The risks of arsenic in rice recently became national news after arsenic was detected in baby foods made from rice.
if creating an iron shield around the rice roots will slow arsenic movement into other parts of the plant Bais said.
In September 2013 Anu Ruusunen of the University of Eastern Finland presented an analysis of the population-based Kuopio Ischaemic Heart disease Risk Factor Study as her nutritional epidemiology doctoral thesis
and 37 percent received a burn of moderate severity according to a survey by a Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response team.
since the beginning of the week the threat to the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest has been reduced.
The species is a menace to hospitals as well where it can coat moist surfaces and promote bacteria by secreting mucilage that supports all types of growth.
We had putty knives with us and we had to scrape them off our boots.
That ruled out poop pellets or pelican regurgitation as a possible source he said. There were no hints of layers.
or higher and the fire danger is rated at a high or extreme level. As the summer progresses we believe thunderstorms will begin to fire over the Southwest associated with the monsoon
Adding to the danger of the dry brush is the bark beetle over western forests which is killing scores of trees
#Satellites Spy Beetle Attacks on Forests A new computer program detected a slow-motion decline and subsequent revival of forests in the Pacific Northwest in recent years.
Another outbreak near Mount Rainier lasted 10 years from its onset in 1994 until the insects killed all the trees
Before then they used their hands knives and spoons to transfer food from plate to mouth.
Meanwhile some people in China say the use of chopsticks over knives for eating there reflects the importance of scholars over warriors in Chinese culture.</
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#Scientists Speak Out on Harm of Research Hiatus (Op-Ed) Perrin Ireland is senior science communications specialist for the Natural resources Defense Council.
Bird banding data is used to sleuth out reasons different bird species might be in peril.
#Sell-By Labels Send Edible U s. Food to the Dump (Op-Ed) Peter Lehner is executive director of the Natural resources Defense Council (NRDC.
and buttocks can significantly raise the risk of kidney disease even among people with a modest-size belly
An apple-shaped body was associated with a twofold-increased risk of high renal blood pressure seen in both men
Our study now provides a possible mechanism for this increased renal risk seen in obesity for further investigation Kwakernaak told Livescience.
and will fight to the end Caplan said. Rosalie Liccardo Pacula co-director of the Drug Policy Research center at the RAND Corp. a nonprofit research organization said she was surprised to hear of the bill.
A rigorous study released earlier this week showed thata Mediterranean diet lowered the risk of heart attack and stroke in people in Spain.
It's important to note that the people in the new study were at risk for heart disease
and emergency response teams will be low on cash. It will be difficult for teams to purchase supplies
And in the Stanislaus National Forest an emergency soil restoration team will continue its efforts to stabilize steep slopes before the winter rains arrive Snyder said.
The Forest Service's Burned Area Emergency Response Team the soil emergency restoration team has found moderate to severe soil damage in 37 percent of the entire burned area
A component of the spider venom is especially effective against the cotton bollworm a pest that attacks crop plants.
Children can send candies they have gathered to Operation Gratitude to be shipped to U S. soldiers overseas Mangieri said.
but increasing threats from a growing human footprint are dissecting their habitat putting the survival of these animals at risk.
As leopards are forced into living in closer proximity to humans conflicts with shepherds are almost inevitable.
Despite the highest level of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) a lucrative illegal trade flourishes as leopards are killed for their skin and bones meeting the demands of both the fur industry and traditional Chinese medicine.
The meetings provided an opportunity for countries to present the zero drafts of their National Snow leopard Ecosystem Protection Priorities
which are the initial building blocks for the proposed Global Snow leopard Protection Program. CMS is represented well in the region of the 12 snow leopard range states six are parties to CMS four more participate in regional CMS conservation instruments
I since 1985 requiring parties to accord the species the highest level of protection. CMS has a long track record of engagement in Central asia the first CMS agreement between governments concluded more than 20 years ago
but also have serious risks including addiction and increased risk of stroke Cohen said. More studies are needed to determine the risks of beta-methylphenethylamine in people.
