08/01/2010: The Lancet magazine - special issue on climate change and human health

The Lancet magazine published a special issue on human health and climate change in Nov 2009. 'Climate change already affects human health, and, if no action is taken, problems such as malnutrition, deaths and injury due to extreme weather conditions, and change in geographical distribution of disease vectors will worsen. This Series is the result of an international collaboration of scientists supported by a consortium of funding bodies coordinated by the Wellcome Trust, UK. The Comments and Articles make a strong case for linking climate and health goals, and provide a quantitative underpinning for this important health message.'

Read the articles here: http://www.thelancet.com/series/health-and-climate-change