Getting help and funds to fix the threat can be frustrating. A special report.
Francesca Fionda 23 Feb 2021 | The Tyee / Institute for Investigative Journalism
Francesca Fionda is a freelance investigative and data journalist, and journalism instructor. SHARES Safe or not? Tests done in 2017 by the First Nations Health Authority in 261 sites on reserves across BC showed unsafe lead levels in water for 35 schools. BC’s health minister was told, but what’s happened since is not publicly shared.
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When Trever Andrew found out there was a small amount of lead leaching into the tap water in the girl’s washroom at T selcéwtqen Clleq mel ten/Chief Atahm School, he knew it was important to act fast. There is no safe level of lead exposure and children are particularly vulnerable. In adults, lead exposure increases the risk of high blood pressure and kidney damage. In children, lead can affect the development of the brain and
Grow well: How to combat fungal disease in your vege patch
Grow Well with Claire Mummery as she shares her tips for fighting Fungal disease in the garden
Lots of our summer plants are being affected by fungal diseases this month these include tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, squash, cucumbers and capsicums to name a few.
The highly-prevalent foliar diseases around at the moment are downyand powdery mildew that affect the cucumbers, squash and zucchini families. These appear on leaves and stems as a white powdery substance that spreads rapidly throughout your plants, causing leaves to curl and the overall health and production of the plant to suffer.
American Kidney Fund Expands Rare Disease Resources with New Primary Hyperoxaluria Campaign
ROCKVILLE, MD / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2021
/ As the nation prepares to observe Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced a new awareness and education campaign focused on primary hyperoxaluria (PH), a rare disorder that can cause recurrent kidney stones and often results in kidney failure. The campaign will increase understanding and awareness of PH types 1, 2, and 3, with a particular focus on PH1, the most prevalent and severe of the three types. AKF developed the campaign with support from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and developed the campaign content in partnership with the nonprofit Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF).
I Was on WHO’s China Team Investigating COVID’s Origin. Here’s What We Learned
Yes, it likely originated in animals. No the ‘wet market’ was not likely the source nor was it created in a lab.
Dominic Dwyer 22 Feb 2021 | The Conversation
Dominic Dwyer is a medical virologist and infectious diseases physician and director of New South Wales health pathology and the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. SHARES Wuhan’s wet market, like other busy markets in the city, could hasten transmission of COVID-19. But it does not appear to be the source.
Their analysis also showed vaccinated people, if infected with coronavirus, were highly unlikely to die or develop the more severe symptoms of the virus