VIDEO - Resonance - Beings of Frequency

VIDEO
Resonance - Beings of Frequency
http://vimeo.com/54189727

"RESONANCE is a sensational eye opening documentary which reveals the harm we are doing by existing in an ocean of man made wireless frequencies.

Two billion years ago life first arrived on this planet; a planet, which was filled with a natural frequency. As life slowly evolved, it did so surrounded by this frequency. and Inevitably, it began tuning in.

By the time mankind arrived on earth an incredible relationship had been struck; a relationship that science is just beginning to comprehend.

Research is showing that being exposed to this frequency is absolutely integral to us. It controls our mental and physical health, it synchronizes our circadian rhythms, and it aids our immune system and improves our sense of wellbeing.

Not only are we surrounded by natural frequencies, our bodies are filled with them too. Our cells communicate using electro magnetic frequencies. Our brain emits a constant stream of frequencies and our DNA delivers instructions, using frequency waves. Without them we couldn't exist for more than a second.

This delicate balance has taken billions of years to perfect. But over the last 25 years the harmony has been disturbed. and disturbed dramatically.

Mankind has submerged itself in an ocean of artificial frequencies. They are all around us, filling the air and drowning out the earth's natural resonance.

To the naked eye the planet appears to be the same. But at a cellular level it is the biggest change that life on earth has endured; the affects of which we are just starting to see and feel."

Peds Come Out Against Pesticides

Peds Come Out Against Pesticides

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/PreventiveCare/36096

 

"Children should have as little exposure to pesticides as possible, the American Academy of Pediatrics urged.

A policy statement and technical report from the organization outlined steps for pediatricians to identify pesticide poisoning, evaluate for pesticide-related illness, provide appropriate treatment, and help prevent unnecessary exposure and poisoning."

New stain repellent chemical doubling in blood every 6 years.

New stain repellent chemical doubling in blood every 6 years.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2012/08/2012-1120-fluorinated-stain-repellent-rises-in-blood/

"As the phased-out stain repellent PFOS steadily decreases in people, its replacement is rising rapidly at levels that are doubling every six years, a Swedish study shows. Levels of perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) in the women's blood rose 11 percent per year between 1996 and 2010. Whether there are any potential health effects of these exposures -- which are still far lower than PFOS levels -- is unknown."

Smart Grid Funding Misspent On Obsolete Technologies,

Smart Grid Funding Misspent On Obsolete Technologies, Says New Report
http://gettingsmarteraboutthesmartgrid.org/press_release_shortform.html

"Billions spent with taxpayer dollars on "smart meters" will not lead to U.S. sustainability; Place citizens and economy at risk"

EPA Webinar: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools - Basics for Winter

EPA Webinar:  Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools — Basics for Winter

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/730811858

Special Report: Government has little authority to stop unsafe cosmetics

Special Report: Government has little authority to stop unsafe cosmetics
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2012/brazilian-blowout

"Hair stylist Natalija Josimov combed the straightening solution through her client's hair. She snapped on the blow dryer, and a plume of white vapor wrapped them in a toxic cloud. Next came the 450-degree flat iron, letting loose another sharp stink of embalming fluid that burned her eyes and made her nauseous. Every day for months, Josimov performed three or four chemical straightening treatments at a New York City salon until she fell so ill she couldn't even stay in the same room. Josimov is accustomed to odors of peroxide, nail polish and permanent wave solution. But this is different: It's Brazilian Blowout, and its secret ingredient is formaldehyde, a carcinogen linked to nose and throat cancers, leukemia, respiratory problems and other health effects. Brazilian Blowout is a dramatic example of how little authority federal and state governments have over the estimated $30-billion annual cosmetics industry – even when there is compelling evidence that ingredients are dangerous. Under federal law, cosmetics companies don't have to disclose chemicals or gain approval for the 2,000 products that go on the market every year. And removing a cosmetic from sale takes a battle in federal court. "Although the sale of Brazilian Blowout in California violated five separate state health, environmental and consumer laws and resulted in numerous acute injuries, we have not been able to get it off the market," said Michael DiBartolomeis of the California Department of Public Health."

Farmers' lawsuit against Monsanto heads back to federal court

Farmers' lawsuit against Monsanto heads back to federal court
http://www.kjonline.com/news/federal-court-to-hear-lawsuit_2012-11-23.html

"Case questions company's right to genetically modified seed patents, seeks to reduce infringement cases."

