flu: 1/25 of 26
next »
Adverse reactions lead US patients to ask 'just how safe are antibiotics?'
Carey Purcell
23rd May, 2011
A growing number of American patients say they've been poisoned by fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Not only has this ruined lives, they say, it's exposed the unhealthy relationship between some drug manufacturers and medical regulatory bodies. Carey Purcell reports more...
Eco-fashion: how green became the new black
Lida Hujic
15th February, 2011
With London Fashion Week just around the corner, Lida Hujic, author of The First to Know, charts eco-fashion’s journey from naff to hip to even-sold-at Tesco more...
Asian factory farming boom spreading animal diseases like avian influenza
Tom Levitt
11th February, 2011
Increasing density of livestock production and poor biosecurity in Asia is encouraging epidemics, with a new disease emerging every four months, says new International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) report more...
Why 'eco-friendly' heat pumps increase, not reduce, your carbon footprint
Eric Johnson
8th October, 2010
Switch to heat pumps to warm your home and you'll qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive subsidy. But new research reveals the pumps release potent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases, says Eric Johnson, significantly increasing the true carbon footprint of this supposedly green technologymore...
Natural ways to treat colds and flu
Andy Hamilton
18th February, 2010
Before you start popping Lemsip Max, experiment with these herbal and spicy alternatives. Or there's always good old chicken soup... more...
A guide to buying next generation lightbulbs
Matilda Lee
15th January, 2010
The iconic, compact fluorescent lightbulb is dead: meet its next generation replacements that are brighter, more efficient, longer-lasting, and mercury-free more...
10 campaign groups calling for cleaner water
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Water - we pollute it, waste it, privatise it and dam it. Around the world millions of people lack access to it. But there are organisations out there trying to protect the planet's water for the benefit of all more...
Behind the Label: Calpol
Pat Thomas
29th October
The season of flu (and fear of swine flu) is upon us. But before you reach for this sticky pink cocktail dished out by doctors and parents as a cure-all for children, think again... more...
How to forage a first aid kit
Andy Hamilton
6th October, 2009
Natural remedies don't have to be bought from a shop. Whether for stings, cuts or colds there's likely to be a medicinal plant growing somewhere nearby... more...
Human swine flu virus found in UK pig herd
Ecologist
18th September, 2009
Human form of swine flu found in pig herd poses no food health risk says FSA more...
NHS should promote low-carbon living
Ecologist
11th September, 2009
Public body could save money and play leading role in creating a more sustainable society more...
Swine flu widower prepares to sue Smithfield
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
The husband of the first woman to die from swine flu in the US is preparing a case against pork producer Smithfield Foods, part-owner of the Mexican farm where the disease is believed to have originated more...
flu: 1/25 of 26
next »
What is downshifting?
Laura Sevier
28th March, 2008
Are you living the dream? Or walking zombie-like through the nightmare of modern consumerism? Laura Sevier explores the sanity of downshifting more...
Making Sense of Swine Flu
Pat Thomas
1st April, 2009
In the last few years the Ecologist has written extensively on the flu – both the garden variety that strikes us on an annual basis and the wider threat of avian influenza, H5N1. more...
To your health - Organic beer!
Rachel Clode
1st August, 2008
The UK’s organic brewers are calling time on beer corporations, as Rachel Clode discovers more...
Liquid blue gold
Laura Sevier
26th March, 2009
Laura Sevier reports on why we shouldn’t be taking our water for granted, as well as offering some easy ways to avoid wasting it more...
The Flu Vaccine... A Shot in the Dark?
Pat Thomas
18th February, 2009
If we truly knew about flu, and the lack of effectiveness of the vaccine being offered as protection, would we really be so obedient about getting the jab? more...
10 things you didn't know about bird flu
Dr Michael Greger
4th February, 2009
A dose of flu in winter is as inevitable as a broken boiler – and usually as harmless. But as public health expert Dr Michael Greger explains, intensive farming of animals around the globe may mean we are hatching out an influenza timebomb more...
What the flux?
Joss Garmen
16th December, 2008
History will remember 2008 for its ‘crisis of capitalism’. The crash on Wall Street was the game-changer in the US election race, and it could soon be remembered as the gamechanger on climate change, too. more...
Riding the fluoride tiger
John Graham
18th June, 2008
What possible good can come from adding a known poison to our water supply? None at all, argues John Graham more...
Wild birds blamed for deadly disease
News
16th November, 2007
Bird conservation groups have reacted strongly to suggestions that wild birds may be responsible for the latest outbreak of avian influenza on a free-range poultry farm in Suffolk. more...
Behind the label focus: PFOS
Mark Anslow
1st July, 2007
Firefighting foam laced with this toxic chemical was used to extinguish the Buncefield oil depot inferno, leaving a deadly legacy. Was it necessary? more...
Green lights are the new white
Laura Sevier
1st May, 2007
It’s not just our light bulbs we need to change, says Laura Sevier. We need to rethink the way we light more...
Behind the label: Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Capsules
Pat Thomas
1st February, 2007
As doctors can tell you, the best remedy for colds and flu is the traditional one: rest, warmth, fluids – and time. Drug manufacturers want you to believe otherwise. But, as Pat Thomas reports, pharmaceutical ‘cures’ may be more than just a waste of money more...
Avian flu - the ecology of an epidemic
Pat Thomas
1st December, 2005
Bird flu has been raging through Asia for more than a decade. But it is only recently that most of us have started to pay attention to the story. Pat Thomas seperates fact from fiction and asks whether this is a random act of nature or yet another man-made disaster. more...Members
ECOLOGIST COOKIES
Using this website means you agree to us using simple cookies.
FOLLOW
THE ECOLOGIST
