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Coal and Human Health
Host: Kara Capelli
Tagged: coal energy human_health disease (Back to Main Page)

Did you know that natural resources like coal can have impacts on human health?

USGS Energy Resources Program Coordinator Brenda Pierce discusses an emerging area of study called "medical geology" and the connections between natural resources and human health. We also hear from USGS scientists Bill Orem and Calin Tatu, who are researching links between coal and a kidney disease called "BEN" in the Balkans.

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You, Too, Can Track Avian Flu and Other Wildlife Diseases
Host: David Hebert
Tagged: biology disease Avian_flu wildlife (Back to Main Page)

Want to stay on top of wildlife disease developments throughout the world?

USGS scientists Josh Dein and Hon Ip, and USGS web content manager Cris Marsh tell us how with some great Web tracking tools.

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What's Killing Bats in the Northeast?
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged: bats biology disease WhiteNose fungus (Back to Main Page)

Thousands of bats in the Northeast are dying from white-nosed syndrome. Paul Cryan, Research Biologist, and Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist, talk about the disease and what's being done to address it.

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