Suit alleges chemical used to embalm caused mortician's cancer

Suit alleges chemical used to embalm caused mortician's cancer
http://www.northjersey.com/news/180665201_Chemical_used_to_embalm_targeted.html

"A lawsuit by a New Jersey mortician stricken with leukemia is casting a spotlight on embalming, a standard practice in the funeral industry.  William Moore, 38, of Secaucus claims his illness was caused by exposure to formaldehyde, an ingredient in embalming fluid. He is suing his workplace and several manufacturers of embalming chemicals.  Moore was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia in 2010, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack. Federal toxicologists in 2011 listed formaldehyde as a carcinogen and said mortuary workers were among those at risk of developing various cancers."

Exposure to workplace chemicals can increase breast cancer risk, study says

Exposure to workplace chemicals can increase breast cancer risk, study says
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Exposure+workplace+chemicals+increase+breast+cancer+risk+study/7570312/story.html

 
"Women working in certain types of jobs — mainly agriculture and industrial settings — appear to have about double the risk of developing breast cancer as women who do other kinds of work, a new Canadian study says.
The work suggests the increased risk is likely the result of exposures to chemicals used in some factory-type jobs and second-hand smoke in entertainment sector jobs, plus shift-work across a variety of these job sectors."

European Commission mulls perfume ingredient ban

European Commission mulls perfume ingredient ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20405276

"The European Commission is to consider restricting 12 ingredients used in the production of perfume which it is thought can cause allergic reactions in users."

Triclosan exposure linked to allergies in children

Triclosan exposure linked to allergies in children
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121115/Triclosan-exposure-linked-to-allergies-in-children.aspx

"Norwegian children with high levels of urinary triclosan are more likely to have allergies than children with lower levels, report researchers in Allergy. In particular, the team found that 10-year-old children with high levels of exposure to the antibacterial chemical had an increased likelihood for having seasonal or inhalant allergies. "Based on the 'hygiene hypothesis' of allergy in childhood, excessive use of triclosan may alter the commensal microbiota flora leading to impairment of normal maturation of the immune system," say Randi Bertelsen (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo) and colleagues."

Mold invades thousands of homes across flood zone in wake of Hurricane Sandy

Mold invades thousands of homes across flood zone in wake of Hurricane Sandy

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mold-invades-thousands-homes-wake-sandy-article-1.1204881

"You'll see it in the form of dime-sized, fuzzy, green spores clinging to chairs, black streaks of toxic mold lining the corners of dressers and two-inch-thick blankets of fungi covering garbage dumped along the road. Any way you slice it, it's all mold — and it can kill you."

Environmental Chemicals May Hurt Chances of Pregnancy

Environmental Chemicals May Hurt Chances of Pregnancy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131319.html

"Exposure starts in the kitchen, with the food you eat, experts say."

Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower

Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131417.html

 

"Study tied high pollution to lower test scores for memory, language."

Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development

Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131374.html

"California study found that higher exposures were linked to IQ, attention deficits"

Empirical Data Confirm Autism Symptoms Related to

Empirical Data Confirm Autism Symptoms Related to Aluminum and Acetaminophen Exposure
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/14/11/2227/pdf

Stephanie Seneff 1,*, Robert M. Davidson 2 and Jingjing Liu 1
1 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; E-Mail: jingl@csail.mit.edu (J.L.)
2 Internal Medicine Group Practice, PhyNet, Inc., Longview, TX 75604, USA;
E-Mail: patrons99@yahoo.com (R.M.D.)

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: seneff@csail.mit.edu;
Tel.: +1-617-253-0451.

Received: 24 September 2012; in revised form: 16 October 2012 / Accepted: 5 November 2012 /
Published: 7 November 2012

Abstract:

 

Autism is a condition characterized by impaired cognitive and social skills, associated with compromised immune function. The incidence is alarmingly on the rise, and environmental factors are increasingly suspected to play a role. This paper investigates word frequency patterns in the U.S. CDC Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) database. Our results provide strong evidence supporting a link between autism and the aluminum in vaccines. A literature review showing toxicity of aluminum in human physiology offers further support. Mentions of autism in VAERS increased steadily at the end of the last century, during a period when mercury was being phased out, while aluminum adjuvant burden was being increased. Using standard log-likelihood ratio techniques, we identify several signs and symptoms that are significantly more prevalent in vaccine reports after 2000, including cellulitis, seizure, depression, fatigue, pain and death, which are also significantly associated with aluminum-containing vaccines. We propose that children with the autism diagnosis are especially vulnerable to toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury due to insufficient serum sulfate and glutathione. A strong correlation between autism and the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine is also observed, which may be partially explained via an increased sensitivity to acetaminophen administered to control fever.

