ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2011) — Drinking alcohol in moderate quantities can reduce the risk of asthma, according to Danish researchers. Read more »

ScienceDaily (Sep. 30, 2011) — Ben Franklin was right, at least on the healthy part. “Early to bed and early to rise” appears to have helped a cross-section of early-bird Australian youths keep slimmer and more physically active than their night-owl peers, even though both groups got the same amount of sleep. Read more »

ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2011) — Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a study presented October 3 at the Canadian Stroke Congress. Read more »

17 October 2011, source edie newsroom

The Scottish Executive has unveiled its Zero Waste Regulations in a bid to make Scotland one of the highest performing countries for recycling in Europe. Read more »

By Will Nichols

Steps to pioneer energy-efficient vessels, make greater of use renewable energy, and design ships that can be reused or recycled are all today included in a new roadmap designed to achieve a “step-change” in the industry’s carbon intensity through to 2040. Read more »