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PARTNERSHIP EVENTS
New Partnership Call: Pediatric Integrative Health: Approaches to Optimizing "Whole Child" Wellness 8/12/10: MP3 recording available: On the Ground in the Gulf Coast: A conversation with Wilma Subra and Michael Lerner
CHE WORKING GROUP EVENTS
CHE-Alaska: Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry: A discussion with author Elizabeth Grossman:
September 15, 2010
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Parkinson's Disease: Newsfeed
31 Aug Despite murky tie to Agent Orange, diabetes now top disability for Vietnam vets. Because of worries about Agent Orange, about 270,000 Vietnam veterans ? more than one-quarter of the 1 million receiving disability checks ? are getting compensation for diabetes, according to Department of Veterans Affairs records. 31 Aug Home pesticides linked to childhood cancer. A new study of children and published in the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring links one form of childhood cancer to exposure to common organophosphate pesticides used around the home. 31 Aug VA eases rules allowing Vietnam vets to get treatment for Agent Orange exposure. Under new regulations, the Department of Veteran Affairs will presume that those who served in Vietnam between Jan. 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, could have hairy cell leukemia, Parkinson's disease and/or ischemic heart disease as a result of exposure to the herbicide. 30 Aug The bill for Agent Orange comes due. Age and Agent Orange are closing in on Vietnam veterans, a legacy of hurt for those who served ? and a very big bill for American taxpayers. 20 Aug Study links pesticides to attention problems. Children whose mothers were exposed to certain types of pesticides while pregnant were more likely to have attention problems as they grew up, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. 20 Aug Pesticides 'could increase risk of ADHD in children.' A study found that babies exposed to crop sprays while still in the womb had greater odds of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of five. 14 Aug Delayed reaction: the fetal basis of adult disease. New lines of research are now showing that prenatal exposures may contribute to health problems that typically arise later in life?such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Parkinson disease. 10 Aug Vets suspect Agent Orange dangers passed down to kids. Bobbie and Philip Morris, a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange, are among a growing number of parents connecting exposure to the defoliant with the ailments affecting their children. 4 Aug Honeybees need you to eat organics. Honeybees are crucial pollinators responsible for every third bite on our dinner plate. A recent survey revealed that our humble honeybees are sicker than ever. 3 Aug Pesticides suspected of making bees sick. What can you do to help honeybees? You can support organic farming and local beekeepers. You also can consider what Albert Einstein said: If bees disappeared from Earth, man would have no more than four years to live. 29 Jul The GM revolution in Britain's medical research laboratories. The importance to medical research of genetically-modified mice was highlighted yesterday as official statistics showed that their use in scientific experiments has exploded over the past decade. 21 Jul Are everyday consumer products making people sick? Some say the EPA fails to do enough to protect health and are pushing for reform of the 34-year old Toxic Substances Control Act. Meanwhile, ubiquitous products such as glue, weatherproofing sprays, and household cleaners and have been causing illness in both workers and the general public for many decades. 13 Jul Plight of dwindling honeybees. In America, over 50 billion honeybees have perished within the last year. A combination of factors is causing Colony Collapse Disorder: Parasites, viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition, climate change, electromagnetic cellular radiation and pesticides. 6 Jul Unraveling environmental effects on mitochondria. Scientists are linking environmental interactions with the mitochondria to an array of metabolic and age-related maladies, including cancer, autism, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, and cardiovascular illness. 6 Jul Equity in Portland's schools: Rich and poor alike suffer from poor air quality. Who says there's no equity in Portland Public Schools? All of Portland's schools have astoundingly poor air quality. |