 

Keywords: autism; vaccines; MMR; HEP-B; glutathione; sulfate; cholesterol sulfate; aluminum; mercury; acetaminophen

News from ONFCI

Deceived, Disabled, Dejected, Dehumanized, Dismissed, and Dying: The
Widespread Dilemma of MCS Disability.
http://www.ddc.ohio.gov/Pub/Reach1-08.pdf

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Reflections by Dr. L. Christine Oliver and
Alison Johnson Transcript
www.alisonjohnsonmcs.com

Veterans Injured by Chemicals Need Help
http://postbythelake.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/newsletterweb4.pdf

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Part One WCPN radio interview with Karen
Schaefer, 2.15.01
http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/7086

MCS Policy For Medical Offices
http://www.ohionetwork.org/dedu/Story%20form%20of%20PROPOSED%20MCS%20POLICY%20FOR%20MEDICAL%20OFFICES.doc

Letter: Educate Your Building Manager
http://www.ohionetwork.org/IEQ/Sample%20letter%20for%20top%20ten.doc

ONFCI's Top Ten Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality
http://www.ohionetwork.org/IEQ/Update%20to%20Top%20Ten%20Two%20pages.doc

MCS ACCOMMODATIONS

ONFCI November 28, 2003 Letter Urging CDC to Address MCS Epidemic
http://www.wtv-zone.com/infchoice/mcs/sample2.html

ONFCI 1998 letter responding to Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry Report http://www.lassentech.com/eipress1.html

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Employee Policy
http://depts.washington.edu/exposure/CDC%20Indoor%20Environmental%20Quality%20Policy.pdf
CDC's Fragrance-Free Policy & More - See pages 9-10 (Appendix A, Section C -
Building Occupants)

Professor Anne C. Steinemann - Links to her fragrance sensitivity report and
other resources http://depts.washington.edu/exposure/useful_resources.html

Parma Fire Department - Ambulance Protocol
http://www.ohionetwork.org/2009/parma_mcs_protcol.pdf

Parma Community General Hospital - Paramedic Protocol
http://www.ohionetwork.org/2009/MCS08.pdf

Parma Heights Curbs Diesel Emissions on Ambulances
http://blog.cleveland.com/parmasunpost/2009/05/parma_heights_city_is_first_to.html

American Journal of Nursing MCS Article References (#29) Toni Temple's
Healthier Hospitals
http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=698036#68#68

Dismantling the Attitudinal Barriers Against MCS by Toni Temple
http://www.needs.com/product/NDNL-0410-01/l_Heavy_Metal_Detox

Healthier Hospitals: a comprehensive guide to assist in the medical care of
the patient with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) disability. Parma, OH;
1996. p. 28.
http://www.needs.com/product/Healthier_Hospitals/bk_Toni_Temple

Hospitalization for the Chemically Sensitive Patient
http://www.ctaz.com/~bhima/hospital.htm

MCS Activism Starting to Pay Off - U.S. Access Board adopts fragrance-free
policy for meetings
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/0302/0302ft1.html

National Institute Building Sciences (NIBS) Indoor Environmental Quality
Report
http://web.archive.org/web/20060714175343/http://ieq.nibs.org/ieq_project.pdf

MCS AWARENESS MONTH

http://council.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_council/en-US/Legislation/Resolutions/2012/R2012-0011.pdf
http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-council-passes-landmark-resolution/
Press Release Feb. 2012
http://beachwood.patch.com/announcements/news-from-onfci

Sample MCS Awareness Month Proclamations

Governor Strickland Recognizes May as MCS Awareness and Education Month
http://www.mcs-america.org/Ohio2007MCS.pdf

ONFCI News Release: http://www.ohionetwork.org/aware/strick_may.doc

Mayor Cyril M. Kleem, City of Berea
http://www.ohionetwork.org/2009/berea.pdf

Mayor Thomas P. Perciak, City of Strongsville
http://www.ohionetwork.org/2009/strongsville.pdf

ONFCI press release - Awareness Month 2009
http://www.ohionetwork.org/2009/2009release.pdf

MISCELLANEOUS

ONFCI's 2004 "Prevention Convention" at Playhouse Square Center - Press
Release
http://www.ohionetwork.org/News%20Releases/July%2016,%202004%20Prev%20Conv.%20News%20Release.doc

