The plastic killing fields
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/the-plastic-killing-fields/2007/12/28/1198778702627.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
December 28, 2007
Mold found in 'green' building
http://www.venicegondolier.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=122807&story=tp2vn4.htm&folder=NewsArchive3
Mold in the Home Linked to Mood Swings, Depression
http://www.newstarget.com/z022427.html
December 27, 2007
House dust: toxic and on your table
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071227.wl_dust1228/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Chemical Odor Causes City Building Evacuation
http://www.kitv.com/news/14934791/detail.html
Environmental Factors Early In Life May Influence Testicular Cancer Risk
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071226004434.htm
FEMA trailer residents worry about mold
http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1198754124149510.xml
Odd allergy: Diagnosis controversial, but a Canadian researcher is 'totally
convinced'
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=12092d34-bfc3-4e0b-84ce-b493345c9bbd&p=2
Woman finds clean start in new Gilberts home
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/714529,3_1_EL27_A1MSLADY_S1.article
Woman hurt in pool chemical explosion
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22975715-2682,00.html
ENVIRONMENT: Activists to push N.Y. for better standards on toxic vapors
http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_361002825.html
December 26, 2007
Norway will ban mercury
http://www.grist.org/news/2007/12/26/norway/index.html
School studied for environmental causes of autism
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--autismcases1226dec26,0,516410.story
Emissions proposal misses point
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjM4MDM0JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==
Cremation a hazard to the living?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cremate26dec26,0,3146009.story
Health hazards add to nursing shortages
http://www.gazette.net/stories/122607/busimlo102815_32371.shtml
December 25, 2007
Area parents switching to glass for baby's bottle
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=700473
New toxin rules seen as lax
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-citwatch_25pro.ART.State.Edition1.36a29e3.html
FDA-Approved Bacteria Blocks Acrylamide Formation in Cooked Foods
http://www.newstarget.com/z022416.html
Law gets strict on toy lead
http://www.mlive.com/news/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-48/119856002486340.xml&coll=5
December 24, 20078
Mercury ban among laws going into effect
http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/articles/index.cfm?
Is it possible that I am allergic to my Christmas tree?
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/12/24/is_it_possible_that_i_am_allergic_to_my_christmas_tree/
Brazil adds three chemicals to barred products list
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/24/content_7302648.htm
Chemical used to harden plastic harmful to humans
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/163711.html
December 23, 2007
These bulbs are a bright idea, but be careful with the cleanup
http://www.sltrib.com/homeandfamily/ci_7796036
Experimental AIDS Vaccine Goes Awry
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/494965/experimental_aids_vaccine_goes_awry.html
Concerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--polycarbonateworr1223dec23,0,2126101.story
There's no defense for toxic toys
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-le-sunday23dec23,1,4067006.story?coll=la-news-comment&ctrack=2&cset=true
Fungus a homegrown conflict
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071223News005.
Integrative Way: What's gotten into your genes?
http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/583232.html
A Toy Maker's Conscience
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/magazine/23Mattel-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
The hazards inside the tube
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.recycle23dec23,0,895773.story?coll=bal_tab03_layout
Peril in plastic?
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.bpa23dec23,0,894641.story
Call for ban on toxic fibreboard
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/call-for-ban-on-toxic-fibreboard/2007/12/22/1198175406091.html
Some Parents Seek Options to Vaccine Orders
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/23vaccinesnj.html?_r=1&ref=nyregionspecial2&oref=slogin
December 22, 2007
Christmas Trees Making Some Sneeze
http://wcco.com/local/christmas.tree.allergy.2.616644.html
ExxonMobil fined $60k for spilling diesel into ocean in 2004
http://www.hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=91884&sc=89
For some, fluoridated water still hard to swallow
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fluoride22dec22,1,2338669.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Everyday Items, Complex Chemistry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/business/22chemicals.html?ref=science
December 21, 2007
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Portrait of the Skeptic
http://www.ei-resource.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivity-A-Portrait-of-the-Skeptic.html&Itemid=153
Text-messaging system alerts buyers to toxicity
http://www.redding.com/news/2007/dec/21/text-messaging-system-alerts-buyers-to-toxicity/
Medical Gift Cards Bring Well Wishes
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/21/earlyshow/health/main3639314.shtml
Unions, members of Congress urge action on diacetyl
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/344552_diacetyl22.html
Chemical Rules for Selected Products
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/12/21/business/20071202_CHEMICAL_GRAPHIC.html#
Washington Joining California Auto Emission Suit Against EPA
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009521121
State receives diesel emissions grant
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/12/17/daily72.html
Air Fresheners' Potentially Toxic Chemicals Require More EPA Action
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_73327.shtml
Missing the Mercury Threat: An appeal to New Jersey's Governor
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deirdre-imus/missing-the-mercury-threa_b_77927.html
Very few children here tested for lead poisoning
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004085648_leadkids21m.html
Health Hazards Add to Nursing Shortages
http://www.ewg.org/node/25823
December 15, 2007
Banished, the schoolgirl, 8, told to sit outside class by teacher 'allergic
to her fabric softener'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=502164&in_page_id=1770
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Scientific Studies
Outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma among
children and adults: a case-crossover study in northern Alberta, Canada.
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/6/1/40
A shared decision-making communication training program for physicians
treating fibromyalgia patients: Effects of a randomized controlled trial.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18157994
Negative Affect and Chemical Intolerance as Risk Factors for
Building-Related Symptoms: A Controlled Exposure Study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18158364
The health effects of nonindustrial indoor air pollution
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH4-4RDBYV2-6&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F21%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=5a329285200b9b77b3dd23d6a94e7927
Residues of 18 organochlorine pesticides in 30 traditional Chinese
medicines.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18160094
Impact of environmental pollutants on the male: Effects on germ cell
differentiation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18155861
Neurotoxic disorders of organophosphorus compounds and their managements
(review article).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18154426
Exposure to heavy metals (lead, cadmium and mercury) and its effect on the
outcome of in-vitro fertilization treatment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18160343
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