Beyond Non-Toxic Toothpaste: Tips For Healthy Teeth
http://www.newstarget.com/z022340.html
Big Brother U.S. Government Subpoenaed Amazon.com to Obtain Book Purchasing
Records of Customers
http://www.newstarget.com/z022342.html
December 7, 2007
TOXIC WARNING: Manufacturers say new toy study is flawed
http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2007/12/05/news/news01.txt
Vaccines, Mercury, And Autism
http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/b4c63ed4-c0a8-2f11-006a-ed1cf2e87a5e
December 6, 2007
Poison from NL site lingers
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=644848
Lead in toys is toxic, but is there anything else?
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_7646012?nclick_check=1
Man sues LG over toxic water, ice cubes
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3NDImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMzAyMjkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyMg==
Common Household Chemical Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/071206/common-household-chemical-could-raise-breast-cancer-risk.htm
FDA: 28 Miscarriages No Reason to Reexamine Gardasil
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200712/CUL20071206a.html
Sporting goods chain drops bisphenol A products
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071206/bisphenol_a_071206/20071206?hub=Canada
EPA Plan to Evade Required Cuts in Mercury Pollution Challenged in Court by
States
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS199723+06-Dec-2007+PRN20071206
Ask EWG: What is "fragrance"?
http://www.enviroblog.org/2007/12/ask-ewg-what-is-fragrance.htm
Diesel traffic makes asthma worse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7129024.stm
Toxic Chemical Found in Baby Formula Cans
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Toxic_Chemical_Found_in_Baby_Formula_Cans_11438.html
Flame Retardants: Dangerous chemical now in breast milk
http://www.wddty.com/03363800372296929169/flame-retardants-dangerous-chemical-now-in-breast-milk.html
December 5, 2007
ABA Conference in Chicago Provides Litigators First Look at DNA Technology
That Can Save Millions in Workers Comp and Toxic Tort Cases
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,236625.shtml
EPA Funded Research Explores Connection Between Respiratory Illnesses, Air
Quality and Weather in New York City
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1e0897ec5e27de5c852573a8005c1374?OpenDocument
Cleaner Air Leads to Healthier Lungs
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/071205/6120506AU.html
Testing toys for toxins
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071205/BIZ/712050398
You tube proving fertile ground for anti-vaccination campaigners
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVL8_L-Hff3bNhErs75Adr-5URmg
Mold task force hears about hidden hazard
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=644520&category=REGION&newsdate=12/5/2007
December 4, 2007
Julie Mellum: But the fire is not delightful
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/12132066.html
Group sounds alarm on infant formula cans
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/04/bpa.formula/
Disabilities no longer hidden
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071204.wldisabled04/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Expert to spell out long-term dangers of mercury
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071204/NEWS01/312040052/-1/news
Shell-shocked
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071204.wlpeanut04/BNStory/lifeFamily/home
High court may bar claims for FDA-approved drugs
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-drugsuits4dec04,0,6688585.story
Hazardous or Not, Vinyl Shares Lead's Taint
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120301844_pf.html
Interview with Dr. Hank Liers Part 3: Chemical sensitivities and chlorella
detoxification
http://www.newstarget.com/022319.html
Depression is over-diagnosed and over-treated, says top psychiatrist
http://www.newstarget.com/z022321.html
Toys can be toxic
http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2007/12-03-07-toys.asp?NLStory=12-03-07-toys
December 3, 2007
HPV vaccine needs more testing before I let my daughter have it
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/letters/story.html?id=b7473436-ffa4-4b88-808b-3c3ae0e261bf
Common water pollutant could harm babies
http://www.newstarget.com/z022319.html
Panel Studies Growing Problem of 'Toxic Mold'
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/panel-studies-growing-problem-of-toxic-mold/
Toxic Mold Task Force Established in New York, as Threat to Public Health
Grows
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2129
Toxin in toyland
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/12/03/toxin_in_toyland?mode=PF
Hidden Household Toxins
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2007/12/03/health-toxins-household-forbeslife-cx_rr_1203health.html
Researchers Say Household Cleaing Chemicals Contribute to Asthma
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=43925
December 2, 2007
Household cleaners are hard call for consumers
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/214361
In-flight toxic fume cases rise
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=5NHCPVE515CRHQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/12/02/nfumes102.xml
WARNING: The chemical bisphenol A has been known to pose severe health risks
to laboratory animals. AND THE CHEMICAL IS IN YOU.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=692145
Vehicle toxic gas emission to end next year
http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/8514
December 1, 2007
Toxic Christmas trees lack Spanish warning
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/120107kvueleadtree-mm.5b36a994.html
Dangerous endocrine disruptors go largely unregulated
http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/385653.html
Bag makers defend plastic
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5343900.html
How the U.S. government regulates chemicals
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/214187
Testing toys for toxic trouble
http://www.canada.com/burnabynow/news/story.html?id=8b07297f-a26b-4a98-9e59-69a03fb3ad63&k=86925&p=2
State expands efforts to control toxic mercury
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071201/APN/712010643&template=apart
Ingredient in plastic prompts fierce debate
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/214210
Advisers Say F.D.A.'s Flaws Put Lives at Risk
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/washington/01fda.html?_r=3&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1196514155-yrpd2FxUV18JPLsHEtnRIg&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
New York Launches Investigation of Toxic Mold
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/toxic-mold-new-york-461130
Are Citizens Guinea Pigs in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty?
