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9/5/08: CHE teleconference- The Future of Cancer 9/4/08: DRAFT CHE Cancer Consensus Statement [PDF] 8/27/08: CHE Partnership call- From Lab to Law 9/3/08: New fact sheet- Industrial and manufacturing exposures and cancer [Word]
7/29/08: CHE LDDI policy consensus statement on environmental agents and neurodevelopmental disorders 7/28/08: Responses to media coverage of Pittsburgh cautionary cell phone announcement
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 4/18/08: Recently released - Proceedings from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Fertility Summit (published in the journal of Fertility and Sterility) 2/20/08: CHE LDDI scientific consensus statement on environmental factors. |
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Testicular Cancer: Newsfeed3 Sep Chemical 'risk' to future fertility. Edinburgh University researchers believe that exposure to chemicals found in products such as cosmetics during a crucial window between eight and 12 weeks of pregnancy may affect later sperm production. 31 Aug Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy. Pregnant women have been advised to avoid using perfumes or scented body creams after research suggested the products can cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. 29 Aug Too good to waste? Reports that sludge from sewage plants is routinely used to fertilise edible crops have caused outrage. Is this simply a prudent use of so-called 'biosolids' or a grave threat to our health? 22 Aug Poor and remote losing cancer fight. Rich people living in major cities have a much better chance of surviving cancer compared with those in poor and remote areas, new Federal Government figures show. 17 Aug Progress against toxins in toys takes small steps. When a nationwide ban on hormone-disrupting chemicals in soft plastic toys and cosmetics takes effect early next year, it will mark an important turning point in efforts to remove toxic compounds from consumer products. 16 Aug Controversial chemical bisphenol A is safe, FDA says. A draft document released Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declares that a chemical commonly found in baby bottles and aluminum can linings is safe. It was immediately embraced and condemned. 15 Aug Playworld to stop using vinyl. In an effort to become more environmentally friendly and create safer conditions for employees, Playworld Systems Inc. will soon abandon the use of polyvinyl chloride plastic in its products. 10 Aug Hazardous chemicals continue to threaten human health. Manufactured chemicals, introduced in the 20th century, continue to pose a serious threat to human health as they enter all spheres of our lives, ranging from personal care and food products to pesticides and cleaning products. 4 Aug The cell tolls for thee. When Vini Khurana, PhD, an Australian neurosurgeon, announced that the link between cell-phone use and cancer was irrefutable--the result of his analysis of more than 100 studies--it set off alarm bells around the world. 30 Jul Some food packaging contains chemical that may be potential carcinogen. The packaging of many products contains a chemical that the EPA considers potentially carcinogenic and wants businesses to voluntarily stop using by 2015. 24 Jul Could the plastic in these toys be toxic? A congressional committee is weighing whether the United States should institute a nationwide ban on phthalates, petroleum-based chemicals that make plastics flexible but are suspected of causing reproductive harm. 13 Jul Hazardous flame retardant found in household objects. A flame retardant that was taken out of children?s pajamas more than 30 years ago after it was found to cause cancer is being used with increasing regularity in furniture, paint and even baby carriers, and EPA's safety assessment is biased toward industry, again. 8 Jul Cancer's forgotten generation. Cancer incidence among young Canadian women is rising, according to a new federal report, while it has either stabilized or dropped in children and seniors of both sexes. 30 Jun Popcorn bags face possible new rules. A state senator is proposing that California become the first state to ban a class of potential carcinogens used in some popcorn bags, pizza boxes and other grease-resistant food packaging. |