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More flooding expected along the Ohio River in week of deadly weather
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-river-flooding-deadly-storms-rain-extreme-weather-today-2018-02-26/


Humans changed the ecosystems of Central Africa more than 2,600 years ago
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ggph-hct022218.php


Reforesting US topsoils store massive amounts of carbon, with potential for much more
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uom-rut022218.php


New research published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates the extraordinary value of Earth's remaining intact forests for addressing climate change and protecting wildlife, critical watersheds, indigenous cultures, and human health.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wcs-ssc022218.php


Global levels of ethane and propane in the atmosphere have been underestimated by more than 50%, new research involving scientists at the University of York has revealed.
These hydrocarbons are particularly harmful in large cities where, through chemical reactions with emissions from cars, they form ozone - a greenhouse gas which is a key component of smog and directly linked to increases in mortality.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoy-gff022618.php


Children from low-income neighborhoods had a higher mortality rate and higher hospital costs after heart surgery compared with those from higher-income neighborhoods, found a national study of more than 86,000 kids with congenital heart disease. The magnitude of the neighborhood effect, which persisted even after accounting for race, type of insurance, and hospital, was similar for children of all disease severities.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/cumc-kfl022018.php


Almost all adolescents in an economically disadvantaged urban population exposed to tobacco smoke
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/aafc-aaa022018.php


Fear and hoping: Adding hope to health messages may motivate better behaviors
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ps-fah022218.php


Being raised in greener neighborhoods may have beneficial effects on brain development
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc--bri022218.php


Study: Police use of force is rare, as are significant injuries to suspects
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wfbm-spu022318.php


At most US maternity units, women in labor are put on nil per os (NPO) status--they're not allowed to eat or drink anything, except ice chips. But new nursing research questions that policy, showing no increase in risks for women who are allowed to eat and drink during labor.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wkh-ico022318.php


Simplified talk therapy helps ease chronic pain for disadvantaged populations
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/acop-stt022018.php


Cardiac arrest survival greatly increases when bystanders use an automated external defibrillator
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/aha-cas022118.php


A lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, which includes eggs and dairy but excludes meat and fish, and a Mediterranean diet are likely equally effective in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/aha-vam022118.php


Residents who lived near vacant land that had been restored reported a significantly reduced perception of crime and vandalism as well as increased feelings of safety and use of outside spaces for socializing, according to a new study at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Police reports matched these perceptions showing significant reductions in overall crime, including gun violence, and nuisances.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/cums-rca022218.php


Immune system activation in pregnant women can shape brain development in their babies
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/chla-isa022218.php


Researchers find low magnesium levels make vitamin D ineffective
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/aoa-rfl022318.php


NIH researchers find a potential treatment for disorders involving excess red blood cells
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/nksn-nrf022318.php


New study shows repurposing leukemia drugs may prevent melanoma metastasis
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uok-nss022618.php


Eating a diet that emphasizes vegetables, fruit and whole grains it may lead to a reduced risk of depression, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/rumc-dda022618.php


Sea Level Rise Damaging More U.S. Bases, Former Top Military Brass Warn
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26022018/sea-level-rise-military-bases-damaged-national-security-risk-report-admirals-generals


He's A Republican. But will Vote Democratic And Support Impeachment
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/02/22/extreme-solutions-rich-barlow