2008
Broward County, Florida Signs MCS Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/browardcounty2008MCS.pdf
Colorada Signs MCS and Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/Colorado2008MCSTI.pdf
Connecticut Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/conneticut2008ti.pdf
Iowa Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
ftp://mcs-america.org/Iowa2008TI.pdf
Maine Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/maine2008ti.pdf
Montana Recognizes Toxic Injury Awareness and Education Month
http://mcs-america.org/montana2008ti.pdf
Nebraska Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/nebraska2008ti.pdf
Oklahoma Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/oklahoma2008ti.pdf
Wisconsin Signs Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/wisconsin2008ti.pdf
March 1, 2008 (postdated)
Federal Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs Will Backfire
http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=22775
February 22, 2008
Manitoba woman calls for inquiry into Zonolite insulation
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/02/22/zonolite-inquiry.html
Loud, clear 'no' made to chemical storage at Clinton landfill
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/02/22/news/doc47be69a60136f365415907.txt
Industry's Toxic Chemicals Declined
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWXIWUmS87U929edD9fnVf9B8h0AD8UV16380
Popular home remedies contain lead
http://www.khou.com/news/local/houstonmetro/stories/khou080221_ac_homeremedies.151f76d6.html
Health Canada assessing risk of chrysotile asbestos
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080222.ASBESTOS22/TPStory/National
Is cabin air making us sick?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/759562/Is-cabin-air-making-us-sick.html?service=print
February 21, 208
NIU Murders Due to "Chemical Imbalances" or "Chemical Balancers" - Drugs.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/2/opedne_fred_bau_080219_northern_illinois_un.htm
Now at Hotels: The $250 Cigarette
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120355570468481663.html
Response team formed to recover satellite debris
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080220/update_satellite_080221/20080221?hub=SciTech
Sperm Damage From Toxins Can Affect Children, Grandchildren
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080217133251.htm
Residents Hear How to Fight Mildew
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080221/REPORTER/802210397/1374
Mold Filled Home Forces Out LI Family
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=5972768
Santa Fe man sued over mold
http://kob.com/article/stories/S354227.shtml?cat=516
MUN says there's no sense in wearing scents
http://www.themuse.ca/view.php?aid=40922
Combo pesticides more toxic than individual ones
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/022107272008_Combo_pesticides_more_toxic_than_individual_ones_printer.shtml
Hawaii On Standby After Missile Strikes Satellite
http://www.kitv.com/news/15364919/detail.html?treets=hon&tml=hon_12pm&ts=T&tmi=hon_12pm_1_04000302212008
February 20. 2008
Experts warn of environmental contaminants
http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_022008ENB_environmental_agents_KS.114aee16.html
Risks of nanotechnology remain uncertain
http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=4637.php
Lead poisoning affects children's intelligence
http://news10now.com/content/health/110834/lead-poisoning-affects-children-s-intelligence/Default.aspx
Beauty aid's toxicity counters health benefit
http://media.www.daily49er.com/media/storage/paper1042/news/2008/02/21/Opinion/Beauty.Aids.Toxicity.Counters.Health.Benefit-3224885.shtml
WILDLIFE: Cell towers must protect birds, U.S. court rules (02/19/2008)
http://www.eenews.net/pm/2008/02/19/
For Lake Grove family, mold makes it hard to breathe
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-limold0221,0,2899749.story
Bottles with bisphenol A still under review
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080220.wbpa20/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Fish Devastated By Sex-changing Chemicals In Municipal Wastewater
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080216095726.htm
United States' antisatellite mission intended to eliminate potential
toxicity
http://www.sjuhawknews.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=8988a9cd-938c-4ea6-8191-04f01254c57f
Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Reentry
http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8137
Air sample brings toxic results
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/02/20/4860976-sun.html
February 19, 2008
Detoxifying Autistic Children
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=18134
Plastic (Not) Fantastic: Food Containers Leach a Potentially Harmful
Chemical
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=plastic-not-fantastic-with-bisphenol-a
Concern over power line emissions fuels Mission Viejo meeting
http://www.ocregister.com/news/lines-power-city-1983154-emf-viejo
With Hawaii's Health at Stake: Last Shot to Ban Aspartame in Hawaii This
Legislative Session
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?aa2059de-8de4-4f6a-b3dd-a789db0817f3
The smoke patrol
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0219_smokingpolice_nufeb19,1,288949.story
Clay Baths - A Safe Method for Body Detoxification
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022674.html
Proposed safety rules lack preventative measures, critics say
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080219.wlconsumer19/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Medication Under a Microscope
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021801942_pf.html
Veterans go to court over atomic tests
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080219.watomic18/BNStory/National/home
Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down
the generations, research suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7252165.stm
Death From Birth Defects: Fetal Exposure to Toxins Out of Control
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022672.html
Toxic trailers from FEMA are unacceptable
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1203116139284820.xml&coll=1
Ultrafine air particles most toxic: A major heart attack threat, research
shows
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/304764
Parents banning common products from homes over contamination fears
http://www.twincities.com/life/ci_8295912
House passes bill on chemical subtance
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/2/19/house-passes-bill-on-chemical-subtance/
Toxic Tin Cans
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080219_TOXIC_TIN_CANS.html
Hawaii Ban Aspartame Bill Ends in Political Paralysis
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_betty_ma_080217_hawaii_ban_aspartame.htm
Trouble in the air at Port Townsend
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004189039_mill19m.html
February 18, 2008
Are Chemicals Altering The Planet?