Because many weight-loss supplements have been found to contain illegal ingredients people should avoid this class of supplements altogether Cohen said.
In light of the new findings people should avoid supplements with Acacia rigidula and if they experience side effects from supplements with this ingredient they should notify their doctor as well as the FDA Cohen said.
In my mind this is revolutionary in terms of plant biology. When I learned about how plants moved water it was a passive process driven by evaporation from the leaves.
Plants in Danger Living in drought-stricken Australia Gagliano is excited also by the possibility of decoding drought signals.
Plants have ways of protecting themselves when they run out of water and they are really good at sharing information about danger
even if one sharing is one that's going to die. Sensing sound by touch instead? Critics of Gagliano's research point out that no one has found structures resembling a mouth or ears on corn or any other plant.
How many times have sat you next to someone who has their car stereo at full blast?
but Karban and others went on to prove that plants including sagebrush warn their neighbors of impending danger by wafting chemical signals into the air.
#Southern Diet May Increase Stroke Risk No matter where you live eating lots of Southern-style foods may increase your risk of stroke a new study suggests.
Because of the high risk of stroke the region is referred sometimes to as the stroke-belt.
and they also have a higher risk of stroke. The new findings agree with previous research that showed Southerners are more likely to eat fried fish often compared with people living in the rest of the country.
When one considers factors that increase cardiovascular disease risk the Southern diet poses a triple threat said study researcher Suzanne Judd Ph d. a nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
And regularly downing sugar-sweetened beverages can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes another risk factor for cardiovascular disease Judd said.
and sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to an increased risk of stroke. Follow Rachael Rettner on Twitter@Rachaelrettner
and key sectors of the economy beyond agriculture extending to human health national security hydropower
and social scientists engineers agricultural scientists public health and risk-management experts and private-and public-sector decision makers.
#Stealth Assault on Health: Beverages Pack Calorie Punch (Op-Ed) Katherine Tallmadge M. A r. D. is registered a dietitian author of Diet Simple:
as if the same calories were in solid form says David Cummings associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget sound Health care System.
and efficiently direct force into the pelvis. Â The team concluded that O. bamboliiâ wasn't a two-legged walker.
A longstanding marine biology mantra holds that scholars should taste their species of study...or at least waste not want not.
Lollar and her colleagues discovered the 2. 6-billion-year-old water in a mine in Ontario Canada.
Edible Bugs to Help Fight World Hunger Turpin also enthusiastically eats raw insects. He recalls biting down on a raw grub for a TV SHOW on eating insects the cameraman fainted
#Super-Eruption Launched Algae Army Into the Sky Slimy brown algae not only survived a wild ride into the stratosphere via a volcanic ash cloud they landed on distant islands looking flawless a new study finds.
Silica-rich magma often causes the volcanic explosions that leave behind lake-filled craters and silica is the key ingredient in diatom shells.
The detonation flung ash and algae upward at more than 250 mph (400 km h) Van Eaton said.
The largest supervolcano eruption of the past 2. 5 million years was a series of explosions of Mount Toba on the Indonesian island of Sumatra about 75000 years ago.
By comparison the infamous blast from the volcanic Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883 one of the largest eruptions in recorded history released about 3 cubic miles (12 cubic km) of magma.
But these results detailed online April 29 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences don't mean that super-eruptions aren't as big a risk to Earth's denizens as previously suggested.
Too Many Trees (Op-Ed) Jamie Workman writer for the Environmental Defense Fund contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices:
when a series of huge wildfires led the federal government to declare war on wildfires through a program that now costs more than $2 billion a year.
Reports that the Syrian government has used poisonous gas against rebels in that country's civil insurrection have prompted the Obama administration to consider military action against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian government however has denied consistently all allegations of the use of poisonous gas or other chemical weapons.
Poisonous gas has a long grim history of use in warfare. In the ancient Syrian city of Dura-Europos the remains of about 20 soldiers from A d. 256 were discovered by archaeologists in 1930.
Recent chemical analysis revealed these soldiers were killed probably not by swords or spears but by sulfur gases ignited by the invading Persian army.
