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Tag: environmental health perspectives

The life cycle of Bartonella. Image courtesy CDC
Posted inInfectious Disease

North Carolina Ranks as High-risk Zone for Cat Scratch Disease

by Thomas Goldsmith December 19, 2016July 6, 2017

Cat-scratch disease, or Bartonella, has its highest incidence in the Southeast. By Thomas Goldsmith North Carolina cat owners who have a child between 5 and 9 are among groups with the highest national household risk of cat scratch disease. That was among the takeaways from a talk by Centers for Disease Control epidemiologist Christina Nelson, […]

Chemical flame retardants are used to limit fires, but they've been linked with several health problems. Photo courtesy macwagen, Flickr Creative Commons
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Research News

Tutoring the Textile Industry on Risky Flame Retardants

by Catherine Clabby September 23, 2016September 23, 2016
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Minority Health, Rural Health

NC’s Rural Landfills Have Long History of Conflict

by Thomas Goldsmith September 19, 2016September 19, 2016
Sally Darney, the new editor-in-chief of Environmental Health Perspectives. Photo by Gabe Rivin
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Research News

A New Editor-in-Chief in Town

by Gabe Rivin November 10, 2015April 7, 2017
Steve Wing, a professor of epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Photo by Gabe Rivin
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Profiles, Public Health

The People’s Professor

by Gabe Rivin January 20, 2015April 7, 2017
Chemical flame retardants are used to limit fires, but they've been linked with several health problems. Photo courtesy macwagen, Flickr Creative Commons
Posted inConsumer News, Environmental Health, Featured

Crowdsourcing to Uncover Toxic Chemicals

by Gabe Rivin December 15, 2014April 7, 2017

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