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=43926
December 2007
Hyperactive Ingredients?
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/115-12/forum.html#hype
Uranium in Drinking Water: Low Dose Acts as Endocrine Mimic
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/115-12/ss.html#uran
Keep the Sprays Away? Home Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancers
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/115-12/ss.html#keep
No Date
Child & Maternal Care In An Era Of Chemical Contamination
http://www.physicalfitnessarticles.net/Article/Child---Maternal-Care-In-An-Era-Of-Chemical-Contamination/12241
November 30, 2007
The ugly side of beauty products
http://www.startribune.com/1244/story/1582994.html
So pretty, but handle with care
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-bz.lights30nov30,0,1054533.story
The Autism-Vaccine Debate: Anything But Over
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/the-autismvaccine-debate_b_74853.html?view=print
Online database of toxic toys set to launch
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/11984906.html
Consumers face makeup's health risks
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/30/LVQNTKIGQ.DTL
State task force to focus on mold
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsmold305482034nov30,0,4600099.story
Court Finds Toxic Mold Caused Worker's Health Problems
http://safety.blr.com/display.cfm/id/104952
Distrusting the Disruptors
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=133400
Builders want law on safer timber treatments
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4297211a6479.html
Maryland Health Officials Who Coerce Vaccinations Qualify as "Terrorists"
Under New Senate Legislation
http://www.newstarget.com/022314.html
November 29, 2007
Saltspring residents suspect couple had a suicide pact
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=3633fad9-4c97-4e1d-88ad-714560577d29&k=59058
Fibromyalgia: Effective Treatment with Medical Marijuana
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november292007/leveque_fybromyalgia_112807.php
Teen sprayed in face with cologne on school bus
http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19068507&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
California sues EPA over weaker disclosure rules
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2007/11/26/daily38.html
E.P.A. Is Sued by 12 States Over Reports on Chemicals
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/us/29EPA.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Web Links
The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys
http://www.healthytoys.org
The Boston Self-Help Center, Inc.
http://www.bostonselfhelp.org/
The RIDE Advocacy Project (Boston)
http://www.rideadvocacy.org/
FREE - Lift Tape Mold Analysis Kit
http://www.homemoldtestkit.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=9
Lead Test Kit
http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/
Neural Protocal (Ziem)
http://www.chemicalinjury.net/html/chemical_injury_treatment_ingr.html
Address to the National Toxicology Program by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/files/ShoeNTP_12_06_07w_attach.pdf
Senate Report: CDC Off Center
http://mcs-america.org/SenateReportCDCOffCenter.pdf
Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies
Fragrances as a cause of food allergy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18047820&itool=pubmed_DocSum
A review of thimerosal (merthiolate) and its ethylmercury breakdown
product:specific historical considerations regarding safety and
effectiveness.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18049924&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
GSTM1 and APE1 genotypes affect arsenic-induced oxidative stress: a repeated
measures study
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/6/1/39/abstract
Evaluation of cytotoxicity attributed to thimerosal on murine and human
kidney cells.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18049999&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Chronic Environmental exposure to Alternaria tenuis may manifest symptoms of
neuropsychological illnesses: A study of 12 Cases.
http://www.bioline.org.br/request?ja05057
Electrophysiological evidence for impairment of contrast sensitivity in
mercury vapor occupational intoxication.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18045587&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
The role of cyp1a and heme oxygenase 1 gene expression for the toxicity of
3,4-dichloroaniline in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18045703&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Organophosphorus pesticide exposure decreases sperm quality: association
between sperm parameters and urinary pesticide levels.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18046699&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Controlling pathogenic inflammation to fungi.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18039084&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Chernobyl: Relationship between the Number of Missing Newborn Boys and the
Level of Radiation in the Czech Regions
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10779/abstract.html
Household Exposure to Pesticides and Risk of Childhood Hematopoietic
Malignancies: The ESCALE Study (SFCE)
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10596/abstract.html
Association of Thyroid Hormone Concentrations with Levels of Organochlorine
Compounds in Cord Blood of Neonates
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10486/abstract.html
Prevalence of Self-Reported Diabetes and Exposure to Organochlorine
Pesticides among Mexican Americans: Hispanic Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1982-1984
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10258/abstract.html
Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Lead and Other Toxic
HeavyMetals: The Next Generation of Personal Exposure Biomonitors
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10190/abstract.html
ALS and mercury intoxication: A relationship?
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T5F-4PGPM2B-1&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=e0b689e6dff62bca4ac9ca5034d45f70
An ecological approach to facilitate successful employment outcomes among
people with multiple chemical sensitivity.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18057574&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Trauma experience in individuals with idiopathic environmental intolerance
and individuals with somatoform disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18061757&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Nickel exposure enhances the susceptibility of lichens Usnea amblyoclada and
Ramalina celastri to urban atmospheric pollutants.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17882471&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Fungitoxicity of lyophilized and spray-dried garlic extracts.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17763036&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Human gastric cells resistant to (-)-epigallocatechin gallate show
cross-resistance to several environmental pollutants.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17619074&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Axonal degeneration and neuropathy target esterase.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18050888&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum
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