Friday, July 18, 2008

NEWS, Science, & Links Summary for the W/E 7/18/2008

Proclamations

Idaho 2008 Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/idaho2008ti.pdf

Indiana 2008 Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/Indiana2008TI.pdf

Michigan 2008 Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/Michigan2008TI.pdf

Massachusetts 2008 Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/Massachusetts2008TI.pdf

West Virginia 2008 Toxic Injury Proclamation
http://mcs-america.org/WestVirginia2008TI.pdf

July 18, 2008

Science on sale: I'll take three
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/07/science-on-sale-ill-take-three.htm

Defining Complications From Organophosphate Poisoning From Pesticides
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714202512.htm

July 17, 2008

Acetaminophen Use Can Lead to Serious Liver Toxicity
http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/acetaminophen-use-can-lead-to-serious-liver-toxicity.aspx?googleid=243964

Moldy Building Making People Sick
http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/25598244.html

Taming, naming and reclaiming yourself from a mysterious disorder
http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2008/07/17/your_health_matters/health_news/health0000000000000000000000001.txt

Antibacterial Agent No Better Than Soap & Water ­ and It's Toxic
http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0717-03.htm

Ecology Center To Release Latest Guide to Toxic Chemicals Inside Cars
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=129306

Suspicion Surrounds Firing of EPA Panel Chair
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/suspicion-surrounds

Exposure To Traffic-related Air Pollution Linked To Onset Of Allergic
Diseases In Children
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080712144742.htm

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) - What you need to know about low energy
lighting
http://www.mastsanity.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=1

Pesticides Found In Soap, Toothpaste And Toys
http://www.wpxi.com/consumer/16910474/detail.html

Cellphones and kids
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/461786

July 16, 2008

Fire Station Shuts Down Again
http://www.kveo.com/home/ticker/25523554.html

Cell tower complaints are loud and clear
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_celltowers_0716jul16,0,6926256.story

Sisters share debilitating disease: Doctors believe genetic link involved
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080716/LIFESTYLE/807160302

Woman receives diagnosis for allergy to electricity
http://www.thewesternstar.com/index.cfm?sid=153192&sc=25

July 15, 2008

Dow to clean homes of dioxins
http://www.weyi.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=159607

California Bisphenol A ban moves forward
http://www.gentlenurturing.com/gentle_nurturing_newsroom/bisphenol_a_science_and_policy/california_bpa_ban_moves_forward/

Helpful Herbs for Detoxification
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/helpful-herbs-for-detoxification.html
Some fragrances are too strong: What's that smell?
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/071508/xtr_465701.shtml

RESEARCH UNCOVERS LITTLE-KNOWN IMPACTS OF SMELL AND TASTE ON HEALTH
NIDCD-Supported Science to be Presented at International Chemical Senses
Symposium in San Francisco
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jul2008/nidcd-15.htm

Lawn chemical ban?
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=a9393768-f4c0-4ea8-b4a8-e38a34846793

Teen vaccine houses unhealthy side effects
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=177018

July 14, 2008

Can air quality damage athletes?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7501756.stm

Fibromyalgia: Little understood, often frustrating
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/14/hm.fibromyalgia/

Autism study panned by critics
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080714/full/454259a.html

July 13, 2008

Pennsylvania Governor Signs Autism Insurance Coverage Bill
http://www.emaxhealth.com/132/23189.html

Warning: Habits May Be Good for You
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/business/13habit.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

Vaccination casualty
http://nationmultimedia.com/2008/07/13/national/national_30077967.php

It Might Be Time to Shut Your Mouth to Mercury
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071002601.html

July 12, 2008

Hazardous flame retardant found in household objects
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=771917

Anti-Bacterial Personal Hygiene Products Triclosan And Triclocarban May Not
Be Worth Potential Risks
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114795.php

'Boys grew breasts after crop spraying'
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080712083756254C972685

Dial back cellphone use, city officials tell parents
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/459099

'Last ghost' of the Vietnam War
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080711.worange1107/BNStory/Front/home/?pageRequested=all

July 11, 2008

Patches arrested, police say her scent made men pass out
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8660915&nav=menu57_1

Disparities in Secondhand Smoke Exposure --- United States, 1988--1994
and 1999--2004
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5727a3.htm?s_cid=mm5727a3_e

Toxic gym blamed in man's death
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/07/11/2008-07-11_toxic_gym_blamed_in_mans_death-2.html

New CDC Report Demonstrates Urgency For All States And Cities To Become
Smokefree
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114743.php

Environment Canada places partial ban on flame retardant
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080711.wretardant12/BNStory/National/home

Monsanto patent fight ensnares Missouri farm town
http://www.kansascity.com/382/v-print/story/699820.html

July 10, 2008

EPA releases fumigation safety measures
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/10/EPA_releases_fumigation_safety_measures/UPI-49291215743113/

Gardasil -- doctor's story is 'no side-effects'
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/janak/080710

Natural Cleaning with Ingredients from Your Kitchen
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=8656026&nav=menu227_3

Dangerous cosmetics: what you're really putting on your body
http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8657201

The Truth About Plastic
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1821664,00.html

Vog's Effect On Plants Prompts Call For Natural Disaster
http://www.kitv.com/money/16850573/detail.html?treets=hon&tml=hon_12pm&ts=T&tmi=hon_12pm_1_05000307112008

July 9, 2008

Officials: Pesticides May Have Caused Family's Mystery Illness
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6943738&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Gardasil's Safety Questioned
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Gardasils_Safety_Questioned_20100.html

July 8, 2008

Gardasil - 18 Dead, Thousands Suffer Complications
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul/08070809.html

June 24, 2008

Artificial turf target of legal action
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9677643?source=most_emailed

Scientific Studies

Metabolic biomarkers of increased oxidative stress and impaired methylation
capacity in children with autism
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/80/6/1611

Medication-induced mitochondrial damage and disease.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18626887?dopt=AbstractPlus

Diffuse noxious inhibitory control is delayed in chronic fatigue syndrome:
An experimental study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18617327?dopt=AbstractPlus

Toxic causes of mental illness are overlooked.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18621076?dopt=AbstractPlus

The Odor Awareness Scale: A New Scale for Measuring Positive and Negative
Odor Awareness.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18622009?dopt=AbstractPlus

Efficacy of fibromyalgia treatment according to level of care: a
meta-analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18627602?dopt=AbstractPlus

Lourdes Salvador
www.mcs-america.org

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