Increasing use of electric lighting has resulted in disruption of our circadian rhythm and, through subsequent changes in our metabolism may contribute to diseases as diverse as obesity and breast cancer. Ironically, this idea has largely remained in the dark.
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Posted on Mon, 26 Dec 11
Going green: the benefits of green space
As the world becomes increasingly urbanised the importance of maintaining our connection with green spaces such as parks and gardens is becoming appreciated. Green spaces appear to be generally associated with a number of important health benefits but just how they influence our health is not completely understood.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 11
Grounding on the earth is good for you
If you have walked barefoot on the warm sand of a tropical beach you might recall how good it felt. Our ancestors spent most of their time barefoot, or in close contact with the earth, but modern life has removed us from the earths natural electrical field perhaps with adverse health consequences.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Dec 09
Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century
We are rapidly approaching what is widely accepted as an irreversible tipping point for climate change. The impending threat of this human driven disaster to our health is monumental and was captured in the aptly titled report by The Lancet and the University College London Institute for Global Health Commission; Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century (1).
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 09
A healthy neighbourhood cuts diabetes risk
The residential environment we live in may have a large impact on our health. A unique study examining the availability of neighbourhood resources has found that accessibility to healthy food such as fruit and vegetables and greater opportunities to be physically active is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes (1). With the prevalence of type 2 diabetes expected to rise to 366 million by 2030 this finding has important implications (2).
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 09
Mobile phones and brain cancer
Whether or not cell phones are linked to the development of brain tumours continues to be a hotly debated topic but this really boils down to which scientific reports you read, those funded by the mobile phone industry (which report that mobile phones protect against brain tumours) or those that have been independently funded (which report an increased risk for brain tumour in mobile phone users). As was the case for tobacco it may be that industry funded science is being used to delay action against the potential danger of mobile phones (1).
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