CHER Media Coverage http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/mediacoverage.asp UBC Centre for Health and Environment Research - Media Coverage Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:29:36 -0400 60 Ponyfish - http://www.ponyfish.com Metro Vancouver air quality shows encouraging trend http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=21bfdea7-15f6-4b73-8388-b7d1bc13ae6b http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=21bfdea7-15f6-4b73-8388-b7d1bc13ae6b Trend to privacy seen as hurting research http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=822113 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=822113 Asbestos: The hidden epidemic http://www.thestar.com/article/502859 http://www.thestar.com/article/502859 UBC Researcher to investigate one of the world’s most dangerous jobs http://www.scwist.ca/index.php/main/entry/ubc-researcher-to-investigate-one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-jobs/ http://www.scwist.ca/index.php/main/entry/ubc-researcher-to-investigate-one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-jobs/ Air quality and the Beijing Olympics http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/2008_08_01_Brauer_Beijing.mp3 http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/2008_08_01_Brauer_Beijing.mp3 http://blogs.discovery.com/environmental/2008/07/new-post.html http://blogs.discovery.com/environmental/2008/07/new-post.html http://blogs.discovery.com/environmental/2008/07/new-post.html Fungus Among Us http://www.mondaymag.com/articles/entry/fungus-among-us/news/ http://www.mondaymag.com/articles/entry/fungus-among-us/news/ Vancouverites encouraged to bike to work with new online tool http://www.heartandstroke.ab.ca/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lqIRL1PJJtH&b=4044933&ct=5673737 http://www.heartandstroke.ab.ca/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lqIRL1PJJtH&b=4044933&ct=5673737 Mashing up the ultimate cyclist's companion http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/brian/archives/047244.php http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/brian/archives/047244.php Veterinarians call for alliance with doctors to identify health issues http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=55a4b74e-f99e-4734-b444-7c77c7fcd6fd http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=55a4b74e-f99e-4734-b444-7c77c7fcd6fd What more will it take to clean up Beijing? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080726.SMOG26/TPStory/?query=beijing+air+quality http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080726.SMOG26/TPStory/?query=beijing+air+quality Where the mould grows http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080725.wbcmould2607/BNStory/National/home http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080725.wbcmould2607/BNStory/National/home Bicyclists' injuries and the cycling environment http://www.momentumplanet.ca/current-events/bicyclists-injuries-cycling-environment http://www.momentumplanet.ca/current-events/bicyclists-injuries-cycling-environment New Delhi fuel switch has climate benefit http://www.scidev.net/en/news/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-23-july-2008.html http://www.scidev.net/en/news/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-23-july-2008.html CNG switch a bonus for climate change http://www.nature.com/nindia/2008/080707/full/nindia.2008.238.html http://www.nature.com/nindia/2008/080707/full/nindia.2008.238.html New Delhi: integrating air and climate policies http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/html/es801744p.html http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/html/es801744p.html Air pollution may impact babies' birth weight http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080627/BC_rhonda_pollution_080627/20080627/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080627/BC_rhonda_pollution_080627/20080627/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome Small B.C. town fights gravel pit expansion http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080624/BC_deroche_gravel_080624/20080624/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080624/BC_deroche_gravel_080624/20080624/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome Bicycling injury study launched http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/bicestudy_cbc_jun0206.mp3 http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/bicestudy_cbc_jun0206.mp3 Unwelcome Guest: PBDEs in Indoor Dust http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/116-5/focus.html http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/116-5/focus.html Richmond's Olympic oval has mould in its roof http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=0883574f-cc80-41c5-aec0-370a00760e50&p=1 http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=0883574f-cc80-41c5-aec0-370a00760e50&p=1 UBC student sets his sights on ticks http://web.bcnewsgroup.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=113&cat=23&id=1188113&more=0 http://web.bcnewsgroup.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=113&cat=23&id=1188113&more=0 Deadly fungus migrates to Lower Mainland http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=2d1446bb-3807-4b55-8aed-abcaea2b6ca4 http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=2d1446bb-3807-4b55-8aed-abcaea2b6ca4 Deaths from Asbestos Exposure Rising http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=fb81f604-f567-4d3b-9785-bf43c192ed92&k=59234 http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=fb81f604-f567-4d3b-9785-bf43c192ed92&k=59234 Deadly Island fungus suspected of spreading to Lower Mainland http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=8f9b68db-ef19-4069-ad73-279f909a19e3&k=92033 http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=8f9b68db-ef19-4069-ad73-279f909a19e3&k=92033 Deadly fungus spreading to B.C. mainland http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/02/17/bc-fungusspread.html http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/02/17/bc-fungusspread.html B.C. construction unions raise alarm about asbestos exposure http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8f600d02-d4ba-4a8b-b656-c72c7f3c5924&k=62883 http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8f600d02-d4ba-4a8b-b656-c72c7f3c5924&k=62883 B.C. Interior given an F grade on pollution http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115170&Itemid=557 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115170&Itemid=557 Wood smoke health concerns http://www.westislandchronicle.com/article-i174669-Wood-smoke-health-concerns.html http://www.westislandchronicle.com/article-i174669-Wood-smoke-health-concerns.html Investigation of possible cancer cluster in Maple Ridge school http://www.cher.ubc.ca/MediaCoverage/2008-01-09_cbcradio-mapleridge.mp3 http://www.cher.ubc.ca/MediaCoverage/2008-01-09_cbcradio-mapleridge.mp3 Privacy law freezes health research http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a51318d3-777d-44f8-a403-20e5fe9f891e http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a51318d3-777d-44f8-a403-20e5fe9f891e Registered nurses have lower overall mortality risk http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=f2b0e094-a227-493b-969a-b7853a87025d&k=95638 http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=f2b0e094-a227-493b-969a-b7853a87025d&k=95638 Too much noise in the workplace can give you more than just a headache http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/2008-01-01_sawmillnoise.pdf http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/2008-01-01_sawmillnoise.pdf Spreading southward, toxic fungus brings rare illness to Oregon http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=42936&sid=1&fid=1 http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=42936&sid=1&fid=1