Friday, February 8, 2008

EI News, Science, & Links Summary for the W/E 2/8/2008

February 9, 2008

Time for honest assessment of MMR vaccine's risks
http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/Time-for-honest-assessment-of.3757862.jp

February 8, 2008

U.S. doctor links radio waves from cell phone towers to cancer, Alzheimer's,
senility, dementia, Parkinson's and Autism
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2008/02/07/02204.html

Mystery Mold Getting Kids Sick At Daytona Beach School
http://www.wftv.com/news/15256898/detail.html

Are Plastic Baby Bottles Harmful?
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711398,00.html?imw=Y

February 7, 2008

Toxic Baby Bottles?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/07/health/main3804860.shtml

Case links woman's death to environmental tobacco smoke, MSU prof says
http://msutoday.msu.edu/research/index.php3?article=07Feb2008-1

TOPIC OF THE DAY: Fluorescent light bulbs
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/OPINION04/802070572/1032/OPINION

The Health Dangers Of Reusing Plastic Bottles And Bags
http://www.ewg.org/node/25991

Fragrances foul for many
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=892177

Ban urged for chemical in plastic baby bottles
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_8202314

Baby bottles have toxic chemical, study says
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/301384

February 6, 2008

Low Emission Zone goes live in London (6 February 2008)
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=14154&channel=0

A strategy to deal with MCG
http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=121003054549662&ShowArticle_ID=11020502082685677

CSPC wants upholstered furniture fire rule
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/02/06/cspc_wants_upholstered_furniture_fire_rule/4935/

Chronic Pain Harms The Brain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080205171755.htm

Studio Scrubs makes stylish outfits out of comfortable, renewable materials
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=2cec2b60-55b6-4cbd-9c30-11c334d9450c

February 4, 2008

Chemical Overload and Illness: Interview with William J. Rea, M.D.
http://www.cancersolutions.org/2008/02/chemicl-overload-and-illness.html

What's lurking in your cosmetics?
Concerns growing about potentially toxic ingredients in many cosmetics
http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=health&article_path=/health/08/health080204_1.htm

Infants polluted with toxic phthalates via baby care products
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/020411532008_Infants_polluted_with_toxic_phthalates_via_baby_care_products.shtml

Plastic Bottles Release Potentially Harmful Chemicals (Bisphenol A) After
Contact With Hot Liquids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080130092108.htm

Study: baby products contain harmful chemical
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/04/content_7566604.htm

The Vitamin Hoax: Big Pharma Speaks Through Reader's Digest Magazine
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022586.html

Baby care products may raise infant phthalate levels
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/02/baby-care-produ.html

Worrisome chemical found in kids
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004162460_phthalates04m.html

Health Canada statement on phthalates
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080204/phtalates_statement_080204/20080204/

London targets high-emission trucks with penalties
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080204/london_trucks_080204/20080204?hub=SciTech

Lotions, powders may pose risks to infants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080204.wplastic04/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Potentially Harmful Chemical in Baby Products
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4230408

Baby lotions, shampoos, powders may expose infants to worrisome chemicals
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/080204/x020402A.html

February 3, 2008

Deirdre Imus helps schools go green
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-02-03-deirdre-imus_N.htm

Element in lotions may enter babies' skin: Researchers suggest avoiding use
of products
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=714181

Be wary of health study headlines: Critics say some warnings are misleading
public
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080203/A_NEWS/802030325

New rule for new light bulbs
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=New+rule+for+new+light+bulbs&articleId=4485da62-050d-4d02-96e2-331e8a58e596

Nonprofit finds big problems in kids' products
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_8156820

'Toxic reaction' kills rugby player
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10490311

Potentially toxic chemicals make looking good kind of scary
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2004158429_beautydanger03.html

To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/fashion/03flowers.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

February 2, 2008

Study doesn't show mercury-laced vaccines are safe
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Non-f_ood_Things_27/020206062008_Study_doesn_t_show_mercury-laced_vaccines_are_safe.shtml

Ask an Expert: To solve a mildew problem, eliminate moisture sources
http://www.mercurynews.com/homeandgarden/ci_8148886?nclick_check=1

Corona mold issue must be addressed
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/108027

Radiation fear on mobiles
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/02/02/radiation-fear-on-mobiles-91466-20427227/

Consumer Safety Panel Powers to Diminish
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/01/AR2008020103151_pf.html

Controversy over vaccine-autism link endures
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080201/thimerosal_080202/20080202?hub=Entertainment

