Friday, July 11, 2008

NEWS, Science, & Links Summary for the W/E 7/11/2008

July 11, 2008

Unum: If at first you don't Succeed.Keep Trying
http://www.blurtit.com/q656000.html

Class suit planned over endosulfan use
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080711-147708/Class-suit-planned-over-endosulfan-use

July 10, 2008

Findings on Katrina Trailers Went Undisclosed, Maker Says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070802315.html

Treat The Pain Of Fibromyalgia Through Effective Alternative Therapies
http://www.themedguru.com/articles/treat_the_pain_of_fibromyalgia_through_effective_alternative_therapies-8615928.html

Man Says Mold In Home Is Making Him Ill
http://www.wfsb.com/news/16847911/detail.html

EPA Drops Value of an American Life
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/epa-drops-value-of-an-american-life/20080710201309990001

Tips to Avoid Mold from Record Floods
http://www.kimt.com/news/local/24278279.html

Micro materials that could pose major health risks
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080710.wnano10/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

July 9, 2008

Dunes program focuses on helping environment
http://www.post-trib.com/news/neighbors/1044353,greening.article

Wilson: Some Vaccines Still Contain Mercury
http://www.wxyz.com/content/news/investigators/story.aspx?content_id=599da2da-f75e-4844-952e-1241f33b57fd

Some disabled drivers don't look it
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/along-for-the-ride/uncategorized/2008/07/some-disabled-drivers-dont-look-it/

X-ray mum: I was on NHS blacklist
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1057389_xray_mum_i_was_on_nhs_blacklist

July 8, 2008

Trailer Graveyards Haunt FEMA, Neighbors
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92183909

Cipro joins the 'black box' club
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/07/cipro-joins-the.html

Dental Industry Gets an Earful on Mercury
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5335155

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j71A7ZN9GaxtikP7Mo0ZmINil4aQD91PT3382

Did Trailer Makers Know About Toxic Fumes?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/08/cbsnews_investigates/printable4243041.shtml

California suing cement company over toxic emissions
http://www.kget.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=74b236dc-3dc0-4a4c-88dc-f109713ebd86

Dental industry gets an earful on mercury
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpYiyxyvwc3gI5hyTaHwqZA4BBFQD91PUUQ00

Panel Hears Testimony on Toxic Mold
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/panel-hears-testimony-on-toxic-mold/

Back to school: A painful experience saw Sue Collins change the course of
her life
http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/voices/story/0,,2289639,00.html

A Cloth to Cut the Mercury Risk From Light Bulbs
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/science/08obcfl.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

July 7, 2008

The Toxic Consequences of the Green Revolution
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/07/07/the-toxic-consequences-of-the-green-revolution_print.htm

Lawmakers call for probe of chemical plant
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/07/MNQB11L5DD.DTL

CDC reports on adverse reactions to Gardasil vaccine
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/07/07/adversereactions-gardasil.html

The Hazards of Flooding - Parts I and II
http://www.mountainstatesman.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=&story_id=1205

Canada Takes More Action To Protect Human Health And The Environment Under
World Leading Chemicals Management Plan
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114122.php

Crusader against plant receives alarming news
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/06/MN3JVU4O8.DTL

Asthma on the rise
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080707/LIFESTYLE/736118811/1350&title=Asthma_on_the_rise

July 6, 2008

Give mosquitos the brush off with herbals
http://www.thecanaryreport.org/give-mosquitos-the-brush-off-with-herbals.html

Baseline Maneuvers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/opinion/06sun3.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

Mold drives family from 'dream' home
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jul/06/mold_drives_family_from_dream_home46673/

Fear of the needle: State agencies try to dispel immunization concerns
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/07/06/news/top_story/139909.txt

Scientists still baffled at bee losses
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070608/uganews_20080706053.shtml

How to Have Perfect Health in a Polluted World
http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/438/27/

Government identifies chemicals 'toxic' to humans and the environment
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iC5NXZlLcrne7UE6OcFMTHp6Dmxg

Feds to investigate Livermore Lab's handling of toxic metal beryllium
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_9799154?nclick_check=1

Are you being green washed?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jul/06/green.ethicalholidays/print

Cancer vaccine linked to illness in women
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23974632-2,00.html

Ex-worker on crusade against chemical plant
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/05/MN3JVU4N2.DTL

July 5, 2008

Calls to ban poison found in beef
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4608075a3600.html

If we're banning harmful chemicals, we have lots of work to do
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5e2da90d-555b-409d-be08-95d2973d27b4

Unum's appeal backfires in Nev.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20080704/NEWS/807040318/1002/BUSINESS_

Chemical-free Lawn and Garden Care
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Environment_380/Chemical-free_Lawn_and_Garden_Care.shtml

July 3, 2008

Bush administration to replace health czar for World Trade Center
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/03/america/NA-US-Attacks-Health.php

Household Antibacterial Product Use May Promote Microbial Resistance
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/577055

July 2, 2008

Childhood vaccinations suspended at Genesis pediatric clinics
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=8613656&nav=1sW7

July 2008

Time for a Change: From Exposure Assessment to Exposure Science
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/116-7/editorial.html

June 30,2008

FDA Rejects Gardasil for Older Women
http://medheadlines.com/2008/06/30/fda-rejects-gardasil-for-older-women/

June 29, 2008

Rift delays release of study on safety of cellphones
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=14067234

Links

Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/air/office_building-immeubles_bureaux/organic-organiques-eng.php

Scientific Studies

Assessment of acute injuries, exposure to environmental toxins, and
five-year health surveillance of New York Police Department working dogs
following the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center terrorist attack.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18593312?dopt=AbstractPlus

Pathology and toxicology findings for search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites: initial five-year surveillance.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18599853?dopt=AbstractPlus

Thalassotherapy for fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial comparing
aquatic exercises in sea water and water pool.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18600327?dopt=AbstractPlus

Irreversible color vision losses in patients with chronic mercury vapor
intoxication
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18598423?dopt=AbstractPlus

Lourdes Salvador
www.mcs-america.org

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