Beware! Household dust is highly toxic
http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=8069c063-9b49-43a7-b5c8-f6a85fb4c74f&MatchID1=4698&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=5&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1185&PrimaryID=4698&Headline=Beware!+Household+dust+is+highly+toxic
June 6, 2008
Toxic soil at schools?
http://www.winknews.com/features/education/19614589.html
Health Risk in Dental Fillings Confirmed
http://www.thedailygreen.com/print-this/environmental-news/latest/mecurdy-dental-fillings-47060604
Lupus: Up close and personal
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=489a4ee0-057e-4303-b558-3edb18c95eba
In shift, FDA says mercury fillings may harm some
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20080606_In_shift__FDA_says_mercury_fillings_may_harm_some.html
Food irradiation: Grosser than you think.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306133857/food-irradiation-grosser-than.htm
Companies must act fast to tap state green grants
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/06/09/focus2.html
Mercury poisoning linked to dolphin deaths
http://www.theage.com.au/national/mercury-poisoning-linked-to-dolphin-deaths-20080605-2mbw.html
June 5, 2008
Link between lead exposure, crime is quite real
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080605/EDIT02/806050316/1090
County OKs chemical crackdown
http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/county_oks_chemical_crackdown/22969/
Environmental pollution reaches alarming level
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/06-Jun-2008/Environmental-pollution-reaches-alarming-level
Methylmercury Pause: Study Suggests Long Latency for Neurotoxicity
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/Agri_amp_Environ_41/060506352008_Methylmercury_Pause.shtml
Be Careful: Household Dust Contains Lead
http://www.themedguru.com/articles/be_careful_household_dust_contains_lead-7324201.html
Research Finds High Concentrations Of Chemicals in Pets
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306223050/26665
Hawaii Schools Could Receive $20.5 Million In New 'Green' Construction
Grants
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?474fb4e3-1ee3-4178-9cb5-d261cd511d9e
Advocates call for new powers for green whistleblowers
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=87cfe465-0c2d-447b-927e-fd147276d825
Secret Ingredients
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/secretingredients/archives/140529.asp
Mercury fillings pose health risks, FDA warns
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/05/dental-amalgam.html
'Silver' mercury fillings may harm pregnant women
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/06/silver-mercury.html
US FDA Admits Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings, Settles Lawsuit
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/us-fda-admits-risks-of-mercury-dental-fillings-settles-lawsuit,422503.shtml
EU to review regulations on nanomaterials
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/snm/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=22C892D0-DC9D-4D89-B6B3-98A2A1DF6AC1©id=7A956ACE-9511-4CD4-8A4B-125813FD3438&lmcid=
Mobile Phones: Children are at special risk, Russian experts reveal
http://www.wddty.com/03363800369888479712/mobile-phones-children-are-at-special-risk-russian-experts-reveal.html
Forestry slams chemical spraying changes
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/05/2266540.htm?section=business
Chemical spraying rules rile farmers
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/05/2265883.htm
FDA: Possible Risk From Dental Fillings
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/news/20080605/fda-dental-filling-risk-possible
City launches chemical-free park
http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/08-06-05/quick.htm
June 4, 2008
Tracking plastic's breakdown products
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2008/jun/science/jp_plasticizers.html
Newly Pregnant? Here's an 8-Step Crash Course in Going Green
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/everything_ewg/~3/306269000/26669
Antibacterial wipes can spread MRSA
http://www.nursingtimes.net/clinicalnews/2008/06/antibacterial_wipes_can_spread_mrsa.html;jsessionid=7ED33BDA194F3A1701FD21771B7BF363?tmcsTrackingInfo=$_22z0uJthux9vmSQKc8foZIXNVLZZd9pusZSGP1L8KVCuaFibuyW2SsoTbaUGErigP1KBBjFWO4$
WTC Responders' Health Problems Not Abating, Expert Says
http://www.ohsonline.com/articles/63742/
AMSA PharmFree Scorecard Grades U.S. Medical Schools On Conflict-of-Interest
Policies - Only 7 Receive An 'A'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109769.php
