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June 30, 2008
EPA, DoD Concerned Over
Toxic Chemicals Inside Three Military Bases
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011458259
Chemical Or Organic? Choose Your Sunscreen
http://www.themedguru.com/articles/chemical_or_organic_choose_your_sunscreen-7325302.html
Natural Medicine: Reducing Pesticide Exposure
http://www.ewg.org/node/26768
Volcano 'Pollution' Solves Mercury Mystery
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080629081932.htm
FDA Rejects Gardasil for Older Women
http://medheadlines.com/2008/06/30/fda-rejects-gardasil-for-older-women/
June 29, 2008
Rift delays release of study on safety of cellphones
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=14067234
Complex deemed safe after test for chemical
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1047515.html
Vaccination suspended after children show side effects
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080629/News/timesnews0011.html
County right to stop use of herbicides
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=119385&sid=5&fid=1
Home-grown veg ruined by toxic fertiliser
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/29/food.agriculture/print
The Dark Side of Sunscreens
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603224.html
June 28, 2008
Playing it Safe
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=118365&sid=4&fid=1
Multiple chemical sensitivity and zeolite
http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/585851.html
Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/health/28vaccine.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1214679999-Arqx6QthWTb3tO9E3yUjgA&pagewanted=print
Seven Helpful Tips For Dealing With The Pain Of Fibromyalgia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113146.php
Sweetener can lead to sickness
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080628/A_LIFE/806280301
June 27, 2008
Our strict, chemical-laden diet
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_9723329
Little yellow flags? Not in Connecticut
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/06/little-yellow-flags-not-in-con.htm
No such thing as "safe" levels of contamination
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20080627/n1
Supreme Court erases punitive damages in dismissal case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wscochonda0627/BNStory/National/home
June 26, 2008
Cosmetics trade organization criticizes FDA
Globalization Act
http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?n=86180-indie-beauty-network-legislation
City urged to postpone toxic chemical bylaw
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/449475
City tests schools near hydro corridor
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/449502
Activists: No schools on toxic sites
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1214455068124660.xml&coll=1
Competition watchdog tests green marketing
claims
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/25/competitionbureau-green.html
Pesticide ban moves forward
http://www.metronews.ca/calgary/Local/article/74976
June 25, 2008
Misunderstood illness often stymies doctors,
patients
http://www.communitytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=65&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=6228&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1049&hn=communitytimes&he=.com
Raw deal: Buying green
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/26/pf/going_green/
Calgary committee votes to phase out pesticide use
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/25/pesticides-debate.html
EU pesticide threat
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/June/25060801.asp
Mold allergy drives away school leader
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/06/25/news/doc4862817319ab8526585055.txt
Health officials warn about mold dangers
http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8555640&nav=menu1362_2
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=e7cfaa8c-b80b-4250-b937-4207cd8f603b
City Questions 9/11 Workers' Claims of
Illness
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/nyregion/25health.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Low childhood I.Q. linked to dementia later
in life
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080625/IQ_dementia_080625/20080625?hub=Health
Be gone, skeeters!
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfmid=80352§ion=homepage&freebie_check&CFID=50205123&CFTOKEN=15201847&jsessionid=8830d8223b551953670b
The Toxic Truth: What you can do to avoid
chemicals
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080625/BC_Toxic_Truth_What_You_Can_Do_080625/20080625/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
June 24, 2008
Artificial turf target of legal action
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9677643?source=most_emailed
Fibromyalgia Stumps Doctors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112619.php
Group warns of excessive Lead in Artificial
Turf
http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20080624/group_warns_of_excessive_lead_in_artificial_turf-id-1027061.html
Contaminated baby food taken off shelves
http://wingham.yourguide.com.au/news/national/national/general/contaminated-baby-food-taken-off-shelves/795285.aspx
Artist (with MCS) uses art to fight
illiteracy
http://www.parkrecord.com/scene/ci_9686125
Toxic Assessment Delays Block New Standards
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/4279/
Congress, FDA Explore BPA Dangers
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/4280/
June 23, 2008
Nonotech: The Unknown Risks
http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/prn_nano_unknown_risks.080623.htm
Half of glass jar
foods 'contaminated'
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/half-of-glass-jar-foods-contaminated-20080623-2v91.html
Health, Environment Are Focus of Latest NanoBio Seed Grants
http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2008/23jun08/23nanobio.html
'The World According to Monsanto'
http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0623-06.htm
Artificial turf makers sued over lead levels
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_9677638?nclick_check=1
Fuming at the Office? Then know your allergic
rights.
