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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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Breast Cancer: Newsfeed
5 Feb Two glasses of wine a day triples risk of mouth cancer. A new government campaign is to warn drinkers that consuming two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples their risk of developing mouth cancer. 4 Feb Malaria kills twice as many as thought, study suggests. Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease. 2 Feb New study calculates years of life lost to extreme temperature. In one Australian city, researchers have calculated how many years of life were lost due to heat waves and cold snaps. Using this information, scientists also projected how a climate change scenario would affect life expectancies. 1 Feb "Skin deep" in more ways than one. Very little if any media attention or research has looked at the possible connections between African American beauty salons, the personal care products utilized primarily by Black women and adverse health outcomes, specifically in the area of reproductive health. But that has begun to change. 1 Feb Environment consultants resigned from ABC project. The ABC's new headquarters in Brisbane is meant to be state of the art, clean and green, and worker friendly. But leaked documents reveal that the environmental consultants temporarily resigned because of concerns that key environmental health measures were dumped in order to save money. 31 Jan Save us from the politics of science. It's bad enough when politicians and true believers distort scientific findings for their own purposes. But when scientists do it, we've reached a dangerous point in intellectual discourse.Such is the case with the widespread belief that evidence of global warming is incontrovertible. 28 Jan French medical watchdog slammed as breast implant boss charged. The reputation of France's health system and its scandal-ridden medical watchdog, Afssaps, is in the firing line after the laying of charges against the former boss of Poly Implant Prothese, Jean-Claude Mas. 27 Jan Faulty breast implants a nightmare for British woman. When Kate Ward decided to get breast implants, she spent more than two years researching clinics. Seven years after her implant surgery, Ward is ensnared in one of the world?s biggest health scandals. Her implants leaked and now she?s worried about the consequences. 27 Jan French breast implant company boss charged: Lawyer. French police on Thursday arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the PIP breast implant company that sparked a global health scare by using substandard silicone, as part of a manslaughter probe. 24 Jan Hunt for thousands of women left at risk from 'silent Thalidomide' after their mothers took anti-miscarriage drugs. Tens of thousands of woman could suffer a rare cancer caused by a banned drug taken by their mothers or even grandmothers. 22 Jan Thousands of women could be at risk from DES, the 'silent Thalidomide.' Tens of thousands of British families are to be asked if they are victims of diethylstilbestrol, a drug given to pregnant women which can cause fatal illness in the second, and possibly even third, generations. Some women given the drug in this country have already obtained compensation in America. 22 Jan Documentary reveals how contaminated water at the nation's largest Marine base damaged lives. Mike Partain didn?t believe the rumors about a place called Baby Heaven until he visited a Jacksonville, N.C., graveyard. Surrounded by hundreds of tiny marble headstones, he started to cry. 22 Jan Nano-technology coming to the doctor's office. Over the past decade, nano-medicine has moved out of the research lab and into the doctor?s office, in products such as anti-cancer drugs and wound dressings. But scientists are just starting to tap its potential for everything from drug delivery to disease diagnosis. 19 Jan Canada's cancer rate on the rise: Statscan. The number of people living with cancer is on the rise, according to a major new report from Statistics Canada. 18 Jan Implant boss says France criminal in recommending removal. The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had used unapproved silicone in breast implants, but said France's recommendation for women to have them removed was "criminal." |