Urban Sprawl Could Make Cities Hotter bi13752400 WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- If global warming does drive temperatures upward, cities sprawl may be more prone to extreme heat than less spread-out centers, new research suggests

Majority of urban pigeons are pathogen-ridden, public health hazards: Scientists bi13752400 Scientists studying pigeons have found that the often reviled bids that dominate city squares around the world carry two disease-causing bugs that make them a public health hazard

Urban Planners Promote Health Walkable Communities bi13752400 People who live poor communities are less likely to get as much exercise as people living affluent neighborhoods. That also means the disadvantaged have a harder time staying active and healthy. That's according to planners and researchers meeting week Coronado

Gilyard: In defense of the skyway system bi13752400 The skyway system downtown Minneapolis takes a lot of guff. Periodically, someone floats the idea that the skyways should be dismantled as a way to boost the street culture of downtown

Slowing Urban Sprawl, Adding Forested Land Curb Flooding: Study bi13752400 Controlling growth and increasing forested land are the most effective ways to decrease future water runoff and flooding, according to a Purdue University study. Bryan Pijanowski, an ..

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Middle-class problems focus of Franzen's 'Freedom' - From the Poughkeepsie Jo bi13752400 When Jonathan Franzen published "The Corrections" 2001, he gained a measure of celebrity unusual for a literary novelist when he was invited to discuss book on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" ? then was disinvited when he publicly expressed reservations about having a Winfrey logo stamped on book's dust jacket

3Q's: A.J. Holloway, Mayor of Biloxi bi13752400 A.J. Holloway had just started fourth term as Biloxi's mayor when Hurricane Katrina hit August 2005. Holloway, who had played football for Ole Miss and later worked for the State Tax Commission, became one of the most familiar faces as the nation followed the tragedy and recovery

PENSACOLA BUSINESS JOURNAL: Santa Rosa County Notes bi13752400 Santa Rosa to keep property tax rate the same, career academies help student achieve more, and Navarre arborist tops field

Study rules out phone tower link to cancer bi13752400 British research that found no link between pregnant women's exposure to cellphone tower radio-frequency and early childhood cancer should end public debate on the issue, a New Zealand medical expert says.Occupational and environmental..

Heat Sprawl Study Suggests Sprawling Cities Experience More Extreme Heat S bi13752400 The number of very hot days increasing worldwide, but the rate of increase more than double the most sprawling metropolitan regions compared more compact cities, according to a team of Atlanta-based scientists. This was true regardless of the regions' climate zone, population size, or rate of growth

New and Exciting PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The Clock] bi13752400 There are 31 new articles PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles , post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) just one click. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites: Read ..

Child cancer not linked to cellphone towers bi13752400 Research Britain has found no link between pregnant women's exposure to cellphone tower radio-frequency and early childhood cancer should end public debate on the issue, a New Zealand medical expert says

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