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By Bill Freeman The Great Barrier Reef will lose most of its coral cover by 2050, inflicting billions of dollars in damage on Australia’s tourism and fishing industries, a study on coral bleaching has warned. The authors, the head of Queensland University’s Centre for Marine Studies, and his father, an economist, predict, at best, reefs …
By Bill Freeman The predicted end to oil and natural gas supplies over the coming decades could lead to a steep drop in population growth, according to an anthropologist’s model.Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2004-02-13-2 The predicted end to oil and natural gas supplies over the coming decades could lead to a steep drop in population growth, according to …
By Bill Freeman Imagine there’s a 100th birthday party going on and the guy they’re popping the champagne for is – you. Depending on how old you are today, you could well live to be a 100, even 120. Certainly, the 25-year-old next to you has a good chance of making it. Life expectancy is …
By Bill Freeman The over-50 crowd never has been a priority for most marketers. But the new wave of active, affluent baby boomers like Dickerson that’s swelling the ranks of that age group is making them harder to ignore. Americans age 50 and above control $7 trillion, or 70 percent, of all U.S. wealth, bring …
By Bill Freeman The fraction of left-handed people today is about the same as it was during the Ice Age, according to data from prehistoric handprints. They were found in caves painted during the Upper Palaeolithic period, between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago. Left-handedness may have conferred prehistoric man advantages, such as in combat, say …
By Bill Freeman Results of the National Center for Health Statistics annual report has revealed that the prevalence of type II diabetes increased by 27% between 1997 and 2002. Amy Bernstein and colleagues found that 6.5% of American adults were diagnosed with diabetes in 2002, compared with 5.1 percent in 1997. It is now thought …
By Bill Freeman One of the most thorough studies to date has all but proven that Neanderthals and humans are only distantly related.Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2004-01-27-4 One of the most thorough studies to date has all but proven that Neanderthals and humans are only distantly related. Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2004-01-27-4
By Bill Freeman The Health Ministry of Japan has announced that the number of centenarians in the country is expected to reach a record high of 20,561 by the end of September this year. The vast majority (84%) of the Japanese centenarians are women. Japan is home to both the world The Health Ministry of …
By Bill Freeman Results of a recent study have revealed that at least 8.6-million US citizens have smoking-related diseases, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 4.5-million smokers and non-smokers had chronic bronchitis in 2000, while more than 3-million were suffering …
By Bill Freeman In a controversial move, Italy has banned fertility treatments for homosexuals and anyone not in a stable relationship.Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-12-12-4 In a controversial move, Italy has banned fertility treatments for homosexuals and anyone not in a stable relationship. Source: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-12-12-4