The 10 Most Outrageous Military Experiments The use of poisonous gas and other chemical weapons was banned by the Geneva Protocol following World war i sometimes referred to as the chemists'war during
which chlorine gas tear gas (ethyl bromoacetate or chloroacetone) phosgene mustard gas and other chemical agents were used by both sides.
Syria however is not a signatory to the U n. Chemical Weapons Convention (which strengthened the Geneva Protocol)
and in 2012 the Syrian government threatened to use chemical and biological weapons in case of an attack.
Syria is recognized widely as having a large stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. Effects of nerve agents Because the alleged poisonous gas attacks in Syria are unconfirmed it can't be determined
what type of poisonous gas (if any) is being used. However Dr. Khaled al-Doumi director of a medical center near the site of the alleged attack told Al Jazeera Medically speaking the symptoms indicate that poisoning was a result of phosphorous compounds that could be caused by organic insecticides or sarin gas.
Sarin gas is a man-made lethal toxin with no color taste or odor; it can be inhaled
and exposure to mustard gas can increase the risk of cancer. There are a number of other chemical agents that could be used as poisonous gas from chlorine gas
(which was used infamously by the Germans with devastating effect in the Second battle of ypres during WWI) to 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate sometimes called Agent 15 BZ or Buzz an incapacitating nerve agent that causes stupor confusion and hallucinations.
In January Wired reported that Syrian government troops had used Agent 15 on the rebels according to some U s. diplomats
and eyebrows and splash burns to the face said Dr. Robert Glatter an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New york. Avoiding Fried Turkey Disaster (Infographic) People also drop their turkeys causing second-degree burns to the tops
What happens when you mix slightly inebriated people with carving knives? A lot of finger lacerations and thumb lacerations Glatter said.
Sometimes while people are carving the turkey they skewer themselves with pieces of turkey bone said Dr. Joseph Garber the director of emergency medicine at Syosset Hospital in New york. 3. Overindulging One of the most common problems around Thanksgiving as one might guess involves eating
or intestinal blockage said Dr. Rick Nelson an emergency physician at The Ohio State university Wexner Medical center in Columbus Ohio.
It's important to keep refrigerated items cold especially perishable items said Dr. Mike Patrick an emergency pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Ohio.
while wearing a helmet made out of a raw turkey the doctor said. But the unconventional headgear was actually helpful The turkey prevented him from suffering serious head injury Glatter said. 6. In-law anguish For some spending the holidays with family is a terrifying prospect.
while being transported from a beach where it died to a laboratory in the Taiwanese city of Tainan according to BBC News. Gas buildup inside the decomposing cetacean was thought to be responsible for the explosion
The equipment that professional documentary makers use is very different fromâ mine much larger cameras big steady tripods etc. and for a while
and mathematics and simulation can sometimes come to the rescue. It is an exciting time to be a quantitative person asking biological questions.
Siegel said that the way FDA personnel speak of a risk continuum of different tobacco products leads him to be cautiously optimistic that they won't lump the same regulations on e-cigarettes.
and widespread trade were typical of the Classic he said noting that warfare was also quite common.
Drought deforestation war and climate change have all been suggested as potential causes of this. However it is important to note that other Maya cities such as that of Chichã n Itzã¡
of which was Itzamnaaj. oein his various aspects Itzamnaaj was the lord over the most fundamental opposing forces in the universe life
The victims were often prisoners of war he notes. At the site of Chichã n Itzã¡
when these deities would be in favorable positions for a variety of activities such as holding ceremonies inaugurating kings starting trading expeditions or conducting wars.
A ruler successful in war could control more laborers and exact tribute on defeated enemies further increasing their economic might.
And NASA sees 3d printed food as a revolutionary way to make personalised meals for astronauts.
Beyond providing cosmic delivery food would also be tailored for astronauts'daily activities. will printed food go beyond novelty value?