http://www.ewg.org/node/26040
After cancer warnings on mobiles, could your home phone be putting your
health in danger?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=515970&in_page_id=1774
House passes ban on toxic material in toys
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/351839_toys19.html
Scientist: Chemicals take toll on males
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/02/18/scientist_chemicals_take_toll_on_males/3768/
Family Says Mold In Their FEMA Trailer Is Making Them Sick
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=7889545&nav=menu40_
A Rip-Off by Health Insurers?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/opinion/18mon1.html?hp
February 17, 2008
Stress Hormone Impacts Memory, Learning in Diabetic Rodents
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2008/nia-17.
Study: Hormones altering marine biology
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/02/17/study_hormones_altering_marine_biology/7494/
Stress hormone impacts memory, learning in diabetic rodents
http://www.physorg.com/printnews.php?newsid=122478297
EPA threatened states wanting tougher limits on mercury
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7884906&nav=menu227_8
The Doctors Are In. The Jury Is Out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/opinion/17pubed.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print
Banning the Neurotoxic Carcinogenic Aspartame in Hawaii? Health Director
Relies on Ajinomoto funded Toxicology "Report"
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/opedne_stephen__080216_banning_the_neurotox.htm
Salmon study shows toxic effects of pesticide mixtures on nervous system
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/salmon-study-shows-toxic-effects-of-pesticide-mixtures-on-nervous-system_10018392.html
The toxic body
http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2008/2/17/health/20347145&sec=health
February 16, 2008
Chinese farmers using banned pesticide
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2008/02/16/chinese_farmers_using_banned_pesticide/6908/
Toxic Trailers
http://www.newsweek.com/id/112828
Truths mother told you
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/302949
Indoor air quality can be big problem: Radon, carbon monoxide and mold are
all health risks
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/LIVING/802160303/1032
Law passed in 1967 benefits public
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NEWS01/802160303/1002
Mercury in your eye?
http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/Fashion/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1233503
High temperature boosts leaching from plastic bottles: study
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=905930
For 'EcoMoms,' Saving Earth Begins at Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/us/16ecomoms.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1203190254-0uNduHe0YPplHpP3suWkiA&pagewanted=print
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_re_us/toxic_trailers_19
February 15, 2008
Improving Toxicity Tests
http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=20294
Suffering From Hair Colouring - A Chemical Overdose
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022651.html
Building a Child's Immunity the Natural Way
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022652.html
New York Sues Merck over Vioxx Fraud
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022653.html
February 14, 2008
Earth-friendly flowers bloom at Hatcher Florist
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/303429
'Sensible' assumptions put public at risk
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080214.wlpicard14/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home/
February 12, 2008
Can cellphones be bad for the skin?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080212.wphoneprotein0212/BNStory/Science/home#headline
February 11, 2008
Consumer food labeling suits reinstated
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/12/BA70V0CIS.DTL
February 8, 2008
Chronic Pain Harms Brain's Wiring
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080209/hl_hsn/chronicpainharmsbrainswiring
No Date
Toxicity from Fossil Fuels Greatly Impacts Fish and Human Lives
http://www.medindia.net/news/view_main_print_new.asp
Avoid Toxic Mold
http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/mold-abatement-460214
January 15, 2008
National Disability Policy: A Progress Report
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2008/Revised_NationalDisabilityPolicy_ProgressReport.html#12
Links
American Lung Association: State of the Air (by state)
http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2007.htm
Toxmap
http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp
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Scientific Studies
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome after Human Parvovirus B19 Infection without
Persistent Viremia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18277075?dopt=AbstractPlus
A Psychophysical Study of Auditory and Pressure Sensitivity in Patients With
Fibromyalgia and Healthy Controls.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18280211?dopt=AbstractPlus
Frequency of and trends in fragrance allergy over a 15-year period.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18279150?dopt=AbstractPlus
The delayed appearance of a mercurial warning.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18091412?dopt=AbstractPlus
Fetal mechanisms in neurodevelopmental disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18279750?dopt=AbstractPlus
Household vacuum cleaners vs. the high-volume surface sampler for collection
of carpet dust samples in epidemiologic studies of children
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/6
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