http://allergicliving.com/features.asp?copy_id=128
June 22, 2008
Suicides 'Linked To Phone Masts'
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/49330
Avoid the marketing misuse of
"green"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/green/sns-green-greenwashing0622jun22,0,4787846.story
Workers complain of mold, mystery toxins
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806220383
June 21, 2008
Witnesses link chemical to ill
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/06/21/witnesses_link_chemical_to_ill_us_soldiers/
How your gadgets harm you
http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3148312,flstry-1.cms
Experts warn about mold
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/NEWS/806210333/-1/NEWS04
This baby was burned red
raw by a sofa giving off toxic fumes.
As our
investigation reveals, there are hundreds of other victims
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1028097/This-baby-burned-red-raw-sofa-giving-toxic-fumes-As-investigation-reveals-hundreds-victims.html
Standards on chemicals weak
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=97ced362-530a-4a88-8879-f2be166cc6b3&p=1
June 20, 3008
Catching your breath:
The amounts of certain molecules in exhaled breath could be markers for
disease.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33377/title/Catching_your_breath
Lawmakers Approve Detailed Map of State's
Cancer Cases
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/nyregion/20cancer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Kennebunk teachers evaluated for exposure to
mold at middle school
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080620/NEWS/80620042
Mold from floods can trigger allergies
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/06/20/Mold_from_floods_can_trigger_allergies/UPI-99931214020096/
We're in chemical overload... Toxic
chemicals: Consumers are the lab rats
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=e4c6d71f-2a6f-4952-98c7-24866f28aa67
No mandatory safety norms for toys cause for worry
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/No_mandatory_safety_norms_for_toys_cause_for_worry_/articleshow/3146736.cms
The great pesticide debate: City committee to vote on the phasing out of
cosmetic pesticides on Wednesday
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/reallife/greenguide/story.html?id=3281fbcb-75af-4c0c-889a-2d1b12ed6d6f
Mold-Infested Home Will Get $150,000 Makeover
http://www.cbs8.com/features/special_assignment/story.php?id=131875
State, federal officials halt spraying for apple moth
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/19/BAC211C73N.DTL&tsp=1
The CDC issues a public health alert on lead in artificial turf
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2008/06/lead-in-turf.html
Chemical Fallout: A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report
http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=305
June 19, 2008
Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System
http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/autoimmunediseasetreatmentmaynotdampenimmunesystem.html
KBR accused of chemical exposure
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5847385.html
After the Flood: Preventing and Removing Mold
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/20574819.html
Competition Bureau sees red over false green claims
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/story.html?id=04b6eaa7-6b04-4a27-ba01-3f6ae3911717
Landscaper advises you to reconsider your killer lawn
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/lifestyles/homegarden/x1470888668/Landscaper-advises-you-to-reconsider-your-killer-lawn
State files $6.5M lawsuit over school's mold contamination
http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-10/1213850282223400.xml&coll=1
Mold A Growing Concern
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/20554714.html
Toxic Toy Legislation
http://www.mauiweekly.com/Malama%20Aina/story7029.aspx
June 18, 2008
Lab disinfectant harms mouse fertility
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/453964a.
Parents sue over baby bottles
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=763763
Nurses say Ontario's pesticide ban doesn't go far enough to protect the
public's health
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/18/c5544.html
Worldwide allergy, asthma rates rising, report says
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080618/allergy_report_080618/20080618?hub=Health
June 17, 2008
India to ban mobile phone ads showing children, pregnant women
http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=21423&t=1&c=33&cg=4&mset=
Some Hormones With Your Perfumed Air?