Brain's Gray Cells Appear To Be Changed By Trauma Of Major Events Like 9/11
Attack, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080603184256.htm
Pollinators can't smell flowers for air pollution
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0430376020080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&sp=true
Mercury teeth fillings may harm some: U.S. FDA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080604/hl_nm/fda_dentalfillings_dc
Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2008/niehs-04.htm
Libraries switch off wi-fi internet
http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_articles.php?id=173
WiFi in Libraries Blamed for Health Maladies in Paris
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3058/wifi-in-libraries-blamed-for-health-maladies-in-paris
CFL bulbs nay trigger migraines
http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/stories/ktvbn-jun0408-cfl_bulbs_migraines.5df6cfa2.html
ECHA office draws chemical industry lobbyists to Finland and Helsinki
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/ECHA+office+draws+chemical+industry+lobbyists+to+Finland+and+Helsinki/1135236899084
June 3, 2008
Tap Water Risky For Preggies - A Study
http://www.topnews.in/tap-water-risky-preggies-study-245513
Pesticides, chemicals can cause penile defects, toxicologist warns
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212041468664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
CFL bulbs may trigger migraines
http://www.nwcn.com/health/stories/NW_060308HEB_lightbulbs_headaches_KC.5b6b4570.html
University study finds toxic chemicals linked to diabetes
http://www.mlive.com/features/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1212504639308360.xml&coll=7
Toxic FEMA Trailers May See Comeback in 2008 Hurricane Season
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/fema-trailers-2008-hurricanes-460603
Toxic trailers will be used again if need be, says FEMA
http://www.grist.org/news/2008/06/03/fema
U.S. group wants colouring removed from food
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080603/food_colouring_080603/20080603?hub=Health
Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and Cancer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/03well.html
USDA says Tyson used antibiotics on chicken
Poultry producer being sued by competitors for labeling practices
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24956860/
Babies exposed to chlorinated water at risk of heart problems
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2066421/Babies-exposed-to-chlorinated-water-at-risk-of-heart-problems.html
June 2, 2008
Being Born Small, Early Raises Autism Risk
http://www.statesman.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/auti/615992.html
Some question if using chlorine to disinfect water is best method
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-toxic2water_02pro.ART.State.Edition1.465bd53.html
Milking It
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0602/081.html?partner=email
2 teens injured huffing still critical
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS09/80602038
Report: Black, poor children face higer toxic air risks
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_4783.shtml
Bisphenol A Under Scrutiny
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/86/8622gov1.html
Vaccine debate: Are we hurting our kids?
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS/806020315
June 1, 2008
Parent Protest Links Autism To Vaccines
http://www.koin.com/content/news/topstories/story.aspx?content_id=f62fd152-a2c3-4893-932b-9fe7566746bc
MCS - A Real Disease
http://brockovichivillage.com/node/182
A risk to vaccinate? Some parents are asking that as concerns are raised
over links with autism
http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/594142.html
Hundreds of Dallas County industrial sites pose a hidden risk to nearby
schools, residential neighborhoods
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-toxic1main_01pro.ART.State.Edition2.46cae3c.html
Hundreds attend schools bordering chemical sites
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews
Chemical at Deerfield cosmetics plant sickens firefighters
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/553747.html
May 31, 2008
Fibromyalgia Pain Linked With Central Nervous System Disorder
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080531091216.htm
Listening to cellphone warnings
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/434412
May 30, 2008
The Strange Case of the Missing Microfiber
It's green, it's healthful, and it works. So why is this cleaning textile
practically shut out of the U.S. market?
