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Bad air means bad news for seniors' brainpower
ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2012) ? Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults, according to new research presented in San Diego at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 65th Annual Scientific Meeting.
This finding is based on data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Health and Retirement Study. The analysis was conducted by Jennifer Ailshire, PhD, a National Institute on Aging postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Biodemography and Population Health and the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California.
"As a result of age-related declines in health and functioning, older adults are particularly vulnerable to the hazards of exposure to unhealthy air," Ailshire said. "Air pollution has been linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory problems, and even premature death, in older populations, and there is emerging evidence that exposure to particulate air pollution may have adverse effects on brain health and functioning as well."
This is the first study to show how exposure to air pollution influences cognitive function in a national sample of older men and women. It suggests that fine air particulate matter -- composed of particles that are 2.5 micrometers in diameter and smaller, thought to be sufficiently small that if inhaled they can deposit deep in the lung and possibly the brain -- may be an important environmental risk factor for reduced cognitive function.
The study sample included 14,793 white, black, and Hispanic men and women aged 50 and older who participated in the 2004 Health and Retirement Study (a nationally representative survey of older adults). Individual data were linked with data on 2004 annual average levels of fine air particulate matter from the Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System monitors across the country. Cognitive function was measured on a scale of 1 to 35 and consisted of tests assessing word recall, knowledge, language, and orientation.
Ailshire discovered that those living in areas with high levels of fine air particulate matter scored poorer on the cognitive function tests. The association even remained after accounting for several factors, including age, race/ethnicity, education, smoking behavior, and respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.
Fine air particulate matter exposures ranged from 4.1 to 20.7 micrograms per cubic meter, and every ten point increase was associated with a 0.36 point drop in cognitive function score. In comparison, this effect was roughly equal to that of aging three years; among all study subjects, a one-year increase in age was associated with a drop 0.13 in cognitive function score.
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AT&T announces new flat rate global talk and text plans, offers options for weary travelers
A few months back AT&T made some changes to its international data plans and today old Ma Bell is at it again. The carrier's new text and call packages will take effect on November 16th and will offer flat rate pricing to globetrotters who often find themselves abroad. AT&T's Europe Travel plan offers minutes in increments of 30, 80 and 200 respectively priced at $30, $60 and $120 per month, with an overage rate of $1 per minute. For customers traveling elsewhere, the company's new Rest of World Travel setup features buckets of 15, 40 and 100 minutes of talk time also priced at $30, $60 and $120 a month, with an overage charge of $2 per additional minute. As for those who'd rather text than talk, AT&T's newest Global Messaging plan serves up 600 text, video and picture messages for $60 per month in over 120 countries. Finally, customers who have 300MB or 800MB international data add-ons will be able to use AT&T's WiFi International app to access up to 1GB of free WiFi data each month. Now take a breath and let all of that info marinate. Got it? Good. So, if you're a frequent flyer trying to save some won, euros or rupees, or whatever -- then be sure to check out the press release for a complete list of countries covered under these new plans.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
China treaty a threat to control over natural resources says Mulcair
NDP leader claims resource industry is getting a ?free ride? when it comes to the environmental costs of extraction.
CALGARY?NDP leader Tom Mulcair says a soon-to-be ratified investment treaty between Canada and China has the potential to wrest control of natural resources away from the country?s provinces.
?I think one of the things that we have to know is that this can cause huge upheaval in the province?s ability to control their natural resources and real problems for Canada?s sovereignty long-term,? Mulcair said in an interview.
Mulcair has said previously that a New Democrat government would do anything in its power to extricate Canada from the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement if it?s found to not be in the country?s best interest.
?People are starting to realize that this could play havoc with the province?s ability to control their resources going forward.?
Control over resources is a particularly prickly topic in Alberta, where Mulcair was making a stop to support anti-poverty advocate Dan Meades, the party?s candidate for Calgary-Centre in a Nov. 26 byelection.
However, Mulcair reiterated some points that have in the past rubbed many Albertans the wrong way.
He stood by his assertion the Canadian dollar is being driven artificially higher because the resource industry is getting a ?free ride? when it comes to paying the environmental costs of extraction.
He said that, in turn, is hurting the manufacturers in Central Canada that are having a tougher time exporting their goods?a phenomenon known as Dutch disease.
He called the proposed $6-billion Northern Gateway pipeline connecting oilsands crude to the West Coast port of Kitimat, BC, a ?non-starter? on environmental grounds, adding that approving it would be a ?historical mistake.?
And Mulcair again took aim at the Keystone XL project, which if approved would significantly increase the amount of raw oil sands bitumen Canada ships south of the border.
Doing that will sacrifice upgrading and manufacturing jobs, he said, suggesting Canada should instead look to process the crude at home.
The NDP is, however, on record as supporting proposals to ship crude from western Canada to refineries in Ontario and Quebec, since it would allow those facilities to buy cheap Canadian crude rather than pricey international varieties.
?We think rather than going that way, more to the US, we should take care of our own energy security first,? said Mulcair. ?That would be a win-win-win situation. A win for the producing provinces, a win for the companies that have their own ownership of what they?ve bought or leased and a win for the country because we?d be providing greater energy security for the future.?
?The Canadian Press
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