Tag: human health

Sailors Find Refuge at Mariner Centers

Every day, thousands of ships dock at American ports. They arrive with
a crew of sailors who don’t know anyone and often don’t speak the
language. At many ports, volunteers run mariner’s centers. They provide
food, clothing, and most importantly, a connection to home. The Great
Lakes Radio Consortium’s Karen Kelly visited one of these centers and
has this report:

Hump Day Club Celebrates Winter

Great Lake’s residents are settling in for a long dark winter’s night.
But a north country tradition celebrating the fact that the days are
getting longer is helping some people get through the season with some
humor. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson covered the
annual business meeting of the “Hump Day Club”:

Canada Bans Sale of Hormone

Officials at Monsanto were upset earlier this month (January) when the
Canadian government failed to approve its bovine growth hormone,
R-B-S-T, for use in Canada. As Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator
Suzanne Elston discovered, the decision wasn’t based on any negative
human health impacts:

Canada Bans Sale of Hormone (Spot)

This month (January), the Canadian Government ruled that Canadian Dairy
Farmers will not be allowed to use the R-B-S-T growth hormone on their
cows. The hormone increases milk production by 15%. The Great Lakes
Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:

Indoor Environment Can Be a Headache

A so-called "sick building” can do more than make workers ill — it can
also cause headaches for the building’s owners and managers. If the
situation isn’t handled right, they risk widespread panic,
evacuation…and even major lawsuits. But now a new book offers
caretakers of sick buildings some practical guidance. The Great Lakes
Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:

Canada Tests Landfills for Gas Levels

Environmentalists in Ontario, Canada are demanding nationwide testing
of the air around landfills. The action was sparked by a news report
that claimed the Ontario Ministry of Environment halted real estate
development near one Toronto area landfill over concern about vinyl
chloride levels. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson
reports:

Pesticide Links to Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease has been in the news a lot recently ever since
actor Michael J. Fox announced that he’s a victim of the disease.
Scientist have been studying Parkinson’s for years, but still haven’t
determined what causes the tremors and other symptoms. But now, one
researcher thinks he may know the answer…and beginning this January,
he’ll begin to test his theory. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Todd
Witter has more:

EPA’s Search for Endocrine Disrupters

For years scientists have been trying to see if certain chemicals used
in industry affect the reproductive and neurological health of humans.
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency is getting ready to design tests
for the chemicals, but as the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester
Graham reports, money, politics and ignorance are interfering: