80 ANOS
Fiquei octogenário!... Nosso filho me fotografou segurando uma foto feita pelo avô dele há 79 anos, quando eu subia o primeiro degrau dos agora 80. É bom envelhecer junto à companheira, com a família e amigos. Grato pelo afeto, amizade e comunicação. Meu abraço a todos e a cada um AA
desperdício de alimentos
Desperdício de alimentos custa ao mundo 750 bilhões de dólares, alerta novo relatório da FAO 11 de setembro de 2013 · Destaque Tamanho da fonte: [image: Aumentar o tamanho da letra][image: Diminuir o tamanho da letra] [image: Share] Jovens procuram comida em lixão em Juba, no Sudão. Foto ONU/Tim McKulka Cerca de 1,3 bilhão de toneladas de alimentos desperdiçados anualmente não só causam grandes perdas econômicas, como também tem impacto significativo nos recursos naturais dos quais a humanidade depende para se alimentar. Essa é a conclusão de um novo relatório da Organização das Na... mais »
CO2
Going vegetarian halves CO2 emissions from your food - 17:13 26 June 2014 by *Michael Slezak* - For similar stories, visit the *Food and Drink* and *Climate Change* Topic Guides If you stop eating meat, your food-related carbon footprint could plummet to less than half of what it was. That is a much bigger drop than many previous estimates, and it comes from a study of people's real diets. As much as a quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. But it's not clear how much would really be saved if people swapped their beef steaks for tofu burgers. ... mais »
Birth Control
[image: IUDs]The Best Birth ControlReproductive health groups, up against bad PR and lax awareness, are leading the charge to make the IUD a first line of defense for unplanned pregnancy Why is the most effective form of birth control—the IUD—also the one no one is using? - Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin
neurodegenerative diseases selfreparing
Self-repairing mechanism helps to preserve brain function in neurodegenerative diseasesJune 20, 2014 *[+]*[image: Prion-infected tissue (credit: Dr. Al Jenny - Public Health Image Library)] Neurogenesis, the self-repairing mechanism of the adult brain by creating new neurons, can help to preserve brain function in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Prion, and Parkinson’s, new research led by scientists at theUniversity of Southampton has found. The progressive degeneration and death of the brain, occurring in many neurodegenerative diseases, is often seen as an unstoppabl... mais »
Cardiac pacemaker
A self-powered cardiac pacemaker June 26, 2014 [image: This picture shows that a self-powered cardiac pacemaker is enabled by a flexible piezoelectric energy harvester (credit: KAIST)] A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a self-powered artificial cardiac pacemaker operated semi-permanently by a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator. Currently, pacemaker batteries last seven years on average, requiring frequent replacements, which may pose patients to a potential risk involved in medical procedures. The nanogenerator directl... mais »
Sem título
25 Minutes of This Will Get Rid of Your Stress - Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin June 27, 2014 [image: Woman meditating near Douglas fir trees]Woman meditating near Douglas fir treesAaron McCoy—Getty Images RECOMMENDED FOR YOU World Cup Whimsy Captured in New McDonalds Ad How soccer is destroying America: Celine Dion's Response to the Week's Best Viral Video Is Incredible by Taboola In just half an hour, by focusing on your breathing, you can start to relax and melt away your cares. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Universityinvestigated how effectivemindfulness meditation can be in... mais »
Slowdown HC Spending Growth
The Global Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth FREE ONLINE FIRST David Squires, MA1 [+] Author Affiliations *JAMA*. Published online June 26, 2014. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.7221 Text Size: A A A Article Figures References Increasing health care spending has been part of the US economy for decades, consuming an ever-increasing share of gross domestic product. However, in the past several years, the growth of US health spending has slowed to well below its historic norm.1 This slowdown in the rate of spending growth predates implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The causes of the sl... mais »
What is Public Health?
*Alex Scott-Samuel ( @buzhna)* 26/06/2014 13:41 Superb What Is Public Health? animation by Wessex PH Trainees * youtube.com/watch?v=oy1CAM…@PortsmouthJSNA*
Desigualdade BR
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Dark Matter
[image: In the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy, opposite the galactic center, lies the nebula SH 2-235, a huge star formation complex. WISE.] Scientists Shine New Light on Dark Matter Observations of galaxy clusters are providing clues about the most elusive substance in the universe Melissa Hellmann Astronomers have come closer to understanding dark matter — one of the most elusive substances in the universe — by using high-energy telescopes to study the gravitational force of vast groups of galaxies that are bound together by gravity, known as galaxy clusters./.../
Índice de Bem-estar Urbano
Site Índice de Bem-estar Urbano - IBEU Lido *81* vezes | Publicado em Notícias | [image: Site Índice de Bem-estar Urbano - IBEU] tamanho do texto[image: reduzir tamanho do texto] [image: aumentar tamanho do texto] Imprimir E-mail Qualifique este item - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 (0 votos) O INCT Observatório das Metrópoles promove o lançamento do site “Índice de Bem-estar Urbano IBEU” com o propósito de ampliar a difusão desse instrumento de avaliação e formulação de políticas urbanas para o país. O site reúne todas as informações relativas ao índice de bem-estar urbano:... mais »
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