Theme Day round-up: Issues that affect the entire world
In honor of the upcoming World Health Day on April 7th, the b5 Science and Health Channel bloggers have each chosen an issue that affects the entire world to write about today. Below is a round-up of these posts – go read ‘em!
- Grace over at Flu Patrol has written about a drug-resistant TB patient who was quarantined for life, and what that means for bird flu.
- Kendra at Diabetes Notes talks about how diabetes has become a global epidemic.
- Gloria at Cancer Commentary discusses cancer and the world.
- Liz and Mary Emma at Alzheimer’s Notes discuss how Alzheimer’s disease isn’t confined to one country or region. It affects patients, families, and caregivers around the globe.
- Here at Veggie Chic I discuss how you can benefit the whole planet by eating less meat.
- Angela at Breastfeeding123 talks about the harm that replacing breast milk with artificial milk is doing to babies around the world in her post Should you boycott Nestle?.
- Tony at Astronomy Buff warns us that global light pollution is leading to the end of days.
- Laura at CFS Squared examines the connection between violence and chronic illness.
- Mark at A Dozen Steps asks the question: does anything else affect humanity as much as alcoholism?
- Over at Autism Vox, Kristina reminds us that autism is global.
- Hsien talks about traveling with heart disease at A Hearty Life.
- Tris gets a little philosophical in his post on Homely Scientist: I have seen the enemy, and he is us.
- Cory puts the world baldness epidemic into perspective over at Baldiness.
- Hsien covers the National Genographic Project on Genetics and Health.
Thanks for another fabulous Theme Day, guys!
You’ve done a great job, Jul, on putting together our Theme Day this month. I’m excited to be part of it.