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Drugmakers Lilly, Bristol weather patent cliffs
Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co beat profit forecasts and vowed to bounce back by 2015 from its steep patent cliff due to cost cutting and new medicines, while rival U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers signaled it is weathering its own painful patent expirations as well as expected. But hopes for 2012 deteriorated at British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, which on Wednesday warned that full-year sales will be flat as pressure on drug prices intensifies in Europe due to government austerity measures aimed at curbing healthcare costs. Its shares fell 1.3 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
Hot-Weather Workout Tips
Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT
U.S.News & World Report LP - Going for your usual run or bike ride in hot temperatures can bring scary health hazards if you aren't adequately prepared. Heat can place strain on the cardiovascular system and cause serious illnesses such as dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke. Heat exhaustion, when someone's body temperature skyrockets to 104 degrees or higher, can develop from enduring many days of extreme temperatures and failing to properly rehydrate. ... Full Story | Top |
Kenya H1 tea output down 11 pct, earnings to remain
Wed,25 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT
Reuters -  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's tea output fell 11.4 percent in the first half of the year due to extreme weather conditions, the tea board said on Wednesday, with full-year production projected to decline 5 percent compared to 2011. The tea board said 2012 output was expected to fall to 360 million kg, down from 377 million kg recorded in 2011, mainly due to lower production in the first half of the year. But with average tea prices increasing to around $3 per kg at auctions, up from $2.97 in the first half of 2011, the loss of earnings is expected to be minimal. ...
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Midwest cities see increase in dangerously hot weather: report
Tue,24 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Dangerously hot summer days have become more common across the U.S. Midwest in the last 60 years, and the region will face more potentially deadly weather as the climate warms, according to a report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists on Wednesday. The report looked at weather trends in five major urban areas - Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis - along with weather in nearby smaller cities such as Peoria, Illinois, and Toledo, Ohio. ...
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Science Says: Climate Change Could Give You Diarrhea
Mon,23 Jul 2012 03:16 PM PDT
Takepart.com - Pervasive jellyfish and increasingly acidic waters are two anticipated effects of climate change on the world's oceans. Research published yesterday in Nature Climate Change unveiled yet another threat: waterborne bacteria that can cause serious stomach trouble. Full Story | Top |
Va. seeking storm assistance from FEMA
Mon,23 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT
Associated Press - Virginia is seeking federal disaster assistance for the estimated $27.5 million spent by the state and local governments to respond to late June wind and thunderstorms that left 15 dead and 1.3 million utility customers without power. Full Story | Top |
Heat, humidity building in Kentucky
Mon,23 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT
Associated Press - Heat and humidity are again building in Kentucky and the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for western counties in the commonwealth. Full Story | Top |
Factbox - Regions where water disputes are fuelling tensions
Mon,23 Jul 2012 03:25 AM PDT
Reuters - July 23 (AlertNet) - Disputes over water are common around the world, exacerbated by climate change, growing populations, rapid urbanisation, increased irrigation and a rising demand for alternative energy sources such as hydroelectricity. Following are a few of the regions where competition for water from major rivers systems is fuelling tension. SOUTH ASIA India is home to three major river systems -- the Ganges, Brahmaputra and the Indus -- which support 700 million people. As an upstream nation, it controls water flows to Bangladesh to the east and Pakistan to the west. ... Full Story | Top |
Farmers Suffer Shocking Rates of Amputation From Workplace Injuries
Sun,22 Jul 2012 09:52 PM PDT
Takepart.com - Climbing ladders and silos, operating heavy machinery, and lifting heavy bags of feed in extreme weather conditions are routine tasks for farmers. They're also costing farmers their limbs, at a rate that's 2.5 times higher than people in other industries, reports Eureka Alert!. Full Story | Top |
Bacteria outbreak in Northern Europe due to ocean warming, study says
Sun,22 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Manmade climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe which can cause gastroenteritis, new research by a group of international experts shows. The paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Sunday, provided some of the first firm evidence that the warming patterns of the Baltic Sea have coincided with the emergence of Vibrio infections in northern Europe. Vibrios is a group of bacteria which usually grow in warm and tropical marine environments. ... Full Story | Top |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Climb in 2011
Fri,20 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - International talks to address human-caused global warming began 20 years ago in Rio de Janeiro. But despite attempts to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases responsible, they have continued to pour into the atmosphere since then. Full Story | Top |
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