the emissions from the dirtiest motor we could find, Palmer, who has consulted for organizations including the World Health Organization and GlaxoSmithKline, said. The three ...

Inordinately Long Waiting Times at A&E Infirmary

...s only added salt to the wound of hospital chiefs who face mounting criticism over cleaning procedures at the ERI following its branding as one of the dirtiest hospitals in the country earlier this week. Recent figures have shown that more than a third of patients attending A&E spend over four hours waitin...

Dirtiest in Biological News

Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management

...rrent economic conditions and energy infrastructure in Africa make petroleum-based fossil fuels an unlikely option. "If you switch everyone off the dirtiest fuels to burning clean fossil fuels, you get the biggest health benefit," acknowledged Daniel Kammen, the Class of 1935 Distinguished Chair of Energy ...

Dirtiest in Biological Technology

Ten Extraordinary Innovations Line Up For US $100,000 Saatchi & Saatchi Award For World Changing Ideas

...in cars and taxis. http://www.duncfitz.co.uk LifeStraw(R) (Switzerland) A highly portable, personal, water-purification tool that turns even the dirtiest water into safe drinking water by filtering out bacteria, viruses and parasites. Provides safe drinking water for one person for a whole year. LifeS...