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News and announcements since September 2011 are archived on the news feed subscription page. Items from before October 2011 are available in CHE's group bulletins:
ICEH Bulletin. From the Initiative on Children's Environmental Health working group, these bulletins focus on items related to children's health and the environment.
LDDI Bulletin. From the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative working group, these bulletins focus on items related to learning and developmental disabilities and the environment.
Fertility/Reproductive Health Bulletin. From the Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group, these bulletins focus on items related to fertility and reproductive health and the environment.
CHE-Washington Bulletin. From the CHE-Washington regional group, these bulletins focus on items related to health and the environment in the Pacific Northwest.
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New report: Cell Phones: Technology, Exposures, Health Effects.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Environment & Human Health, Inc. has published a report that reviews the science on health risks due to cell phone technology and issues policy recommendations in addition to precautionary health recommendations for individuals.
[See a related article: Why iPads and iPhones are not kids’ toys]
Did you know . . . six facts about cancer.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Starting in 1979, scientists noted that children who live near power lines or transformers have a greater risk of developing leukemia and that this leukemia is associated with the strength of the magnetic field. Prevent Cancer Now.
Poor, minority residents face most health risks with climate change.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Poor, urban and minority residents are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change, according to a new California Department of Public Health analysis of Los Angeles and Fresno counties. California Watch.
[See another article about climate change: India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution]
High levels of mercury found in North Shore babies.
Friday, February 03, 2012
One in 10 babies along Minnesota's North Shore are born with unhealthy levels of mercury in their bodies, according to a new report on contamination around Lake Superior, the first to look for the pollutant in the blood of U.S. infants. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota.
Is your orange juice safe?
Friday, February 03, 2012
Low levels of a banned pesticide found in orange juice imported from Brazil is safe for sale in the domestic supply, says the Food and Drug Administration after conducting new tests. The juice is tainted with the fungicide carbendazim, and will soon reach American grocery stores. ABC News.
Cadmium may affect newborn girls more than boys: maternal exposure linked to smaller birth size.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
A new study shows that maternal cadmium exposure is associated with reduced head circumference and birth weight in newborn girls. Environmental Health Perspectives.
[See the study referenced in the article: Maternal cadmium exposure during pregnancy and size at birth: a prospective cohort study]
EPA launches improved website for beach advisories and closures.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Users will have access to mapped location data for beaches and water monitoring stations, monitoring results for various pollutants such as bacteria and algae, and data on public notification of beach water quality advisories and closures.
Nation’s overall health not improving, assessment finds: Obesity, diabetes stalling U.S. progress.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Despite modest decreases in tobacco use, coronary heart disease and preventable hospitalizations, the nation’s overall health is not improving, a recent national report finds. The Nation's Health.
Associations between organochlorine pesticides and vitamin D deficiency in the U.S. population.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The current study suggests that the background exposure to some OC pesticides leads to vitamin D deficiency in human. PLoS One.
Health labels may stem tobacco company rights.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
A federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a U.S. district court judge said at a hearing on Wednesday. Reuters.
Study: air in Alexandria bars 36 times cleaner with smoking ban.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living released the results of the study of air quality levels at 12 city bars on Jan. 6. The report also shows a reduction of 97 percent of the particulate matter in the air. Alexandria Town Talk, Louisiana.
India sets cell phone radiation limits.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The government on Wednesday set a September 1 deadline for mobile handset makers to conform to new radiation emission norms which limit specific absorption rate (SAR) levels for mobile phones to 1.6 watt/kg over six minutes of talking time. India Today, India.
Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, US nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday. Reuters.
Dioxin report delayed.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency has missed its own deadline to release a major report on the health effects of dioxins, a class of toxic chemicals. People in central Michigan have lived with dioxin pollution for more than three decades. Environment Report.
Public health: the toxic truth about sugar.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Authorities consider sugar as 'empty calories' -- but there is nothing empty about these calories. A growing body of scientific evidence is showing that fructose can trigger processes that lead to liver toxicity and a host of other chronic diseases. Nature (subscription required).