Consumers will most likely demand adequate protections to ensure the development of printed foods does not limit their access to
and join their troop for a few days. This article originally appeared as The Adventures of a Professional Tree-Climber in the magazine Sierra.
oewhen the miners realized the gold was tucked deep in sedimentary layers they invented hydraulic mining. The fan contains more than a billion cubic meters of sediment reaching down to the Golden gate. The miners used high pressure hoses called monitors to blast the hillsides washing the gold-bearing mud into sluices.
and expert on the Amazon mining operations. oethere is certainly a parallel -what is happening in the Amazon-not just in Peru
The waste piles or tailings surrounding old gold mines are a good place to look. Conventional mining can't remove 100 percent of the gold from surrounding minerals so some gets wasted.
Once the crops reach their full height treat the soil with a chemical that makes gold soluble.
and copper common pollutants found in mine waste that can pose a risk to humans and the environment.
However some scientists say the environmental risks associated with growing gold itself may be too high.
#There's Gold in Them Thar Trees Trees may turn golden for reasons that have nothing to do with the onset of autumn:
but the areas were undisturbed by further mining activity that might have contaminated the trees with gold dust.
The researchers are not proposing mining these eucalyptus trees for gold Lintern cautioned. The amount of gold in the trees is extremely small.
What are some of the threats faced by tigers in India? FA: This is a human-dominated place.
but it is a fortress. Only poachers go inside. They get killed or they get their animals.
whether they had been told that it involved guns or whether they had been told that it involved a new skin cream.
because high salt intake is known to increase the risk of high blood pressure even in children. In addition studies suggest people develop a taste for salt earlier in life.
or more servings of tomato products a week had a 35-percent decrease in risk of prostate cancer relative to those who consumed 1. 5 servings or fewer per week.
In a separate study men with lycopene levels in the top 20 percenthad a 46-percent decrease in risk of heart attack compared to those in the bottom 20 percent.
Many studies have shown that lycopene-rich foods reduce the risk of prostate cancer but the mechanism behind the reduction was understood not well until now.
A recentâ studyâ found that lycopeneâ has a substantial protective effect against prostate cancer by interfering with the genes that would allow the prostate cancer cells to grow
During Michigan winters white-tailed deer converge on stands of young hemlocks for protection from winter chill and predators.
The Upper Midwest represents one of the last strongholds of hemlocks Murray said. Email Becky Oskin or follow her@beckyoskin. Follow usâ@OAPLANET Facebookâ & Google+.
 Overall nearly 112000 children visited the emergency department for nonfatal choking related to food during the eight-year study about 12400 per year.
The researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Ohio analyzed information from a national database of emergency-department visits focusing on choking visits involving food that did not result in death.
Foods that may pose a greater choking risk to children include those that are similar in shape to the child's airway (such as hot dogs) those that are difficult to chew (raw fruits
and Drug Administration take action to label foods that may pose a choking risk to children.
This landmark study designed by Ancel Keys followed males who were at risk for heart disease from the United states Finland Yugoslavia Italy Greece and The netherlands.
The researchers hypothesized that the type of fat marine-derived might play a role. Since then study after study has confirmed that omega-3s in fish have a potent effect on reducing heart disease.
Omega-3 favorably affects a number of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and at the top of the list is reducing the risk of sudden death from heart attack said Penny Kris Etherton distinguished professor of nutrition at Pennsylvania State university.
But when it comes to the benefits of omega-3s that may be just the tip of the iceberg!
Emerging research indicates omega-3s may boost levels of the brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine decreasing depression and violence.
Hibbeln's studies found an increase in depression violence and homicides in countries where people eat less fish as compared with countries where people eat more fish.
And there is epidemiological evidence that men who eat more fish have a lower risk for prostate cancer.
Omega-3 in Fish May Reduce Breast cancer Risk There is also evidence that omega-3s may help prevent Type 2 diabetes
But omega-3 researchers believe the risk of not getting enough omega-3 in your diet outweighs the potential risk of pollutants.
There are possible dangers to taking too much omega-3 supplement. The human inflammatory response results from a person's immune system working
With high doses of omega-3s there is also a slight increase in risk for hemorrhagic stroke or excessive bleeding.
After Livescience's Ouramazingplanet originally reported the story people from around the country contacted Raines to discover the forest's location including several salvage companies hoping to mine the forest for its wood.