New Pesticide Legislation:
http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2012/04/cuyahoga_county_council_approves_anti-pesticide_legislation.html

Ten Commandments Of A Good Neighbor
http://www.ohionetwork.org/articles/10commands.html

Catalan community groups take the Minister of Health to Superior Court with a Criminal Law Suite

Catalan community groups take the Minister of Health to Superior Court with a Criminal Law Suite

http://afectadasporlosrecortessanitarios.wordpress.com/

"Several community groups in Catalonia have taken the Catalan Minister of Health, Boi Ruiz, to the Catalan Superior Court with a criminal law suit for the radical cutbacks in public health care carried out in the past two years. The law suit is based on Article 542 of the Spanish Criminal Code which says that it is an offense for a public official to impede citizens from carrying out their civic rights. And according to the Spanish Constitution, health care is a civic right.

The brutal cutbacks that the Ruiz administration has been carrying out in the past few months have included closing health care centers, shutting down emergency services, an increase of 42% in the waiting lists and many other austerity measures which have put Catalonians' health in danger. The groups that are suing Ruiz and 3 other leading health administrators, argue, with a 80-page law suit and 400 supporting documents, that Ruiz's excuse of having "economic problems" and "the crisis" for cutting back, are not valid, because no economic problem can justify braking the law, as Ruiz's administration has done and continues doing.

The law suit is also denouncing the following offenses regarding not providing help in emergency situations (Article 196 of the Spanish Criminal Code), traffic of influences (Article 428) and negotiations and activities forbidden to public officials (Article 441).

The groups that have presented the criminal law suit are: Liga del Síndrome Fatiga Crónica (the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis League), ATTAC-Acordem, ATTAC-Catalunya, CATAC-CTS-IAC (a public workers' union) and Dempeus per la Salut Pública ("On our Feet for Public Health"). These groups are under the umbrella of La PARS, Plataforma Afectadas por los Recortes Sanitarios (Regroupment of those affected by the health care cutbacks)."

Thimerosal-Induced Apoptosis in Mouse C2C12 Myoblast Cells Occurs through Suppression of the PI3K/Akt/Survivin Pathway.

Thimerosal-Induced Apoptosis in Mouse C2C12 Myoblast Cells Occurs through Suppression of the PI3K/Akt/Survivin Pathway.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23145070

 

Li WX, Chen SF, Chen LP, Yang GY, Li JT, Liu HZ, Zhu W.  PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e49064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049064. Epub 2012 Nov 7.

Source
Department of Toxicology, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, is one of the most widely used preservatives and found in a variety of biological products. Concerns over its possible toxicity have reemerged recently due to its use in vaccines. Thimerosal has also been reported to be markedly cytotoxic to neural tissue. However, little is known regarding thimerosal-induced toxicity in muscle tissue. Therefore, we investigated the cytotoxic effect of thimerosal and its possible mechanisms on mouse C2C12 myoblast cells.

METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:
The study showed that C2C12 myoblast cells underwent inhibition of proliferation and apoptosis after exposure to thimerosal (125-500 nM) for 24, 48 and 72 h. Thimerosal caused S phase arrest and induced apoptosis as assessed by flow cytometric analysis, Hoechst staining and immunoblotting. The data revealed that thimerosal could trigger the leakage of cytochrome c from mitochondria, followed by cleavage of caspase-9 and caspase-3, and that an inhibitor of caspase could suppress thimerosal-induced apoptosis. Thimerosal inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt(ser473) and survivin expression. Wortmannin, a PI3K inhibitor, inhibited Akt activity and decreased survivin expression, resulting in increased thimerosal-induced apoptosis in C2C12 cells, while the activation of PI3K/Akt pathway by mIGF-I (50 ng/ml) increased the expression of survivin and attenuated apoptosis. Furthermore, the inhibition of survivin expression by siRNA enhanced thimerosal-induced cell apoptosis, while overexpression of survivin prevented thimerosal-induced apoptosis. Taken together, the data show that the PI3K/Akt/survivin pathway plays an important role in the thimerosal-induced apoptosis in C2C12 cells.

CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE:
Our results suggest that in C2C12 myoblast cells, thimerosal induces S phase arrest and finally causes apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/Akt/survivin signaling followed by activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.