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/air-fresheners-47061704
Beware of 'natural' cosmetics claims
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=7f72583f-3968-4255-b47b-5b52c82f5edc
Poisoned playground
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=163548
Possible health hazards from mobile phone radiation
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/17/stories/2008061760481100.htm
FDA to Classify Mercury Fillings by Summer 2009
http://fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=11684&articleId=107723
June 16, 2008
Progressive Librarians Guild Statement On Wifi In
Libraries
http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/ht080625.htm
Greenpeace publishes pesticides industry
ranking
http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/press-centre/press-releases2/greenpeace-publishes-pesticide
Assessing EMF Risks
http://www.eponline.com/articles/64432
FDA approves Cymbalta for fibromyalgia
http://www.prescribingreference.com/news/showNews/which/FDAApprovesCymbaltaForFibromyalgia6163/
Doctors Urge American Medical Association To Reject 'Secret Shoppers'
http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2008/6/16/Doctors-Urge-American-Medical-Association-To-Reject-Secret-Shoppers.aspx?topicID=39
MDs: Secret shoppers aren't cure
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-ama_biz_16jun16,0,7871452,print.story
Styrofoam ban makes impact
http://www.examiner.com/a-1443288~Styrofoam_ban_makes_impact.html
June 15, 2008
That Buzz in Your Ear May Be Green Noise
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/fashion/15green.html?_r=2&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Health spotlight: Environmental concerns
force asthmatics to pay more for life-saving inhalers
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/6432/
Tests reveal lead in lipsticks; Health Canada says levels safe
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=590133
Tests reveal lead in lipsticks; Health Canada says levels safe
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=590133
EcoMom Alliance: For the children
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/19962324.html?page=1&c=y
Is lead linked to mental decline?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-leadbrain08jun15,0,3574316.story
Unhealthy buzz just the beginning of turbulence over transmission line
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a6567f12-a801-469c-8caa-5e9471c3712b
June 14, 2008
An amphibious assault
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080614.wfrogs14/BNStory/Science/home/?pageRequested=all
Letter: Don't look to the government for protection
http://campverdebugleonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&subsectionID=73&articleID=20316
Trying to make the blacktop greener
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/14/trying_to_make_the_blacktop_greener/?page=full
Allergies are nothing to sneeze at
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20080613T210000-0500_136702_OBS_ALLERGIES_ARE_NOTHING_TO_SNEEZE_AT.asp
June 13, 2008
FDA Would Regulate BPA If Found Harmful, Official Says
http://ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5113/26
Woman writes about her experience with black mold
http://www.ktbs.com/news/Woman-writes-about-her-experience-with-black-mold-13084/
Shower Curtains Can Be Toxic Says Environment Group
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111255.php
Confirmed: New shower curtain smell is gross
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/06/confirmed-new-shower-curtain-s.htm
FDA vs. Dentists, Dispute over the Negative Effects of Dental Filling
http://www.enews20.com/news_FDA_vs_Dentists_Dispute_over_the_Negative_Effects_of_Dental_Fillings_08644.html
Road Pollution Blamed For Higher Allergy Risk In Kids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613101114.htm
Pilots had to wear emergency oxygen masks in flight due to toxic fumes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2122646/Pilots-forced-to-wear-emergency-oxygen-masks-in-flight-due-to-toxic-fumes.html?service=print
That 'new shower curtain smell' gives off toxic chemicals, study finds
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-showercurtain13-2008jun13,0,771368.story
June 12, 2008
Gardener killed by fungus in his compost
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2116523/Gardener-killed-by-fungus-in-his-compost.html
Pesticide poisonings likely under-reported
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/444469
Chemical Law Has Global Impact
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/11/AR2008061103569.html?
