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CHE Partnership call: Cancer: The Professional and the Personal: A Conversation with Dr. Susan Love and Susan Braun
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Infertility: Newsfeed 24 May The poisoned children of Coldwater Creek. Coldwater Creek was once a thing of beauty, but there was one problem that the residents knew nothing about: Some of the deadliest toxic chemicals known to man had been dumped into there. The residents have paid a ghastly price, and the contamination may continue to plague future generations. 23 May Why Britain's barren uplands have farming subsidies to blame. The hills have been grazed to destruction and it's time we begin to challenge the irrational aspects of the farming funding system. 22 May GMO labeling is the right thing to do. Food labels already reflect hundreds of ingredients, from trans fat, preservatives, food coloring, and allergy information on nuts, wheat, dairy, and soy. GMOs are no different. 21 May Is bottled water bad for you? Plastic water bottles have become part of the average Australian's daily kit. In a bid to stay hydrated many of us spend a lot buying bottles of water. But should we be throwing them out after a single use? 20 May FDA reviews safety of anti-bacterial soaps. A loyal user of anti-bacterial hand soaps for years, Glen Rock mom Leslie Schraer stopped buying these products last year after reading an article that said hand-washing with plain soap and water is just as effective at eliminating germs. 19 May "March Against Monsanto" planned for over 30 countries. March Against Monsanto has announced that on May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will ?March Against Monsanto.? Currently, marches are being planned on six continents, in 36 countries, totaling events in over 250 cities, and in the US, events are slated to occur simultaneously at 11 a.m. Pacific in 47 states. 16 May Victims say US Marine Corps failed to safeguard water supply at Camp Lejeune. A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before millions of Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals, according to a new federal report. 14 May Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters. Minnesota researchers found 56 chemicals ? including cocaine ? in the state?s waters, according to two new studies that raise questions about potential impacts on wildlife and human health. 14 May Cut cancer-causing chemicals used by women. "Urgent" action is needed to reduce women's exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, a charity says. 12 May King no more: The tragic plight of lions in Africa. Lions are becoming a threatened species. Trophy hunters and the loss of savannah grasslands have drastically reduced the number of prides. Scientists and conservationists are calling for improved protections for lions -- even if that means fenced-in enclosures. 10 May Concerned communities aim to protect food system from GMOs. B.C. now has 16 GMO-free zones and Vancouver Island is now fighting to become a GMO-free zone. That?s a lot more than just a select few crazy misinformed people; that is a concerned public. 6 May Two toxic metals: Antimony, molybdenum used as pigments. Antimony, a little-known metal used as a yellow pigment in consumer products, was detected in 525 children's products, including blankets, clothing and footwear from dozens of companies. 3 May Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe? It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet. But federal health regulators are just now deciding whether triclosan is ineffective, or worse, harmful. 2 May New details on organophosphate flame retardants: Exposure in men appears stable over time. A new study evaluating human exposure to two organophosphate flame retardants, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP), suggests that metabolites from a single urine sample may be useful as biomarkers of longer-term exposure. |