Aug 2
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Children, Ecology, Safety, Whistleblowing | Comments off
Medical Observer- 02 August, 2010
Author: Rada Rouse
“RESEARCHERS investigating high lead levels in Mt Isa children say it’s about time the Xstrata mine was recognised as the source. In an editorial in the Medical Journal of Australia, the investigators say elevated blood lead levels are putting children’s futures at risk but there’s a reluctance to accept it.”
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Jul 7
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Best Interests, Ecology, US Health Services, Whistleblowing | Comments off
New York Times- 05 July, 2010
Author: Ingfei Chen
“The problem, fueled by a shift toward the use of disposables that made it simple to keep treatment practices sterile, has been an open secret for years, but getting the health care industry to change its habits has not been easy. No organization currently tracks how much medical trash the United States produces — the last known estimate, from the early 1990s, was two million tons a year.”
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Jun 16
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Chronic Disease, Death, Ecology, Global and International Health | Comments off
Guardian- 07 June, 2010
Author: Jonathan Watts
“Chinese farmers are almost four times more likely to die of liver cancer and twice as likely to die of stomach cancer than the global average, according to study commissioned by the World Bank. The domestic media is increasingly filled with reports of “cancer villages” – clusters of the disease near dirty factories.”
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Jun 2
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Ecology, Global and International Health, Principle-Based Ethics, Safety | Comments off
Guardian- 01 June, 2010
Author: David Leigh
“The London-based oil trader Trafigura faced criminal charges for the first time today, over the environmental scandal which caused international uproar last year and forced it to compensate thousands of Africans made ill by toxic waste.”
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May 17
Posted by Edwina Light in Death, Ecology, Genetics, Health information and education, Principle-Based Ethics, Safety | Comments off
Hastings Center Report 40, no 3 (2010): 39-45.
Authors: Bernice Elger, Katarzyna Michaud, and Patrice Mangin
“If a physician realizes somebody is at genetic risk for a potentially fatal, genetically caused condition, she not only has a duty to warn that person about the risk. She may even have a duty to warn the person’s relatives that they may also be at risk. But genetic testing is not the only way we learn about such conditions, and doctors are not the only people who acquire such knowledge. At least in certain cases, forensic experts also acquire important medical knowledge and shoulder a similar burden: they, too, can have a duty to inform family members that they may be at risk for serious harm from, for example, cardiac disease or exposure to environmental toxins.”
Find abstract here.
May 11
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Accidents, Animals, Best Interests, Ecology, Resource Allocation | Comments off
May 3
Posted by Edwina Light in Ecology, Global and International Health, Health Services, Nutrition, Preventative care, Public Health, Registration and Professionalism, obesity | Comments off
MJA/AMA statement, 2 May 2010
“Doctors should take the lead in practical steps to reduce the carbon footprints associated with obesity, chronic disease and population growth, according to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Prof Robyn McDermott, Professor of Public Health at the University of South Australia, writes that ageing, obesity and associated conditions account for the greatest proportion of disability and accelerating health care use, and that the health sector itself has a significant and expanding carbon footprint. ‘When we add the increasing costs of health care and the health industry’s carbon footprint to the entirely preventable loss of years of life and wellness caused by physical inactivity, we have a compelling case for specific action led by doctors in four health-related domains,’ Prof McDermott said.”
Find full media statement here and MJA article and accompanying editorial.
Apr 13
Posted by Edwina Light in Chronic Disease, Ecology, Health information and education, New South Wales Health Services, Preventative care, Public Health, Rural Health, Safety | Comments off
Four Corners, ABC Television, broadcast 12 April 2010
Reporter: Andrew Fowler
“How the people of a once picturesque valley found themselves surrounded by coalmines, dust and toxic chemicals. Australia might be riding on the coal miner’s back but it seems many Australians are paying a terrible price for the mineral export boom. Reporter Andrew Fowler goes to the Hunter Valley in New South Wales to document a community in crisis. ”
Find program site here.
Apr 12
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Accidents, Children, Ecology, Preventative care | Comments off
New York Times- 08 April, 2010
Author: Mireya Navarro
“After almost two decades of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it was on track to implement a regulation requiring the construction industry to help prevent cases of lead poisoning among children.”
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Apr 6
Posted by Sabina Bhate in Animals, Bioethics, Ecology, Whistleblowing | Comments off
SMH- 01 April, 2010
Author: Melissa Singer
“HOME-BRAND biscuits, dressings, and even shampoo, are contributing to the destruction of orang-utan populations in South-East Asia faster than their branded cousins, a report reveals. Companies were assessed on their use of palm oil and their willingness to adopt more sustainable and transparent practices, which could include clearer labelling, buying palm oil that is ”certified sustainable” and buying offset certificates, similar to carbon credits.”
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