Pesticides cause rainbow trout to lose sense of smell
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080613/rainbow_trout_080613/20080613?hub=SciTech
Madison Chamber fires its director; she blames mold
http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/1213262161157410.xml&coll=1
Ingredients
that present an environmental risk
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/12/BAL21103UD.DTL
Toxic shower curtains? Study
overblown, experts say
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080612/shower_curtain_080612/20080612?hub=Health
Chemical imbalance
http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=26500
Vinyl Shower Curtains Release Toxic Chemicals
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=419
Your shower curtain could make you sick
http://yourhome.ca/homes/article/442068
Plastic shower curtains may leak PVCs
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080612.wshowers0612/BNStory/National/home
House bill would ban BPA in food, beverage packaging
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/06/house-bill-would-ban-bpa-in-fo.htm
June 11, 2008
Organic Infant Formula
Ingredients Processed with Toxic Chemical
http://www.nourishinghope.com/nourishing_hope_blog/2008/06/organic-infant.html
Trouble Beneath
the Bubbles
http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/trouble-beneath-the-bubbles/2008/06/11/1212863695359.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2
Wal-Mart, Toys R Us to remove
products with BPA
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzplas0612,0,7719518,print.story
Parents in New York call for choice on vaccinations
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/NEWS01/806110361/1002/NEWS
How Much Radiation Does Your Phone Emit?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/how-much-radiation-does-your-phone-emit/index.html?hp
Mold: Underwriters Endorsing CGL to Remove Coverage
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/06/11/90833.htm
House passes Hastings amendment to protect students from mold in schools
http://www.thewestsidegazette.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=89170&sID=13&ItemSource=L
Parents protest school vaccination policy in Albany
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-stskul115722157jun11,0,7245821.story
Toxic metals make Bloreans gasp
http://www.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Jun112008/scroll2008061172858.asp?section=updatenews
Toxic hazards
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/06/11/news0116.htm
Toxic sofa burns TV star baby
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1275636.ece
Baby bottles safe, FDA official says
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.plastic11jun11,0,2871056.story
June 10, 2008
California Sues 'Natural' Companies Over Carcinogen in Soaps
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-10-093.asp
In
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9542308
CFL Bulbs: Good For Planet, Bad For Humans?
http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=26171
Mercury Tooth Fillings: FDA Does an About Face
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/06/10/mercury-tooth-fillings-fda-does-an-about-face.aspx
Alternatives to toxic mosquito repellents
http://www.mexiadailynews.com/variety/local_story_162104440.html?keyword=topstory
You May Want to Think Twice Before Getting That Dragon
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/tattoo-ink-toxic-460608
One Family's Toxic FEMA Trailer Nightmare
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3242
Filthy, hot, humid air got you seeing red? Making sense of the color codes
http://www.examiner.com/a-1433460~Filthy__hot__humid_air_got_you_seeing_red__Making_sense_of_the_color_codes.html
10-year study tracks health of 200,000 cell users
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080610/cellphone_study_080610/20080610?hub=Health
Yellow duckies and other killers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080610.wcowent10/BNStory/specialComment/
In hotel, illness faded
http://www.sunherald.com/pageone/story/614154.html
Clean the healthy way
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-powerofprevention.6422791jun10,0,2037615.story
Dipel spraying: why no warning?
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/letters/story.html?id=f0371e33-5dd6-48dc-940c-95e8b8e4294e
Teens stressed and sleepless because of mobile phones
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=39058
June 9, 2008
Bothered by cell phones
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33059/title/Bothered_by_cell_phones
Persistent Man-made Chemical Pollutants Found In Deep-sea Octopods
And
Squids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609155135.htm
Emergency Pesticide Ban for Saving the Honeybee
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/honeybeePesticideBan.php
Chemical-free park
http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080609_1.htm
June 8, 2008
Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/us/08conflict.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&fta=y&adxnnlx=1214028474-giNUClFps0Sxf5KS/UcN5g&pagewanted=print
Wi-Fi worry
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1064131&auth=BY+TIFFANY+MAYER+STANDARD+STAFF
Effects of controversial chemical sensitivity disorder all too real
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/lifestyle/view/2008_06_08_Effects_of_controversial_chemical_sensitivity_disorder_all_too_real/
June 7, 2008
Beware! Household dust is highly toxic
http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=8069c063-9b49-43a7-b5c8-f6a85fb4c74f&MatchID1=4698&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=5&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1185&PrimaryID=4698&Headline=Beware!+Household+dust+is+highly+toxic
Lead findings shock
processors
http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/19620449.html?location_refer=Outdoors
Experiment in Treatment Seeks to Remove Toxins
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1421250/experiment_in_treatment_seeks_to_remove_toxins/
Sick school syndrome
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080607.wcentre07/BNStory/Front/home/?pageRequested=all
Cancer and households link probed
http://www.thestar.co.za/?fArticleId=4442743
Mercury in Dental Fillings: What You Need to Know?