Visual event-related potentials as markers of hyperarousal in Gulf War illness: Evidence against a stress-related etiology. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149040

Visual event-related potentials as markers of hyperarousal in Gulf War illness: Evidence against a stress-related etiology.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149040

Tillman GD, Calley CS, Green TA, Buhl VI, Biggs MM, Spence JS, Briggs RW, Haley RW, Kraut MA, Hart Jr J.  Psychiatry Res. 2012 Nov 10. pii: S0925-4927(12)00206-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.08.004. [Epub ahead of print]

Source
Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.

Abstract
An exaggerated response to emotional stimuli is among the many symptoms widely reported by veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. These symptomologies have been attributed to damage and dysfunction associated with deployment-related exposures. We collected event-related potential data from 22 veterans meeting Haley criteria for Gulf War (GW) Syndromes 1-3 and from 8 matched GW veteran controls, who were deployed but not symptomatic, while they performed a visual three-condition oddball task where images authenticated to be associated with the 1991 Persian Gulf War were the distractor stimuli. Hyperarousal reported by ill veterans was significantly greater than that by control veterans, but this was not paralleled by higher amplitude P3a in their ERP responses to GW-related distractor stimuli. Whereas previous studies of PTSD patients have shown higher amplitude P3b responses to target stimuli that are placed amid trauma-related nontarget stimuli, ill veterans in this study showed P3b amplitudes to target stimuli - placed amid GW-related nontarget stimuli - that were significantly lower than those of the control group. Hyperarousal scores reliably predicted P3b, but not P3a, amplitudes. Although many factors may contribute to P3b amplitude differences - most notably depression and poor sleep quality, symptoms that are prevalent in the GW syndrome groups - our findings in context of previous studies on this population are consistent with the contention that dysfunction in cholinergic and dopaminergic neurotransmitter systems, and in white matter and basal ganglia may be contributing to impairments in GW veterans.

PMID: 23149040 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: a cross-sectional study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23151181

 

Kici Ski M, Viaene MK, Den Hond E, Schoeters G, Covaci A, Dirtu AC, Nelen V, Bruckers L, Croes K, Sioen I, Baeyens W, Larebeke N, Nawrot TS.  Environ Health. 2012 Nov 14;11(1):86. [Epub ahead of print]

Abstract

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND: Animal and in vitro studies demonstrated a neurotoxic potential of brominated flame retardants, a group of chemicals used in many household and commercial products to prevent fire. Although the first reports of detrimental neurobehavioral effects in rodents appeared more than ten years ago, human data are sparse.

METHODS:
As a part of a biomonitoring program for environmental health surveillance in Flanders, Belgium, we assessed the neurobehavioral function with the Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES-3), and collected blood samples in a group of high school students. Cross-sectional data on 515 adolescents (13.6-17 years of age) was available for the analysis. Multiple regression models accounting for potential confounders were used to investigate the associations between biomarkers of internal exposure to brominated flame retardants [serum levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners 47, 99, 100, 153, 209, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)] and cognitive performance. In addition, we investigated the association between brominated flame retardants and serum levels of FT3, FT4, and TSH.

RESULTS:
A two-fold increase of the sum of serum PBDE's was associated with a decrease of the number of taps with the preferred-hand in the Finger Tapping test by 5.31 (95% CI: 0.56 to 10.05, p = 0.029). The effects of the individual PBDE congeners on the motor speed were consistent. Serum levels above the level of quantification were associated with an average decrease of FT3 level by 0.18 pg/mL (95% CI: 0.03 to 0.34, p = 0.020) for PBDE-99 and by 0.15 pg/mL (95% CI: 0.004 to 0.29, p = 0.045) for PBDE-100, compared with concentrations below the level of quantification. PBDE-47 level above the level of quantification was associated with an average increase of TSH levels by 10.1% (95% CI: 0.8% to 20.2%, p = 0.033), compared with concentrations below the level of quantification. We did not observe effects of PBDE's on neurobehavioral domains other than the motor function. HBCD and TBBPA did not show consistent associations with performance in the neurobehavioral tests.

CONCLUSIONS:
This study is one of few studies and so far the largest one investigating the neurobehavioral effects of brominated flame retardants in humans. Consistently with experimental animal data, PBDE exposure was associated with changes in the motor function and the serum levels of the thyroid hormones.

PMID: 23151181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Science-Based 'Cookbook for the Brain' Offers Food for Thought

Science-Based 'Cookbook for the Brain' Offers Food for Thought
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/774561?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/774561?src=rss

"A group consisting of a brain health expert, 2 nutritionists and recipe developers, and even several celebrity chefs have teamed up to create what they call one of the first best-evidence, science-based "cookbooks for the healthy brain.""

