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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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Cardiovascular Disease: Newsfeed
26 Jun Phys-ed won't cut kids' fat, study says. Pumping up the volume and frequency of physical education classes doesn't make a difference when it comes to childhood obesity, a B.C. study has found. 24 Jun Artificial turf target of legal action . Artificial turf joins a growing list of products under fire for harboring lead levels in excess of California state standards. 23 Jun Fluoride's glory may be cresting. Fluoride, the chemical widely credited with dramatically cutting cavities and promoting oral hygiene, is having its scientific credentials questioned in the city that literally swallowed it first. 22 Jun Fish-eating Indians have crucial stake in clean Columbia River. The Umatilla tribe has been pressing environmental regulators in Washington and Oregon to raise their assumptions about how much fish people eat. 21 Jun Chinese red yeast rice may prevent heart attack. People who have had a heart attack may be able to reduce the risk of another attack by 45 percent by taking a purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, a new study suggests. 21 Jun Restaurants prepare for big switch: no trans fat. Baked goods, like fried foods, must now be prepared without trans fat in order to be served in New York City restaurants and commercial eating establishments. 20 Jun Climate change woes. Climate change can affect health directly via weather extremes, various forms of environmental changes, ecological disruptions and through the displacement of people. 18 Jun Guzzling coffee may cut heart disease. One of the largest and longest studies of coffee drinking suggests that coffee may indeed boost your lifespan ? providing you drink enough of the stuff. 14 Jun Strictest limits on lead urged. A Bush administration proposal to tighten national air pollution standards for lead might not go far enough to protect the public from the metal's toxic effects, environmental and health experts told a government panel in Baltimore yesterday. 13 Jun Strictest limits on lead urged. A Bush administration proposal to tighten national air pollution standards for lead might not go far enough to protect the public from the metal's toxic effects, environmental and health experts told a government panel in Baltimore yesterday. 11 Jun Ozone pollution advisory issued. Faced with a tightened federal standard for ground-level ozone, Clark County, Nevada air quality officials issued an unprecedented two-month advisory Tuesday to warn Las Vegas Valley residents that the summertime pollutant could violate the EPA's standard on some days in June and July. 10 Jun Sunshine may be nature's disease fighter. Men lacking in vitamin D have more than double the normal risk of a heart attack, a study says, one of many suggesting the vitamin is crucial to good health. 9 Jun Diabetes picture clears up a bit. Lowering blood sugar levels to near normal through intensive treatment may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks for Type 2 diabetics, but only if treatment is begun relatively soon after diagnosis and if severe episodes of low blood sugar can be avoided. 5 Jun Arsenic contamination affects West Bengal's rural areas. Even as World Environment Day is observed June 5, an estimated 6.5 million people in this eastern state continue to be at risk due to the presence of high level of arsenic in the ground water they drink everyday. |