Possible Geographical Ties To ALS Cases Among 1991 Gulf War Vets
http://www.accessibility.com.au/news/possible-geographical-ties-to-als-cases-among-1991-gulf-war-vets
U.S. state wages fight against toxic chemicals
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN1726155520080725?sp=tru
Toxic job ruined my life
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/toxic-job-ruined-my-life/2008/07/25/1216492705325.html
Triclosan: Lurking where you least expect it
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/07/triclosan-lurking-where-you-le.htm
Radio station dropping Michael Savage after controversial remarks about
autism
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1216974668106870.xml&coll=2
In Surprise Move, EPA Bans Carbofuran Residue on Food
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/24/AR2008072403495.html
Cellphone signal concerns raised again
http://www.businessday.co.za:80/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A808079
July 24, 2008
FEATURE-US state wages fight against toxic chemicals
http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2008/07/24/2008-07-25T000308Z_01_N17261555_RTRIDST_0_ENVIRONMENT-CHEMICALS-MAINE-GENERAL-FEATURE-PIX.html
Eating right for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
http://www.nwcn.com/health/stories/NW_072408HEN_fibromyalgia_LJ.885c3a1f.html
US cancer boss in mobiles warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7523109.stm
Cemetery workers walk out
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/466626
'Fresh Scent' Detergents and Air Fresheners Could be Toxic, Study Says
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,390053,00.html
Study reveals toxicity of air fresheners
http://www.tcetoday.com/tcetoday/NewsDetail.aspx?nid=10686
Mother: vaccine caused death
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080724/NEWS03/23945130/Mother++vaccine+caused+death
Area mold miseries continue
http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080724/FON0101/807240344/1985/FONnews
The Most Toxic Cars and Car Seats
How to Find Safe Alternatives to Keep Your Kid Safe in the Car
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/baby-car-seats-55072301
What's Lurking in Your Countertop?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/garden/24granite.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all
July 23, 2008
FEMA seeks immunity from suits over toxic trailer fumes
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5903602.html
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072302881_pf.html
The Toxic Mold Rush: California Mom Helps Fuel an Obsession
http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/the-toxic-mold-rush-california-mom-helps-fuel-an-obsession/19301/
Washington Post Examines Efforts By Physicians, Hospitals To Be More
Environmentally Friendly
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071802755.html?nav=rss_health
U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202838.html
Breathing Freely: Six months after neighbours stopped burning plastics in a
roadside barrel, Julie Inwood is beginning to get her health and her life
back
http://www.mindentimes.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1125421
Alternatives to scented detergents
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/144171.asp?from=blog_last3
Fresh scent may hide toxic secret
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/371779_toxicfragrance23.html
Some scented household products contain chemicals classified as toxic, UW
study finds
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008067309_toxicsmell23m0.html
10 Tips: Cell Phones & Limiting Radiation Exposure
http://kdka.com/health/cell.phones.tips.2.777727.html
Chip-seal debate: Finding a healthier alternative
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008066586_weblets23.html
U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202838_pf.html
TIMES: Toxic chemicals found in scented products
http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_072308HEB_TIMES_uw_toxic_air_study_LJ.82dbc4b9.html
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
http://www.physorg.com/news136035644.html
July 22, 2008
Sunscreen Safety Is Called Into Question
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/health/22well.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=science&pagewanted=
Medicine Gears Up for a Code Green
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071802755_pf.html
Deadly denial: For sick nuclear workers, shifting rules form quagmire of
despair
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/sick-nuclear-workers-shifting-rules-form-quagmire-/
Feds apparently disregarded toxic links to illnesses
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/feds-apparently-disregarded-toxic-links-illnesses/
July 21, 2008
Olympics: Beijing's clean air claim challenged by scientists
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2437833/Olympics-Beijings-clean-air-claim-challenged-by-scientists.html
Medics in Panama see side effects of pesticide use
http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123107402
Researchers probe geographical ties to ALS cases among 1991 Gulf War
veterans
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/du-rpg072108.php
Family Faces Huge Costs to Fix Mold Contaminated Home
http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0708/537432.html
Thousands injured by 'toxic gas from Chinese sofas'
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article4374669.ece
Is The Air Inside Your Home Worse Than The Air Outside?
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_24940.aspx
Olympic Athletes Wearing Masks Could Cause China to Lose Face
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121659379072468809.html
July 20, 2008
Class action over lead in lipstick
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40114
July 19, 2008
School construction crews don't take vacation
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080719/NEWS/20815050/1070&ParentProfile=1058
Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071803235_pf.html
July 18, 2008
Pesticides: Use wisely or not at all
http://www.mercurynews.com/lifeandstyleheadlines/ci_9923943?nclick_check=1
Protecting Government Science: Scientific Freedom and the Public Good
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/restoring/scientificfreedom.html
Home Radon May Have Tie To Childhood Leukemia
http://www.cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=12452
July 17, 2008
NTP brief on BPA receives mixed peer review
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/html/es801811y.html
Contact 13 Investigation: Mold Inside The Health District
http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8695699
Autism-vaccine link should not be dismissed
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/editorialcommentary/story/82d67791e09c6d838625748a007c4969?OpenDocument
Companion planting: A chemical-free way to repel pests with plants
http://weblogs.newsday.com/features/home/gardendetective_blog/2008/07/companion_planting_a_chemicalf.html
July 14, 2008
Environment Becomes Heredity
http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/489
July 11, 2008
Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chinas-children-of-smoke&print=true
July 7, 2008
Can Green Designs Solve A Housing Crisis?
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5816
July/August
Pesticide Drift: Immigrants in California's Central Valley are sick of
breathing poisoned air
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/3045
Links
The Greenwash Guide
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Greenwash_Guide.pdf
Scientific Studies
A 10-year time-series analysis of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity
in Nicosia, Cyprus: the effect of short-term changes in air pollution and
dust storms.
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/39
Speed of Mental Operations in Fibromyalgia: A Selective Naming Speed
Deficit.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18636019?dopt=AbstractPlus
[Observation on therapeutic effect of multiple cupping at back-shu points on
chronic fatigue syndrome]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18630535?dopt=AbstractPlus
[Interest of toxicological analysis for poisonings]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18630820?dopt=AbstractPlus
Indoor Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Homes with or without
Wood Burning for Heating
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i14/abs/es800304y.html
Chronic fatigue syndrome: implications for women and their health care
providers during the childbearing years.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15269523
Patient perspectives on the impact of fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640807?dopt=AbstractPlus
Chronic fatigue: an evolutionary concept analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638162?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Global health impacts and costs due to mercury emissions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18643818?dopt=AbstractPlus
Depletion of liver glutathione levels in rats: a potential confound of
nose-only inhalation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18645729?dopt=AbstractPlus
Conceptualizing and measuring illness self-concept: A comparison with
self-esteem and optimism in predicting fibromyalgia adjustment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18646034?dopt=AbstractPlus
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