Green and Clean
http://www.projo.com/news/environment/content/clean_green_04-20-08_3V9PGKE_v36.1335c78.html
April 18, 2008
Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/business/18organic.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
More Study and Greater Regulation of Toxic Chemicals in Textiles Needed,
Says David Brookstein, Sc.D., Director of Philadelphia University Institute
for Textile and Apparel Safety
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/more-study-and-greater-regulation,358625.shtml
Children will be guinea pigs
http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_8969038
Going green? Better look past the label.
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16824/news
Caution at the cosmetics counter
http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_section_details.asp?text_id=4437&channel_id=2003&relation_id=11995
Sweetener poses serious health risks
http://www.newstrib.com/word/default.asp?bid=6BB776D9C73275471A4AEDD36CDDD585B2DD9A2BA6AD02EE
April 17, 2008
Is your home slowly killing you?
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=86397
Go green at home and protect the family from harmful chemicals
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/LIFESTYLES03/804170347/-1/newsfront
Asthma mystery deepens as cases rise
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080417.wasthma17/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
High chemical levels found in dogs and cats
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-16-pets-chemicals_N.htm
Event focuses on the dangers of chemical-based cleaners
http://hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/LIFE/804170734/1106/NEWS13
April 16, 2008
Study shows harm of compact fluorescent bulbs
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=681149&category=OPINION&newsdate=4/16/2008
Formaldehyde Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/als/614428.html
Bill to force landlords clean up mold
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/04/16/2008-04-16_bill_to_force_landlords_clean_up_mold.html
Maker of Vioxx Is Accused of Deception
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041502086_pf.html
Health problems linked to chemical in plastic products
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/NEWS07/804160372
Calling a chemical toxic doesn't get it off shelf
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=2b595b1b-c0e2-4eb6-9e85-5297b3c1abdc
Pesticide Registry Available to Denver Residents
http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/2971/2/
Canadian stores race to purge bisphenol A products
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/11465/19101/14454/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGVnbG9iZWFuZG1haWwuY29tL3NlcnZsZXQvc3RvcnkvUlRHQU0uMjAwODA0MTYud2JwYTE2L0JOU3RvcnkvTmF0aW9uYWwvaG9tZQ%3d%3d&x=ceb16bee
U.S. study ambivalent on BPA dangers
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/04/16/bpa-study.html#postc
April 15, 2008
Study links traffic pollution to thousands of deaths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/15/health
Teacher gives board firsthand look at mold
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Apr/20080415News001.asp
'Toxic' plastic could remain in use
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1aaf8ca3-a969-4f41-9023-f68982899d1e&k=99266
Report cites chemical's risk
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=739923
Complaint alleges unsafe chemical used in baby formula
http://www.startribune.com/local/17762389.html
Chemical found 'everywhere' may cause cancer, study says
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5704320.html
CDC Study Reveals Toxic Chemical in Sunscreens Contaminate 97% of
Americans
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=21107
Study: Traffic Fumes Leads To Increased Pneumonia Deaths
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010639702
Ridding life of bisphenol A a challenge
http://healthzone.ca/health/articlePrint/415296
Parents worry vandalism remnants may harm children
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8172823
Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/health/15conf.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Is industrial pollution making America fat?
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=120793680532167700
High mobile use puts us at risk of brain tumours
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1159577_
Air pollution kills as many as the smogs of the 1950s, say scientists
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23478423-details/Air+pollution+kills+as+many+as+the+smogs+of+the+1950s,+say+scientists/article.do
April 14,2008
Vanishing Act: EPA is missing in action on major environmental issues,
observers charge
http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2008/0411nj1.htm
Disturbances in brain circuitry linked to chronic exposure to solvents
http://www.physorg.com/news127480532.html
Dr Rea: An outstanding physician | ABC: You are incorrect
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/healing---recovery-article/-dr-rea:-an-outstanding-physician-|-abc:-you-are-incorrect/6873
Dental offices may be source of mercury pollution
http://uk.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=UKCOL47042520080414
Dryer Sheets
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/86/8615sci2.html
Redwood City company hosts student's eco-friendly blog
http://origin.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_8918205
April 13, 2008
Manager's scent giving you a headache?
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/04/13/managers_scent_giving_you_a_headache/
Pesticide ban placed on town fields
http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_8907890
Common Sense About Scents
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/lookinggoodforlotsless/LG4Column0815.php
April 12, 2008
Low VOCs the trend in paint
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/413120
Retrial ordered based on mold
http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-13/120600340617791.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
Toxicity 'safe' for intervention staff
http://news.smh.com.au/toxicity-safe-for-intervention-staff/20080412-25p9.html
A toxic place to work
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/saturdayextra/story.html?id=f6cb5b0e-09b4-48c2-8564-9998447e1612
April 11, 2008
Smoke-free housing needed, say health groups
http://centretownnewsonline.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=229&Itemid=98
Health experts can't link spraying to illness
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/11/BA4R103Q3D.DTL
Scientific Studies
Biological exposure assessment to tetrachloroethylene for workers in the dry
cleaning industry
McKernan L, Ruder A, Petersen M, Hein M, Forrester C, Sanderson W, Ashley D,
Butler M
Environmental Health, 2008 7:12 (15 April 2008)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/12/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-7-12.pdf
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Male Gulf War Veterans and Civilians
http://hpq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/4/529
Prevalence and risk factors for chemical sensitivity and sensory
hyperreactivity in teenagers.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18403259?dopt=AbstractPlus
Intracellular immune dysfunction in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue syndrome: state of the art and therapeutic implications.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18269338?dopt=AbstractPlus
Unravelling intracellular immune dysfunctions in chronic fatigue syndrome:
interactions between protein kinase R activity, RNase L cleavage and
elastase activity, and their clinical relevance.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18396793?dopt=AbstractPlus
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Maternal Rh-Negativity, and Rho(D) Immune
Globulins: A Multi-Center Assessment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18404135?dopt=AbstractPlus
Electrocardiographic QT interval and cardiovascular reactivity in
fibromyalgia differ from chronic fatigue syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18395162?dopt=AbstractPlus
Air emissions from Wagerup alumina refinery and community symptoms: an
environmental case study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17848859?dopt=AbstractPlus
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