http://www.newslocale.org/health/hnews/mercury_in_dental_fillings:_what_you_need_to_know?_200806061432.html
June 6, 2008
Ontario's smog causes 9,500 deaths per year, medical association says
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/06/06/smog-deaths.html
Fungi fundamentals
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080606.wcentre07side1/BNStory/National
UC research shows risk of ALS exposure in Gulf War veterans is time limited
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc-urs060408.php
Power line fight continues
http://www.canada.com/surreynow/news/story.html?id=7dbee191-7cc9-4037-9571-b0d5a9e573a7
Toxic soil at schools?
http://www.winknews.com/features/education/19614589.html
Health Risk in Dental Fillings Confirmed
http://www.thedailygreen.com/print-this/environmental-news/latest/mecurdy-dental-fillings-47060604
Lupus: Up close and personal
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=489a4ee0-057e-4303-b558-3edb18c95eba
In shift, FDA says mercury fillings may harm some
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20080606_In_shift__FDA_says_mercury_fillings_may_harm_some.html
Food irradiation: Grosser than you think.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306133857/food-irradiation-grosser-than.htm
Companies must act fast to tap state green grants
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/06/09/focus2.html
Mercury poisoning linked to dolphin deaths
http://www.theage.com.au/national/mercury-poisoning-linked-to-dolphin-deaths-20080605-2mbw.html
June 5, 2008
Link between lead exposure, crime is quite real
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/EDIT02/806050316/1090
County OKs chemical crackdown
http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/county_oks_chemical_crackdown/22969/
Environmental pollution reaches alarming level
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/06-Jun-2008/Environmental-pollution-reaches-alarming-level
Methylmercury Pause: Study Suggests Long Latency for Neurotoxicity
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/060506352008_Methylmercury_Pause.shtml
Be Careful: Household Dust Contains Lead
http://www.themedguru.com/articles/be_careful_household_dust_contains_lead-7324201.html
Research Finds High Concentrations Of Chemicals in Pets
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306223050/26665
Hawaii Schools Could Receive $20.5 Million In New 'Green' Construction Grants
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?474fb4e3-1ee3-4178-9cb5-d261cd511d9e
Advocates call for new powers for green whistleblowers
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=87cfe465-0c2d-447b-927e-fd147276d825
Secret Ingredients
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/secretingredients/archives/140529.asp
Mercury fillings pose health risks, FDA warns
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/05/dental-amalgam.html
'Silver' mercury fillings may harm pregnant women
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/06/silver-mercury.html
US FDA Admits Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings, Settles Lawsuit
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/us-fda-admits-risks-of-mercury-dental-fillings-settles-lawsuit,422503.shtml
EU to review regulations on nanomaterials
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/snm/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=22C892D0-DC9D-4D89-B6B3-98A2A1DF6AC1©id=7A956ACE-9511-4CD4-8A4B-125813FD3438&lmcid=
Mobile Phones: Children are at special risk, Russian experts reveal
http://www.wddty.com/03363800369888479712/mobile-phones-children-are-at-special-risk-russian-experts-reveal.html
Forestry slams chemical spraying changes
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/05/2266540.htm?section=business
Chemical spraying rules rile farmers
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/05/2265883.htm
FDA: Possible Risk From Dental Fillings
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/news/20080605/fda-dental-filling-risk-possible
City launches chemical-free park
http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/08-06-05/quick.htm
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1247410.ece
June 4, 2008
Tracking plastic's breakdown products
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2008/jun/science/jp_plasticizers.html
Newly Pregnant? Here's an 8-Step Crash Course in Going Green
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306269000/26669
Antibacterial wipes can spread MRSA
http://www.nursingtimes.net/clinicalnews/2008/06/antibacterial_wipes_can_spread_mrsa.html;jsessionid=7ED33BDA194F3A1701FD21771B7BF363?tmcsTrackingInfo=$_22z0uJthux9vmSQKc8foZIXNVLZZd9pusZSGP1L8KVCuaFibuyW2SsoTbaUGErigP1KBBjFWO4$
WTC Responders' Health Problems Not Abating, Expert Says
http://www.ohsonline.com/articles/63742/
AMSA PharmFree Scorecard Grades U.S. Medical Schools
On Conflict-of-Interest Policies - Only 7 Receive An 'A'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109769.php
