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WHAT'S NEW
RSVP now for the next CHE Partnership Call - Table Matters: How Industrial Animal Production Impacts Health and the Environment
Now available: MP3 recording and useful resources from the recent call on environmental impacts on autoimmune diseases - July 1, 2008
5/9/08: CHE featured in AARP: "The Body Toxic" 5/9/08: CHE Partner Dr. Philip Landrigan interview in Discover: "How Much Do Chemicals Affect Our Health?"
4/15/08: Now available: State of the Evidence 2008: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment 2/20/08: CHE LDDI scientific consensus statement on environmental factors. 1/25/08: New environmental health-themed issue of San Francisco Medicine, journal of the San Francisco Medical Society, is now available online. 3/1/08: Two new chemicals policy reports from the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. 9/1/07: The BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields
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Birth Defects: Newsfeed
5 Jul Calls to ban poison found in beef. The Government is under pressure to ban a highly toxic pesticide that has turned up in beef exports. 4 Jul Farm life turns male toads female. A study of cane toads in Florida finds that those living in agricultural areas are more likely to be feminized-- and even intersex-- than those away from farming. The reseach suggests that chemicals on the farms may be to blame. 4 Jul A greener July Fourth? Chemists are trying to make our annual fireworks extravaganzas much greener because a big fireworks show releases poisonous chemicals, with potential effects on people and wildlife that have not been fully evaluated. 4 Jul Insecticide found in beef sent to S Korea. Beef exports to South Korea, New Zealand's second-biggest market, may be at risk after the discovery of insecticide contamination. 4 Jul Asthma in pregnancy: how does it affect mother and child? Asthma is one of the most common medical conditions in developed countries, and it affects approximately eight percent of women in their child-bearing years. 3 Jul Veolia's plan ignites environmental battle. Veolia, which operates an EPA-approved waste incinerator between Port Acres and Winnie, is in a fierce battle with environmental activists over a permit request to destroy 20,000 tons of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to be imported from Mexico. 3 Jul Male toads are more likely to have gender problems in agricultural areas. Scientists in Florida report that intersex conditions found in amphibians are associated with agricultural land use. 2 Jul People helping to suffocate Hood Canal, scientists say. People drawn to the beauty of Hood Canal are helping suffocate the very waters that brought them here. Septic systems leaking nitrogen into the canal's southern end are contributing to a chain reaction that kills fish and depletes the richness of underwater life. 2 Jul Omya waste poses threat. A federal judge issued a split decision Tuesday ruling that Omya's chemically tainted marble waste poses enough of a risk to human health and the environment that remedial action is required. 1 Jul QU-HMC study links excessive smoking to low sperm quality. Excessive cigarette smoking may have a major role in altering sperm quality, thereby adversely affecting male reproductive health, a study conducted by Qatar University in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation has indicated. 1 Jul The health price of plastics. Many of us have simmerings of concern that plastic may be exposing us to harmful chemicals when it is heated, boiled, microwaved, frozen, left in the baking sun, dishwashed, scrubbed, chewed on, or dropped for the umpteenth time. 30 Jun Drug makers say FDA safety focus is slowing new-medicine pipeline. Over the years, the FDA's approach to drug safety has swung like a pendulum. Now, pharmaceutical companies are struggling to adjust to the FDA's tougher stance. 30 Jun Firm to resume use of radioactive material. Pembroke activists slammed a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission decision that allows an Ottawa-area company to resume making glow-in-the-dark signs using a radioactive substance. 30 Jun Keeping your lawn from bugging you. A lot of us have a love-hate relationship with our lawns. We love them lush. We hate them full of dandelions. It's easy to spray pesticides to take care of weeds and bugs. But some people say it does more harm than good. 30 Jun Flushers unite to save the fish from your pills . Scientists are now finding a vast array of pharmaceuticals, from sex hormones, to anti-convulsants, to mood stabilizers, in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, the Associated Press found recently. |