Ecology

Most popular products in the U.S. contain a highly toxic chemical

Chemical companies continue to pressure legislators to push dangerous chemicals into the food industry
Published: 13 June 2012, 13:27

Cleanliness is the enemy of a child's immune system

It is known that children from large cities suffer from allergies much more often than children from rural areas. Scientists from the University of Chicago Ruhi Gupta created a map of the prevalence of childhood food allergies in the United States.
Published: 11 June 2012, 17:46

Urban air provokes cardiovascular disease

Air pollution contributes to the development of heart attacks and strokes, as science has long proven.
Published: 07 June 2012, 11:40

Today is World Environment Day

World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June, is one of the main ways for the United Nations to draw global attention to environmental issues and to stimulate political interest and action to protect the environment.
Published: 05 June 2012, 15:48

Hidden health benefits of linden

The time of linden blossoming in Ukraine is “specified” by the name of the month – “lipen”, that is, July. And although in Ukraine linden never waited for its appointed time of blossoming, this year the linden blossom pleased much earlier – in May.
Published: 02 June 2012, 13:25

Education protects the intellect from external influences

Exposure to solvents at work may be associated with poorer cognitive abilities later in life, particularly for those with less than a high school education.
Published: 30 May 2012, 11:08

Secondhand smoke ruins your health for life

The health risk to children who were exposed to tobacco smoke in childhood persists not only in childhood but also in their future life, regardless of whether the person subsequently began to smoke or not.
Published: 29 May 2012, 19:37

The most dangerous food allergens have been ranked

When it comes to food allergies, the first thing that comes to mind is chocolate, strawberries, tangerines... In fact, there is no stable "popularity rating" of allergens, and in different parts of the world it looks different.
Published: 29 May 2012, 18:12

Kiev beaches where you can swim

As a result of numerous inspections by the State Sanitary Authorities, the capital's beaches "Molodezhny", "Telbin", "Raduga" and "Venice" received sanitary passports. This was stated by the general director of the municipal enterprise "Pleso" Pavlo Pokhodiy, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration reports.
Published: 29 May 2012, 09:34

All garbage garbage cans have disappeared from Kiev

All trash bins have disappeared from Kyiv; they have not been in the usual places in the center for some time now, and they have disappeared in other areas as well.
Published: 28 May 2012, 10:20