Brain's Gray Cells Appear To Be Changed By Trauma Of Major Events Like 9/11
Attack, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080603184256.htm
Pollinators can't smell flowers for air pollution
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0430376020080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&sp=true
Mercury teeth fillings may harm some: U.S. FDA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080604/hl_nm/fda_dentalfillings_dc
Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2008/niehs-04.htm
Libraries switch off wi-fi internet
http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_articles.php?id=173
WiFi in Libraries Blamed for Health Maladies in Paris
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3058/wifi-in-libraries-blamed-for-health-maladies-in-paris
CFL bulbs nay trigger migraines
http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/stories/ktvbn-jun0408-cfl_bulbs_migraines.5df6cfa2.html
ECHA office draws chemical industry lobbyists to Finland and Helsinki
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/ECHA+office+draws+chemical+industry+lobbyists+to+Finland+and+Helsinki/1135236899084
June 3, 2008
Tap Water Risky For Preggies - A Study
http://www.topnews.in/tap-water-risky-preggies-study-245513
Pesticides, chemicals can cause penile defects, toxicologist warns
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212041468664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
CFL bulbs may trigger migraines
http://www.nwcn.com/health/stories/NW_060308HEB_lightbulbs_headaches_KC.5b6b4570.html
University study finds toxic chemicals linked to diabetes
http://www.mlive.com/features/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1212504639308360.xml&coll=7
Toxic FEMA Trailers May See Comeback in 2008 Hurricane Season
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/fema-trailers-2008-hurricanes-460603
Toxic trailers will be used again if need be, says FEMA
http://www.grist.org/news/2008/06/03/fema
U.S. group wants colouring removed from food
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080603/food_colouring_080603/20080603?hub=Health
Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and Cancer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/03well.html
USDA says Tyson used antibiotics on chicken Poultry producer being sued by
competitors for labeling practices
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24956860/
Babies exposed to chlorinated water at risk of heart problems
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2066421/Babies-exposed-to-chlorinated-water-at-risk-of-heart-problems.html
FDA urged to ban 8 food dyes
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/06/03/dyes.adhd.ap/
June 2, 2008
Being Born Small, Early Raises Autism Risk
http://www.statesman.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/auti/615992.html
Some question if using chlorine to disinfect water is best method
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-toxic2water_02pro.ART.State.Edition1.465bd53.html
Milking It
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0602/081.html?partner=email
2 teens injured huffing still critical
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS09/80602038
Report: Black, poor children face higer toxic air
risks
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_4783.shtml
Bisphenol A Under Scrutiny
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/86/8622gov1.html
Vaccine debate: Are we hurting our kids?
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS/806020315
A Timely Truth Untold...
Again
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deirdre-imus/a-timely-truth-untold-aga_b_104711.html?view=print
June 1, 2008
Parent Protest Links Autism To Vaccines
http://www.koin.com/content/news/topstories/story.aspx?content_id=f62fd152-a2c3-4893-932b-9fe7566746bc
MCS - A Real Disease
http://brockovichivillage.com/node/182
A risk to vaccinate? Some parents are asking that as concerns are raised
over links with autism
http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/594142.html
Hundreds of Dallas County industrial sites pose a hidden risk to nearby
schools, residential neighborhoods
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-toxic1main_01pro.ART.State.Edition2.46cae3c.html
Hundreds attend schools bordering chemical sites
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews
Chemical at Deerfield cosmetics plant sickens firefighters
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/553747.html
June 2008
Pesticides blamed for plummeting salmon stocks
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14091-pesticides-blamed-for-plummeting-salmon-stocks-.html
Contaminated Education?
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2008/06/local/contaminated-education-toxic-schools-and-the-leasing-loophole
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