Without any protection there was nothing stopping them he said. Protecting the forest To stop that from happening Raines'foundation is campaigning to turn the forest into a marine reserve.
But Raines believes it's worth protecting the underwater treasure because it may be around much longer than that.
The ivory crush was taking place at the Rocky mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City Colo. just outside of Denver with a star-studded list of speakers including Kristin Bauer
and operations including the ivory crush scheduled for Tuesday (Oct 8) at the Rocky mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City Colo. just north of Denver.
The ivory crush will take place at the Rocky mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City Colo. just outside of Denver.
#Vitamin b Supplements May Reduce Stroke Risk Taking Vitamin b supplements may help reduce the risk of stroke a new review suggests.
and found that people who took Vitamin b had a 7 percent decreased risk of stroke compared with people who took a placebo.
However among those who did have strokes taking Vitamin b supplements did not appear to affect the severity of strokes or the risk of dying from a stroke according to the study published Sept. 18 in the journal Neurology.
or high blood pressure said study researcher Dr. Xu Yuming a neurologist at Zhengzhou University in China. 7 Ways to Raise Your Risk of Stroke Before you begin taking any supplements you should always talk to your doctor Yuming said.
Common risk factors for stroke include high blood pressure high cholesterol and smoking. However previous studies indicate that these risk factors explain only half of the risk for stroke the researchers said.
Some studies have suggested that high levels of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood could potentially be a risk factor for vascular disease
which prompted researchers to examine whether Vitamin b supplements could reduce homocysteine levels and in turn lower stroke risk.
But such studies have mixed found results. Previous studies have conflicting findings regarding the use of Vitamin b supplements
Some studies have suggested even that the supplements may increase the risk of these events. B vitamins are important nutrients for the body.
Previous studies have shown that vegetarian diets are associated with decreased risk of numerous chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes obesity metabolic syndrome circulatory disease and hypertension.
and weight maintenance was associated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes fruits vegetables nuts fish and healthy fats.
and without that restraining force the Pine Island catchment basin could further contribute to global sea-level rise.
and glacier-melt rates of the potentially unstable Western Antarctic Ice Sheet in response to changing ocean forces.
Strong reliable melting and runoff are critical for agriculture and reducing wildfire risks. However warmer temperatures are leading to a decline in snow cover (a measure of how much land is covered by snow.
As per this time of year the tree pollen is the main allergy threat especially from the less conspicuous oak maple pine and elm varieties.
and even southeastern New england so has the allergy threat. What seems to have awakened the trees was the sudden warmth early last week followed by drenching rain in many areas.
A lot of variables Yet making projections about water security is challenging because there are a number of factors to consider
it improves balance and walking ability while reducing the risk of falls. But for a variety of reasons it's not easy to build muscle.
With climate change rapidly altering human ecosystems around the globe Newtok may not be alone in its fight against warming temperatures melting ice and rising seas.
According to the IUCN 20000 species of animals and plants are considered at high risk for extinction meaning there is a good chance they could die out
as a result of human activities said Stacy Small-Lorenz a conservation scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund an environmental group whose mission is to protect the natural environment.
This threat has become even more palpable since the United nations issued a report this summer estimating the global population would reach 11 billion by 2100 much faster than previously estimated.
or food grown on former grasslands represents a second major threat to animals. It's not just sheer population growth that matters
Such measures will have to include better protection by game wardens and perhaps more protected areas for wildlife Jenkins said. 7 Iconic Animals Humans Are Driving to Extinction The most effective way to fight poaching would be to decrease demand said Kenyan scientist and conservationist Richard Leakey at a conference
When hunting was allowed still gunshots didn't necessarily attract a lot of attention since they could derive from legal hunting.
while also protecting wildlife for example Joubert said. On several land concessions that Joubert and his wife Beverly co-own
which the group outlined the potential of edible insects to help alleviate food insecurity in the present and future.
or risk making the situation worse according to the World Resource Institute a nonprofit organization that aims to protect the Earth for current and future generations.
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