California Approves Boosting Natural Gas Storage at Site of Worst Leak
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists Have Identified the Lyme Disease Genes Responsible for Severe Symptoms
Lyme disease was first identified in 1975, in Lyme, Conn., but scientists still have more questions than answers about how the bacteria responsible for the condition that wreaks such havoc for some people, leaving them with debilitating symptoms for years, while causing relatively mild disease for others. Tests for Lyme have high false negative rates, especially early in the infection, so even detecting the disease is challenging. In a paper published in PLOS Pathogens, an international group of researchers report on the most comprehensive analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi genome to date, which provides clues about w...
Source: TIME: Science - August 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

News at a glance: Moon landing, museum thefts, and gardening for conservation
SPACE SCIENCE Indian Moon lander begins search for ice India last week put a spacecraft on the Moon, making it the fourth nation to perform the feat, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. The $75 million, robotic Chandrayaan-3 mission is the first to explore a region near the lunar south pole, which is thought to hold frozen water that could be used to support human explorers. The area also contains large impact craters, which could hold clues to the history of the Solar System. Hours after landing, the craft released a solar-powered, suitcase-size rover that will study soil composition for a...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 31, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting, and doxing
Dating app company Bumble has released its updated community guidelines with an aim to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, and doxing. The new policy will apply to its dating app Badoo along with Bumble. The platform is…#bumble #bumbleforfriends #bff
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

You Can Earn Bitcoin by Playing Mobile Bubble Shooters
games have been a fan favorite dating back almost 30 years to Taito’s Puzzle Bobble (aka Bust-a-Move), and the genre has corralled a new generation of casual fans on mobile. Now you can earn Bitcoin by playing them, too. A pair of games on iOS and Android—Bitcoin Pop and Bitcoin Bay—offer…#taitospuzzlebobble #bust #bitcoin #iphone #blingfinancial #bitcoinpop #android #bitcoinorethereum #coinbase #paypal
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dozens of stone age tools discovered on farm
More than 80 Stone Age tools have been unearthed at a farm in Dartmoor in the U.K. Experts believe these tools may be 8,000 years old, made by our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The site, located near the village of Lustleigh, has been visited several times before, although never in this exact…#dartmoor #lustleigh #emmastockley #phd #flint #mesolithic #middlestoneage
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Everything to Know About Netflix ’s ‘One Piece’ Live Adaptation: How Involved Was Eiichiro Oda?
Netflix’s live adaptation of “One Piece” took seven years to making, and it might be the streamer’s best attempt at a live remake for a manga-to-anime series. The adaptation received a lot of guidance from manga creator Eiichiro Oda. Oda’s involvement consisted of on-site consultations with the…#netflix #eiichirooda #vizmedia #shōnenjump #strawhat #kingofpirates #monkeydluffy #luffy #marines #nicolewhitaker
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pupils face schools turmoil over government ’s inaction on building safety, says UNISON
Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) that pupils at dozens of schools are to be told to stay away over building structural safety fears, UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “This situation is nothing short of a scandal. “The DfE and government have squandered valuable months hiding this crisis when they should have been fixing dangerous school buildings. “The schools minister even broke his own promise to publish information about at-risk properties before parliament’s summer recess. “Parents, pupils and staff will be relieved the issue is finally being taken seriously. But to wait until the elev...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 31, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release School buildings school safety school staff Source Type: news

Study Finds Link Between Asbestos Exposure and Autoimmune Conditions
Asbestos is widely known as an occupational hazard, but emerging evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to environmental asbestos could lead to severe autoimmune conditions, according to a study by Montana State University researchers. Microbiology and immunology research associate Dr. Jean Pfau and a team of researchers discovered the connection to a specific type of asbestos found near the once badly contaminated town of Libby, Montana, and a novel autoimmune disease. The autoimmune condition is associated with collagen thickening of the serum-producing membranes surrounding the lungs. Pfau, chairperson for the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Source Type: news

For the sake of safety: a time-lagged study investigating the relationships between perceived leadership behaviors and employee safety behaviors - Samuelsson AU, Larsman P, Grill M.
Background The construction industry is affected by severe occupational accidents, and site managers' leadership has been identified as critical in relation to safety. Most research in this field is cross-sectional and concerns broadly defined meta-catego...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

This startup lets you turn your clothes into currency
Nuw functions as a massive online clothing swap where each item you post lets you ‘buy’ something else. If you want to clean out your closet without sending your clothes to landfill, you might list some items on a resale site like Depop or The RealReal, or drop off your clothes at a thrift store.…#nuw #depoporrealreal #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

California panel to vote on increasing storage at site of worst US methane leak despite risks
A proposal to vastly increase natural gas storage at the site of the nation’s largest-known methane leak is prompting opposition from California lawmakers
Source: ABC News: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Pfizer To Restart Production At Damaged North Carolina Facility In Q4
By Kate Magill of Manufacturing Drive, Pfizer plans to restart production at its damaged Rocky Mount, North Carolina manufacturing site by Q4 of this year, the company announced Monday. The drugmaker reopened the site on Aug. 7…#katemagill #manufacturingdrive #pfizer #rockymount #northcarolina #incomingmaterials #chemical #anesthesia #tylerdurden
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A new Titanic recovery expedition is planned. The U.S. is fighting it, saying wreck is a grave site
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite. The expedition is being organized by RMS Titanic Inc., the Georgia-based…#titanic #rmstitanicinc #georgia #northatlantic #titan #usdistrictcourt #norfolk #virginia #greatbritain #morse
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One-time Alcatel-Lucent building off I-88 in Naperville being razed
Demolition of the office building and parking deck on the former Alcatel-Lucent campus in Naperville is underway but what the property’s new owner plans to do with the site hasn’t been disclosed. Oak Brook-based Franklin Partners purchased the 40-acre parcel at Naperville and Warrenville roads for…#alcatellucent #naperville #oakbrook #franklinpartners #warrenville #lucentlane #lucenttechnologies #interstate88 #alcatel #nokia
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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