New study calculates years of life lost to extreme temperature.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
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. ClimateWire.
Multiple procedures requiring anesthesia linked to ADHD in young children.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Young children who undergo multiple procedures requiring anesthesia could be at higher risk for developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later on, according to a new study published in the current issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. ABC News.
Decoding neurodevelopment: findings on environmental exposures and synaptic plasticity.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Of special interest are key discoveries by investigators at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) about some of the basic mechanisms involved in synaptic plasticity, and work by other investigators that explores the hypothesis that environmental toxicants that disrupt synaptic plasticity at critical periods play a role in disorders that have roots in early brain development, such as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia. Environmental Health Perspectives.
Who adopts improved fuels and cookstoves? A systematic review.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Adoption studies of improved cookstoves or clean energy are scarce, scattered and of differential quality, even while global distribution programs are quickly expanding. Environmental Health Perspectives.
Armstrong discusses endocrine disruption of synaptic plasticity.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP) at Duke University hosted a Jan. 13 presentation by NIEHS senior investigator David Armstrong, PhD, reporting on new findings about the regulation of synaptic plasticity by endocrine modulators. NIEHS Environmental Factor.
Women's health takes the spotlight.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
NIEHS welcomed leading scientists to a meeting Jan. 20 to lay the foundation for a consortium focused on advancing research in women's reproductive health. NIEHS Environmental Factor.
Obesogens: an environmental link to obesity.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Researchers are gathering convincing evidence of chemical "obesogens" -- dietary, pharmaceutical, and industrial compounds that may alter metabolic processes and predispose some people to gain weight. Environmental Health Perspectives.
[See a related article: Role of environmental chemicals in diabetes and obesity: a National Toxicology Program workshop report]
Folic acid supplementation dysregulates gene expression in lymphoblastoid cells -- implications in nutrition.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Excessive folic acid supplementation may require careful monitoring in women who are planning for, or are in the early stages of pregnancy. Aberrant expression of genes during early brain development may have an impact on behavioural characteristics. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
Environmental officials call public meeting on downtown Wichita water cleanup plan.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
A public meeting scheduled for Wednesday marks what environmental health officials call a milestone in cleaning up groundwater contamination that has been lingering downtown for three decades. Wichita Eagle, Kansas.
Clean air advocates cheer court decision on Kansas coal plant expansion.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Judge Emmett Sullivan, in the federal district court today, effectively blocked an 895-MW coal-fired power project in western Kansas -- the notorious Sunflower expansion -- until a thorough environmental review of the project is finalized. The decision emphasized the significant impacts to human health that would arise if the project was constructed. ENews Park Forest.
EPA, agency settle migrant complaint.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
As part of a settlement agreement signed in December, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry agreed to help people with limited English understand their rights and protections as migrant workers after an unsuccessful attempt by such workers to complain about repeated exposure to pesticides. Baton Rouge Advocate, Louisiana.
E-cigarette trade booming, but...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Concern is rising over the use of electronic cigarettes -- or e-cigarettes -- that produce an aerosol mist for inhaling rather than tobacco smoke and are used by many smokers to help kick the habit. Warnings are becoming increasingly loud, leading some countries to ban the devices. Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Germany.
India’s air the world’s unhealthiest, study says.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
India’s has the worst air pollution in the entire world, beating China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to a study released during this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. New York Times.
New silica rules languish in regulatory black hole.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Any job that involves breaking up rock or concrete can potentially expose workers to dangerous silica dust, and last year it looked like OSHA was about to put stricter controls in place to limit this health hazard. But for almost a year, the proposed regulations have been stalled at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Morning Edition, NPR.
[See a related article: Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources won't regulate silica]
No big Fukushima health impact seen: U.N. body chairman.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman of a U.N. scientific body investigating the effects of radiation said on Tuesday. Reuters.
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