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PARTNERSHIP EVENTS
Partnership call: Health Effects of Indoor Air Contaminants
CHE WORKING GROUP EVENTS
CHE Alaska call: Coal's Assault on Human Health:
February 15, 2012
Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: Climate Change Vulnerability and Cumulative Impacts:
February 16, 2012
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Autism: Newsfeed
1 Feb Jessica Alba goes toxin-free with The Honest Company. Working mom Jessica Alba is adding entrepreneur to her many titles, shifting from movie star to businesswoman with a venture that provides parents easy access to eco-friendly natural products for babies and homes. 31 Jan Seizures hit baby girl soon after she had routine shots. Without a diagnosis, Laura Cossolotto would probably still believe ? erroneously ? that the DPT shot caused her daughter Michaela?s illness. 28 Jan Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months.' It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers. A study published in Current Biology identified differences in infants' brainwaves from as early as six months. 27 Jan Study finds early signs of autism in baby brains. Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier. 17 Jan Dirty freeway air puts Southern California health at risk, say activists. Growing scientific evidence has confirmed common-sense instinct that dirty freeway air is bad for health ? and that research is now spurring Los Angeles activists and regulators to consider new ways of addressing pollution. 6 Jan Author of discredited vaccine-autism report sues for libel. Gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield has filed a defamation lawsuit in Austin, Texas, against the authors of a series of articles appearing in the British Medical Journal exactly 1 year ago that accused him of fraud. 3 Jan A thing or two about twins. To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of genes and the environment?of nature and nurture. Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, they share virtually the same genetic code. Any differences between them?one twin having younger looking skin, for example?must be due to environmental factors. 31 Dec Beware scientific 'breakthroughs' and other tips. As we bid adieu to the International Year of Chemistry, I've come up with a few salient points that describe my views about interpreting science for the public. No.1: Chemicals are not to be feared, nor are they to be worshipped. 19 Dec 2011 science news of the year. Some of the year?s revelations were downright unnerving: Sea level is rising at an accelerating rate and Arctic ice cover continues its long-term decline. But there are reasons for optimism, too. 17 Dec The man beneath the hat: Ken Salazar's search for middle ground. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is nothing if not a measured man. At Interior, though, Salazar is having a harder time minding the anthills than he did in the Senate, mostly because of today's volatile political climate. 16 Dec Looking into the past for a deeper understanding of autism. Scientists are just beginning to find cases of autism that were overlooked or called something else in an earlier era. If their research shows that autism has always been present at roughly the same rate as today, it could ease worries that an epidemic is on the loose. Part 4 of 4. 14 Dec Philly adds liquid cartons to its list of recyclable materials. On Wednesday, Philadelphia officials will announce that cartons for juice, milk, soup and other liquids can now be recycled curbside. Officials are so pleased with the growth of recycling that they have begun to reconsider what to do with the rest of the trash. 11 Dec Autism boom: An epidemic of disease or of discovery? Nearly 1% of U.S. children have some form of autism, 20 times the prevailing figure in the 1980s. The increase has stirred parents' fears and mobilized researchers to pinpoint why the disorder appears to be affecting so many more. 10 Dec Citizens say mercury polluters' time is up. In one of the nation's most mercury-polluted states, a group of citizens are encouraging federal regulators in their effort to tightly restrict mercury emissions from local power plants. |