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Neglected Greenhouse Gas Discovered By Atmosphere ChemistsLondon UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2010 When doctors want their patients asleep during surgery they gently turn the gas tap. But Anaesthetic gasses have a global warming potential as high as a refrigerant that is on its way to be banned in the EU. Yet there is no obligation to report anaesthetic gasses along with other greenhouse gasses such as CO2, refrigerants and laughing gas. One kilo of anaesthetic gas affects the climate as much as 1620 kilos of CO2. That has been shown by a recent study carried out by chemists from Universi ... read more |
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 Cholera could kill 10,000 in Haiti in the next year: expert The cholera epidemic in Haiti could kill 10,000 people and cause 200,000 infections in the coming year, a doctor with the Pan-American Health Organization said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Cholera death toll in Haiti rises above 1,000 More than 1,000 people have died from cholera in Haiti and 16,800 have been hospitalized, health officials said Tuesday, as the outbreak spreads among earthquake survivors in the capital's tent cities. ... more | .. |
 Light Technology To Combat Hospital Infections A pioneering lighting system that can kill hospital superbugs - including MRSA and C.diff - has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The technol ... more | .. |
First cholera case detected in Dominican Republic: official A first case of cholera has been detected in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas said Tuesday. ... more |
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Haiti's Preval urges calm as cholera toll soars Haitian President Rene Preval pleaded for calm as the death toll from a cholera epidemic soared over 1,100 Wednesday and more desperately ill people sought treatment in overcrowded hospitals. ... more | .. |
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