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Prenatal POP exposure may increase the risk of metabolic disorders in adolescence Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc.--may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure. This was the main conclusion of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The study was based on data from nearly 400 children living in Menorca, who were followed from before birth until they reached 18 years of ag...

 E-Mail Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc.--may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure. This was the main conclusion of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The study was based on data from nearly 400 children living in Menorca, who were followed from before birth until they reached 18 years of age. POPs are toxic, degradation-resistant chemicals that persist in the ...

Al Bussaya, Muthanna Province, Iraq – The wind whipped relentlessly across the open deserts of Muthanna province as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd along the rugged plains in search of greenery. Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass. “There’s no rain, and the land is dry. The grass has turned into desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. This is what life...

‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins Simona Foltyn UP NEXT Al Bussaya, Muthanna Province, Iraq – The wind whipped relentlessly across the open deserts of Muthanna province as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd along the rugged plains in search of greenery. Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass. “There’s no rain, and the land is dry....

Apr 22, 2021 Selena Gomez by Lisabjo and Cate Blanchett by Gage Skidmore and Salma Hayek by Gage Skidmore and Mark Ruffalo by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Orlando Bloom en El Hormiguero de Pablo Motos by ElHormiguero is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. Pharrell by Karl Hab and Meryl Streep from ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 by Dick Thomas Johnson is licensed under CC BY 2.0 It’s the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, and we can finally dare to celebrate. Yes, we have a climate change crisis on our hands. Yet the Whit...