Giardia duodenalis is a microscopic, flagellated parasite that often calls the human and animal gut its home. In most cases, it coexists harmlessly with its host, and most infected pets and people show no signs of illness.

City staff briefed the council on the Starter Home Revitalization Act and a mapping exercise showing many Orinda parcels are constrained by topography, access and fire-hazard zones. Council gave direction to pursue subdivision standards (access management, curb-cut limits) and approved studying code amendments with an estimated $20,000 budget.

Third in a series on food environments and youth nutrition.

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More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can help avoid worst-case scenarios. Using data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease study, a commission of 35 leaders from various industries forecast the total years of good health that could be lost by the global population by due to sickness, disability or premature mortality from a range of threats.

Many consumers assume fabrics such as cotton and wool pose no health risks and don’t shed. New research is challenging some of those assumptions.

A new study finds that millions are exposed to unsafe levels of pollution and heat from gas appliances in commercial kitchens.

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A new study finds that millions are exposed to unsafe levels of pollution and heat from gas appliances in commercial kitchens.