Ministers consider tighter rules on smoking outdoors

Ministers consider tighter rules on smoking outdoors

Getty Images Ministers are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. As first reported by the Sun, smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, outside hospitals and sports grounds. The measures are being proposed as part of a toughened-up version of the last government’s Tobacco … Read more

Get Out: Nature Is the Fix for COVID-19 Stress

Get Out: Nature Is the Fix for COVID-19 Stress

Yellowstone National Park: “Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2020.” Environmental Research: “Blue space, health and well-being: A narrative overview and synthesis of potential benefits.” Scientific Reports: “Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: “Effects of Walking in Bamboo … Read more

Warming Planet Ups Risk of Deadly Tick-Borne Fever

Warming Planet Ups Risk of Deadly Tick-Borne Fever

Nov. 16, 2020 — Climate change, already linked to more frequent wildfires, longer droughts, and more tropical storms, may also increase the risk of getting the potentially deadly tick-borne disease known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, new research suggests. When temperatures rise, the brown dog tick, which carries the bacteria causing the disease, is … Read more