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Global pollution kills millions and threatens 'survival of human societies'

Global pollution kills millions and threatens 'survival of human societies' | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Landmark study finds toxic air, water, soils and workplaces kill at least 9m people and cost trillions of dollars every year

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The Deadliest Animal in the World

The Deadliest Animal in the World | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Bill Gates introduces Mosquito Week on his personal blog, the Gates Notes. Everything posted this week is dedicated to this deadly creature. Mosquitoes carry devastating diseases like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis.

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The Transportation Barrier: When You Don't Have a Ride to the Doctor's Office

The Transportation Barrier: When You Don't Have a Ride to the Doctor's Office | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Many low income people in urban and suburban areas struggle to find reliable transportation. The result is missed appointments and poor illness management, even when care is readily available.

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40 Of The Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think

40 Of The Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Many people complain about advertisements as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our everyday lives and cram their products down our throats, but that’s not all that advertisements are good for. The advertisements on this list are excellent examples of effective advertising strategies for social issue campaigns that let their voices be heard.

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Brazil mutant mosquitoes to breed out diseases

Brazil mutant mosquitoes to breed out diseases | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Scientists in Brazil are preparing to release millions of factory-bred mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out their distant cousins that carry tropical diseases. The insects' method: have sex and then die.

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What we're dying from: the leading causes of death in Australia | News | The Guardian

What we're dying from: the leading causes of death in Australia | News | The Guardian | Human Interest | Scoop.it
As the mortality rate in Australia continues to decline, here we’ve visualised the leading causes of death, for each gender, by age group

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The top four modern killers in the west

The top four modern killers in the west | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Cancer, dementia, heart disease and new – or new strains of – infectious diseases are what modern westerners are dying of now

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Maternal mortality down 45% globally, but 33 women an hour are still dying

Maternal mortality down 45% globally, but 33 women an hour are still dying | Human Interest | Scoop.it
A report by the World Health Organisation shows significant decrease in pregnancy and childbirth related deaths since 1990

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