Friday, September 21, 2007

Weekly News Links for Week Ending 9/21/2007

September 20, 2007

Link between sick pilots and neurotoxin denied
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/September/20090701.asp

Toxic fumes forced evacuation of a city office building
http://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/stories/s2038647.htm?backyard

House Passes Bill Giving More Power to the F.D.A.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/washington/20fda.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

September 19, 2007

Toxic for tots
http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2007/09/19/toxic-for-tots.

Durban inferno: residents flee
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20070919093113427C968225

September 18, 2007

An Autism Mother Rages: Oprah Winfrey's Historic Autism Program
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20070919/cm_huffpost/064944

Living near power lines raises cancer risk
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Non-f_ood_Things_27/091810342007_Living_near_power_lines_raises_cancer_risk.shtml

New Tampon May Cut Toxic Shock Risk
Fiber Finish Reduces Production Of Disease-Causing Toxin, Researchers Say
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/18/health/webmd/main3272324.shtml

EPA official says mold at HISD school cause for concern
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5142952.html

Getting the lead out: Poisonous material still showing up in toys, other
products
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/LIFE03/709180366/1004/LIFE

Alternative Medicines - Mercury and human health
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=37980

September 17, 2007

A toxic well, a life changed
http://www.startribune.com/10237/story/1428996.html

Pesticide blamed for 'health disaster' in French Caribbean
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Pesticide_blamed_for_health_disaster_in_French_Caribbean_999.html

DNA test hope over damages claims: Scientists say a new DNA test may help
prove if people have had their health
damaged by exposure to chemicals.
http://www.cytokineinstitute.com/msds1.htm

Scientists do the numbers
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-epidemiology17sep17,0,5245567,full.story?coll=la-home-middlerightphp

Popcorn fumes linked to disease
http://www.gwhatchet.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=c8bfd8a9-03f5-461e-9782-d48fbcc3aa31

September 16, 2007

Detroit Metro Tower Controllers Sue Over Toxic Black Mold
http://www.charterx.com/resources/article.aspx?id=2949

A kick-started life
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/LIFESTYLE/709160313/1004/LIFESTYLE

House's mold seen as hazard
http://www.masslive.com/metrowest/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1189844919284900.xml&coll=1

Effectiveness of drugs 'overstated because of biased testing'
http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article2964464.ece

Pesticides can 'double' the risk of asthma
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=482150&in_page_id=1770

September 15, 2007

Students: Mold At School Made Us Sick
http://www.click2houston.com/news/14121573/detail.html

Prefab in-law cottage, 700 square feet, is all green
http://www.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_6903245?nclick_check=1

Environmental illnesses: stepping up the fight
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/letters/story.html?id=c496f7f0-fc84-42a0-b939-3eccf2a8a57b

More bad news on the dangers of using cellphones
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14455/127/1/0/

Don't Bite the Dust
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070915/food.asp

September 14, 2007

San Francisco to Offer Care for Uninsured Adults
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/us/14health.html?ei=5040&en=afdf44c46a4773e9&ex=1190433600&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&pagewanted=print

September 13, 2007

Grass-roots uprising: Health, environmental issues slow dash to build
artificial playing fields
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/13/grass_roots_uprising?mode=PF

September 10, 2007

Plastic may not be so fantastic for kids: There's growing unease among
parents and experts about the potential effects of plastic chemicals on the
young.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-plastics10sep10,0,1321288.column?page=3

September 10, 2007
Housecleaning goes 'green' with simple products
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_526517.html

Plastic may not be so fantastic for kids
There's growing unease among parents and experts about the potential effects
of plastic chemicals on the young.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-plastics10sep10,0,1321288.column?page=3

September 6, 2007

Choke On It: North Texas gets schooled on the nasty politics of dirty air
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-09-06/news/choke-on-it/full

No Date

EPA's goal: Clear the air of toxic emissions
http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=72872&r=0

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