Unregulated Agrochemicals Harm Health of Rural Residents in Central America
Medardo Pérez, 60, sprays paraquat, a potent herbicide, to kill the weeds growing in his corn crop in the San Isidro canton of the municipality of Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador. Most small farmers in Central America use this and other agrochemicals on their crops, just as agribusiness does on monocultures such as bananas, pineapples, coffee and sugar cane. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala / IPSBy Edgardo AyalaSANTA MARÍA OSTUMA, El Salvador , Aug 21 2023 (IPS) In his green cornfield, Salvadoran farmer Medardo Pérez set about filling the hand-held spray pump that hangs on his back, with the right mixture of water and ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edgardo Ayala Tags: Conservation Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Categories Agrochemicals Costa Rica El Salvador Glyphosate Guatemala Pesticides Source Type: news
Rivals Samsung, LG team on OLED TVs to fend off Chinese players
SEOUL -- The decision by Samsung Electronics to use OLED displays from archrival LG group in a new TV illustrates the threat posed to the South Korean technology giants by affordable Chinese players. Samsung this month debuted the large 4K TVs, which use white organic light-emitting diode displays…#seoul #samsungelectronics #lg #southkorean #samsung #lgdisplay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why two esports journalists are combining their communities for a collective games media venture
With games media at a crossroads, two journalists who cut their teeth in esports are leveraging their organic connections to the gaming community to kickstart a collectively owned media operation. As the games media space has contracted over the past year, many observers have speculated about the…#jacobwolf #mikhailklimentov #espn #klimentov #washingtonposts #readergrev #substack #patreon #defector #bensmith (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA: Kiwifruit Recall Due To Listeria Concerns Affects 14 States
There’s now an Oppenheimer recall that doesn’t have anything to do with the movie. David Oppenheimer and Company I, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of its organic green kiwifruit after testing by the Kentucky Department for Public Health of kiwifruit samples on July 7, 2023, found some Listeria…#oppenheimer #davidoppenheimer #llc #fda #newzealand #upc #florida #georgia #illinois #indiana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kinetic viewpoint of BTEX removal using Ehugbo-Nigerian kaolinite clay modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (HDTMAC) - Chidi O, Inya AI, Uzoamaka IEM.
In this study, the efficiency of hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (HDTMAC)-m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
How Publishers Are Preparing For Google ’s AI-Enhanced Search
Google's early reveal of its AI-enhanced Search Generative Experience (SGE) in May has sent publishers scrambling to prepare for a major disruption to their organic search traffic--which typically constitutes their largest source of readership--and ultimately, revenue. When fully incorporated into…#google #searchgenerative #sge (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Highly efficient metal-organic framework based intumescent poly(L-lactic acid) towards fire safety, ignition delay and UV resistance - Jin X, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Zhang A, Wang R, Cui M, Wang DY, Zhang X.
Developing multifunctional biodegradable PLA with ignition delay, high efficient fire retardancy, and UV resistance properties is a challenging task owing to its high flammability, and mutually exclusive phenomenon between the latter two properties. In thi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Results: Everything That Happened In Slim Jim Battle Royal With LA Knight
WWE’s SummerSlam Battle Royal featured 20 WWE Superstars, but centered around only one question: Will LA Knight win this Battle Royal or nah? Thankfully, the answer was a resounding “YEAH!” LA Knight’s undeniable rise has coincided with an organic groundswell of support for the throwback WWE…#wwe #laknight #battleroyal #knight #smackdown #madisonsquaregarden #miz #ajstyles #mvp #camerongrimes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WPP Shares Fall On Slower Q2 Growth, Reduced Full-Year Outlook
The company reported a 4.1% organic revenue decline in North America in Q2, citing lower revenue from technology clients. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What a Slowdown in Spending by Some Marketers Means for Ad Holding Companies
Ad agencies may face headwinds if consumer-focused businesses start to cut spending like tech companies. Some advertising holding companies have been reporting weaker-than-expected organic revenue results, raising questions about what that could mean for marketers’ spending with agencies in the… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preparation of organic-inorganic phosphorus-nitrogen-based flame retardants and their application to plywood - Deng C, Ji Y, Zhu M, Liang Y, Jian H, Yan Z, Wen M, Park H.
In this study, two novel phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardants (UCPR and MCPR) were developed, and the intercalated modified layered double h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
THORChain Fundamentals Strengthen, But RUNE Remains Sluggish: Report
THORChain fundamentals and user traction are strengthening, according to a recent report. However, the same cannot be said for the network’s native token RUNE which remains in the digital doldrums. On July 30, institutional-grade crypto research firm Delphi Digital posted its latest report on…#thorchain #delphidigital #organic #trustwallet #ledgerlive #amm #defi #defillama #thorchaintvlchart #dex (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heineken Downgrades Outlook as Earnings Disappoint
Heineken posted below-forecast half-year earnings as it faces economic and inflationary challenges, and cut its outlook, predicting stable to mid-single digit underlying operating profit organic growth.#heineken (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Turning Spain's desert into Europe's orchard
In southern Spain, one of the driest parts of Europe, a healthy crop of high-tech greenhouses has sprouted from the desert. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at how innovative approaches to agriculture – from organic farming and using desalinated seawater, to breeding pollinators and predators of…#spain #sethdoane (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - July 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
