Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 |
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Conflict,
Water,
Afghanistan,
Change Water,
climate change,
Conflict,
Conflicts,
Crises,
darfur,
Doctors,
Drier,
Food Energy,
Land,
Land Water,
Oil Supplies,
Population,
Risk,
Somalia,
stress,
Stresses,
Tendency,
Violence Increases,
Water Scarcity
As drylands get drier and violence grows, new crises resembling Darfur will arise.
The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in impoverished regions already facing environmental stress. Climate change, water scarcity [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 |
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Disease,
Dementia,
Dilemma,
Disaster,
Doctors,
Flu,
Flu Pandemic,
Government Agencies,
Influential Group,
Medical Groups,
Pandemic,
Physicians,
Prestigious Universities,
Task Force,
Trauma Victims
Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won’t get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.
Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients would not be treated. They include the very elderly, seriously hurt trauma [...]
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