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/may2008/id20080530_961501.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_innovation+%2Bamp%3B+design
Tenant Wants Mold Problem Fixed
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/19405989.html
"Worst Vaccine Bill Ever" Seeks Compulsory Shots For All Children
http://www.granitebaypt.com/detail/85754.html
Pet-flea products linked to autism
http://www.straight.com/article-148170/petflea-products-linked-autism
GreenTips | Open the windows
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=51&a=345308
Death downwind
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/32760/title/Death_downwind
May 29, 2008
Keeping Chlorine Out of the Pool
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/garden/29pool.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Eye on Safety as Formaldehyde Use Increases
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90957184
Can Certain Hairstyles and Smells Make a Headache Worse?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/139119
EPA limits use of toxic rat poisons
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/05/29/epa_limits_use_of_toxic_rat_poisons/5665/
Safety of Antibacterial Soap Debated
http://www.webmd.com/news/20080529/safety-debate-on-antibacterial-soap
Family Says Vaccines Caused Autism; Will Rally in D.C.
http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/19376044.html
May 8, 2008
The roots of chronic fatigue
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11326174
Reach chemical policy reform comes alive
http://www.wbcsd.org/Plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?ObjectId=MzAyMTU
No Date
Protect your pets, family with a pesticide-free lawn
http://www.sedona.biz/pesticide-free-lawn0108.htm
Links
State Vaccine Exemption Laws and Information
http://www.nvic.org/state-site/state-exemptions.htm
Contaminated Without Consent
http://www.contaminatedwithoutconsent.org/
Scientific Studies
Busse, JW, Kulkarni, AV, Badwall, P, Guyatt, G, the Medically Unexplained
Syndromes Study Group. Attitudes Towards Fibromyalgia: A Survey of Canadian
Chiropractic, Naturopathic, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Students. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 May 31;8(1):24 [Epub ahead of
print]
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6882-8-24.pdf
Cecil KM, Brubaker CJ, Adler CM, Dietrich KN, Altaye M, et al. (2008)
Decreased Brain Volume in Adults with Childhood Lead Exposure. PLoS Med
5(5): e112
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549-1676/5/5/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0050112-L.pdf
Chronic fatigue syndrome: an approach combining self-management with graded
exercise to avoid exacerbations.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18382818?dopt=AbstractPlus
Exposure from the Chernobyl accident had adverse effects on erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and platelets in children in the Narodichesky region, Ukraine. A
6-year follow-up study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18513393?dopt=AbstractPlus
Allergic reaction to biodegradable interference poly-L-lactic acid screws
after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar
tendon-bone graft.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18514119?dopt=AbstractPlus
The relationship between affect balance style and clinical outcomes in
fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18512724?dopt=AbstractPlus
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction from black henna tattoo manifesting as
severe facial swelling.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18410830
Managing environmental sensitivity: an overview illustrated with a case
report.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18516285?dopt=AbstractPlus
[Lethal reaction after contrast medium administration]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18462629?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Respiratory effects of occupational exposures in a milk powder factory.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18032440
Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
[The value of allergy survey in a retrospective series of 40 patients with
burning-mouth syndrome (stomatodynia)]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18342090?dopt=AbstractPlus
From acute musculoskeletal pain to chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia:
Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18511329?dopt=AbstractPlus
Exploring the genetic susceptibility of chronic widespread pain: the tender
points in genetic association studies.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321946?dopt=AbstractPlus
Occurrence of organ-specific and systemic autoimmune diseases among the
first- and second-degree relatives of Caucasian patients with connective
tissue diseases: report of data obtained through direct patient interviews.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18509714?dopt=AbstractPlus
Diagnostic and treatment challenges of chronic fatigue syndrome: role of
immediate-release methylphenidate.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18505357?dopt=AbstractPlus
Exposure from the Chernobyl accident had adverse effects on erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and platelets in children in the Narodichesky region, Ukraine. A
6-year follow-up study.
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/21
Inflammation and functional outcome in diisocyanate-induced asthma after
cessation of exposure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394133?dopt=AbstractPlus
Development of a symptoms questionnaire for complex regional pain syndrome
and potentially related illnesses: the trauma related neuronal dysfunction
symptoms inventory.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
A new electromagnetic exposure metric: High frequency voltage transients
associated with increased cancer incidence in teachers in a california
school.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18512243?dopt=Abstract
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