February 1, 2008

An Apple A Day Keeps Dementia Away
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95960.php

Cosmetics or Lotions May Cause Fatal Infections In Critically Ill Patients
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080131082247.htm

Jauary 31, 2008

When Drug Trials Go Wrong, Patients Have Little Recourse
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120173515260330205.html

January 30, 2008

Study shows that pesticides pass from food to humans
http://www.king5.com/health/children/stories//NW_013008WAB_pesticides_food_SW.74456616.html

Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Non-f_ood_Things_27/020110392008_Face_to_Face_with_Toy_Safety_Understanding_an_Unexpected_Threat.shtml

Seattle study shows striking toxicity gulf between kids who ate organic and
conventional foods
http://blog.oregonlive.com/nwheadlines/2008/01/seattle_study_show_striking_gu.html

January 26, 2008

White House Vetting Product-Safety Candidates
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR2008012503075_pf.html

January 18, 2008

Cellular tower safety questioned
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19211426&BRD=1657&PAG=461&dept_id=13476&rfi=6

No Date

Mysterious Illness Killing Bats In Northeast US
http://www.dogflu.ca/02022008/16/mysterious_illness_killing_bats_in_northeast_us

Links

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Do you cook with butter-flavored oils or butter substitutes?
http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/REsearch/Files/DiacetylFactSheet.pdf

The Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI) by
Claudia Miller
This is a screening questionairre for multiple chemical intolerances (MCI's)
http://familymed.uthscsa.edu/qeesi.pdf

Scent Free Facilities, Organizations, and Events (2003-2005)
http://www.mcscanadian.org/pdf/scentfree2005.pdf

Fragrance Free Places & Policies List (2001)
http://www.fpinva.org/Access%20Issues/policies_wordage.htm

California EPA: California Air Resources Board (CARB).
http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/fslist.htm

Adverse reaction caused by excipients in mercaptopurine tablets.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17623756

Amalgam fillings in your mouth are poisoning you part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbmRmN9JnqE

Amalgam fillings in your mouth are poisoning you part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCtWJ-Ag4ns

Smoking Teeth = Poison Gas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylnQ-T7oiA

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www.AntennaSearch.com

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Full Text Scientific Studies

Korsey, R & Kinney, K. Chemistry of Green Building Materials. Self
Published
http://www.greenguard.org/uploads/GEIDocs/ChiHoang_GEIReport.pdf

Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching From Popular Baby Bottles.
TheWork Group for Safe Markets, a coalition of US public health and
environmental NOG's (non government organizations). 2007
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/BabysToxicBottle.pdf

Scientific Studies

Advocacy of women family caregivers: response to nonsupportive interactions
with professionals.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18235154?dopt=AbstractPlus

Evidence of population genetic effects of long-term exposure to contaminated
sediments-A multi-endpoint study with copepods.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18234358?dopt=AbstractPlus

Empowering processes and outcomes of participation in online support groups
for patients with breast cancer, arthritis, or fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18235163?dopt=AbstractPlus

Neuronal death and survival under oxidative stress in Alzheimer and
Parkinson diseases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18220780?dopt=AbstractPlus

The legal failure to prevent subclinical developmental toxicity.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226082?dopt=AbstractPlus

Occupational asthma and rhinitis caused by eugenol in a hairdresser.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17711554?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Effects of Banana, Orange, and Apple on Oxidative Stress-Induced
Neurotoxicity in PC12 Cells
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00632.x

Impact of low-level exposure to organophosphates on human reproduction and
survival.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18242652?dopt=AbstractPlus

Glucocorticoid sensitivity of immune cells in severely fatigued adolescent
girls: A longitudinal study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18242001?dopt=AbstractPlus

Effects of Bisphenol-A and Other Endocrine Disruptors Compared With
Abnormalities of Schizophrenia: An Endocrine-Disruption Theory of
Schizophrenia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245062?dopt=AbstractPlus

Chronic fatigue stress leads to up-regulation of nitric oxide synthase in
the rat nucleus accumbens.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18248551?dopt=AbstractPlus

Frequency of allergic contact dermatitis to isoeugenol is increasing: a
review of 3636 patients tested from 2001 to 2005.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17573874?dopt=AbstractPlus

Effect of cell phone usage on semen analysis in men attending infertility
clinic: an observational study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/17482179

Exposure to multiple indoor allergens in US homes and its relationship to
asthma

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH4-4RS9SJ6-1&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F06%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ba6f5abc2cd41a59b836721f876719c0

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