July/August, 2008
Toxic Smoke and Mirrors
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/07/witness-smoke-and-mirrors.html
July 4, 2008
Residents need C8 screens, judge told
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200807030682
Along with beauty, fireworks create a beastly mix of pollutants
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fireworks4-2008jul04,0,4886525.story
Zeroing in on brain chemical's link to SIDS: scientists
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/07/04/cribdeath.html
Autism insurance coverage bill to become law
http://www.pocononews.net/news/July08/04/04Jul08-2.html
City calls attention to safety before mosquito spraying
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/516688.html?nav=5010
July 3, 2008
Scotts corrects insecticide labels
http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/07/03/scotts.html?sid=101
New study points to agriculture in frog sexual abnormalities
http://www.physorg.com/news134322281.html
The dark side of dust: Particles can contain flame retardant PBDE and may
be dangerous
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-03-0004.html
A skin-deep dilemma: Sunscreen
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_9746754?source=pop_section_news&_requestid=7058400
Fighting Tooth and Nail: After years of debate, federal officials have
agreed to investigate mercury-based fillings
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-to.hs.fillings03jul03,0,2696589,print.story
Sunscreen Companies Regulate Themselves
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8613287&nav=menu484_11_3
Dangers In Your Backyard: Toxic Sandbox
http://www.wptv.com/content/health/mb/story.aspx?content_id=08c4d0c5-bc66-4df7-82c6-1c87408493c8
July 2, 2009
Sen. Majority Leader says 'coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick;' Comments
go viral; Truth telling praised by environmentalists
http://action.foe.org/pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=390
The antennas are coming
http://www.wickedlocal.com:80/marblehead/news/lifestyle/columnists/x1713654197/COLUMN-The-antennas-are-coming
Three Senate bodies set hearings on endosulfan
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/02/yehey/metro/20080702met1.html
July 1, 2008
Lessons learned from Katrina can help you protect your health
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/NEWS/894865948/1006/news
Mold allergies aggravated by flooding
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2008/07/01/news/local_news/news07.txt
Safe for kids
http://deliciouslivingmag.com/kidsfamily/0701-safe-kids-bath-products/
Alarm at flood of bogus pesticides
http://www.ftd.de/karriere_management/business_english/:Business%20English%20Alarm/377663.html
Black and green mold: A problem child for Louisiana
http://www.lsureveille.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3a7a361f-6694-41cc-9bfb-26dccdccab14
June 30, 2008
EPA, DoD Concerned Over Toxic Chemicals Inside Three Military Bases
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011458259
Chemical Or Organic? Choose Your Sunscreen
http://www.themedguru.com/articles/chemical_or_organic_choose_your_sunscreen-7325302.html
Natural Medicine: Reducing Pesticide Exposure
http://www.ewg.org/node/26768
Volcano 'Pollution' Solves Mercury Mystery
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080629081932.htm
June 29, 2008
Complex deemed safe after test for chemical
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1047515.html
Vaccination suspended after children show side effects
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080629/News/timesnews0011.html
County right to stop use of herbicides
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=119385&sid=5&fid=1
Home-grown veg ruined by toxic fertiliser
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/29/food.agriculture/print
The Dark Side of Sunscreens
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603224.html
June 28, 2008
Playing it Safe
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=118365&sid=4&fid=1
Multiple chemical sensitivity and zeolite
http://www.miamiherald.com/actionline/story/585851.html
Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/health/28vaccine.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1214679999-Arqx6QthWTb3tO9E3yUjgA&pagewanted=print
Seven Helpful Tips For Dealing With The Pain Of Fibromyalgia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113146.php
Sweetener can lead to sickness
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080628/A_LIFE/806280301
June 27, 2008
Our strict, chemical-laden diet
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_9723329
Little yellow flags? Not in Connecticut
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/06/little-yellow-flags-not-in-con.htm
No such thing as "safe" levels of contamination
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20080627/n1
Supreme Court erases punitive damages in dismissal case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wscochonda0627/BNStory/National/home
June 25, 2008
Misunderstood illness often stymies doctors, patients
http://www.communitytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=65&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=6228&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1049&hn=communitytimes&he=.com
Raw deal: Buying green
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/26/pf/going_green/
Calgary committee votes to phase out pesticide use
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/25/pesticides-debate.html
June 23, 2008
Nonotech: The Unknown Risks
http://www.precaution.org/lib/08/prn_nano_unknown_risks.080623.htm
June 20, 2008
Catching your breath: The amounts of certain molecules in exhaled breath
could be markers for disease.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33377/title/Catching_your_breath
June 15, 2008
That Buzz in Your Ear May Be Green Noise
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/fashion/15green.html?_r=2&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
June 11, 2008
Organic Infant Formula Ingredients Processed with Toxic Chemical
http://www.nourishinghope.com/nourishing_hope_blog/2008/06/organic-infant.html
Links
Vaccine Testing
http://www.hapihealth.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=27
CDC FEMA Trailer Study
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehhe/trailerstudy/residents.htm#final
FEB - The Swedish Association for the ElectroSensitive
http://www.feb.se/index_int.htm
Scientific Studies
An IgM-mediated immune response directed against nitro-bovine serum albumin
(nitro-BSA) in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and major depression
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/18580855
Fetal effects of environmental exposure of pregnant women to
organophosphorus compounds in a rural farming community in Sri Lanka.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18584359?dopt=AbstractPlus
Potential human health risks from metals (Hg, Cd, and Pb) and
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) via seafood consumption: Estimation of
target hazard quotients (THQs) and toxic equivalents (TEQs).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18584931?dopt=AbstractPlus
Reduced violent behavior following biochemical therapy.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/15451647
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