International Experience in Addressing Combined Exposures: Increasing the Efficiency of Assessment.

International Experience in Addressing Combined Exposures: Increasing the Efficiency of Assessment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23146753

Meek B.  Toxicology. 2012 Nov 9. pii: S0300-483X(12)00370-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.09.015. [Epub ahead of print]

Source
Associate Director, Chemical Risk Assessment, McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa, One Stewart St., Suite 309, Ottawa, Ont. CANADA K1N 6N5. Electronic address: bmeek@uottawa.ca.

Abstract
More efficient methodology for assessing the impact of combined exposures to multiple chemicals has been considered in a project of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS). Recommendations regarding terminology and the status of development of the framework, its content, review and application are described. Evolving experience in its application is illustrated by example (polybrominated diphenyls) with special emphasis on the critical content of problem formulation, the role of predictive tools in grouping of chemicals for consideration and the importance of explicit delineation of relative uncertainty and sensitivity for tiered assessment. Priorities in increasing the efficiency of risk assessment not only for combined exposures, but more generally based on experience acquired in developing the framework and its application in case studies are identified and recommendations included.

PMID: 23146753 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Discovery Could Lead to Faster Diagnosis For Some Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cases

Discovery Could Lead to Faster Diagnosis For Some Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cases
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chronfatigue.htm  

"COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at least a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complex disorder with no known definitive cause or cure.
In a pilot study of six patients, scientists detected specific antibodies linked to latent Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in blood samples from people who had experienced classic CFS symptoms and responded to antiviral treatment. Control blood samples from 20 healthy people showed no such antibodies."

Hello, it's your pilot speaking. I am about to go unconscious...

Hello, it's your pilot speaking. I am about to go unconscious...
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/358881/Hello-it-s-your-pilot-speaking-I-am-about-to-go-unconscious

"TWO weeks ago Captain Tristan Loraine, a former British Airways pilot who retired on medical grounds in 2006, sat at his computer to type the email he had been hoping to send for years. He and fellow medically-retired air crew he had spent the past few years trying to expose what they believe is one of the great ­global scandals of our times: that the air on passenger jets is not always safe."

Ticked Off About a Growing Allergy to Meat - ScienceNOW

Ticked Off About a Growing Allergy to Meat - ScienceNOW
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/11/ticked-off-about-a-growing-aller.html

"Tick bites have long been synonymous with bad news, responsible for transmitting diseases such as Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but this must be a carnivore or BBQ lover's worst nightmare. A growing body of research suggests that bites from a particular tick are causing an unusual allergic reaction to meat. At an allergy meeting last week, for example, a diagnostics lab presented evidence that the highest prevalence of the allergy is in the southeastern United States, where the tick primarily thrives. Yet American BBQ lovers and carnivores elsewhere may not rest easy; the allergy mysteriously afflicts people living in parts of the United States, even Hawaii, where the tick does not live."

Edible deodorant: Perfume candy to cure body odor?

[COMMENT: As if ADDING to the odor by making people stink of rose or other fragrance would help! Ingesting it sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen!]

Edible deodorant: Perfume candy to cure body odor?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/11/12/edible-deodorant-perfume-candy-to-cure-body-odor/

Men warned of toxic ingredients in grooming products

Men warned of toxic ingredients in grooming products
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MCS-America/95671789291

"TORONTO – A Canadian environmental organization is warning men about toxic ingredients in their personal grooming products.  Environmental Defence has released a report detailing the prevalence of toxins in commonly used products marketed toward men, including shaving cream, deodorant, body wash and aftershave."

Pesticides used on fruit and vegetables 'may be putting young children at risk of cancer

Pesticides used on fruit and vegetables 'may be putting young children at risk of cancer
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2232925/Pesticides-used-fruit-vegetables-putting-young-children-risk-cancer.html

"Scientists warn children could be effected by 'cumulative risk' of pesticide exposure from foods.  Researchers suggest that varying a child's diet could help reduce exposure."

PBDEs linked to delays in development

PBDEs linked to delays in development
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/PBDEs-linked-to-delays-in-development-4039060.php

"Flame retardant compounds pervasive in most California households appear to delay the neurodevelopment of children exposed to the chemicals from the womb through the first years of life, UC Berkeley researchers say in a new study."