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Outraged Parents and Environmental Health Advocates Demand Halt
Today a petition signed by over 20,000 parents and concerned consumers who support greater health protections for infants was sent to the CEOs of Avent, Disney/First Years, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, and Gerber – manufacturers of plastic baby bottles containing BPA, a sex hormone that interferes with the ways that genes are supposed to guide babies' healthy growth and development.
May 7, 2008 - 2:38:45 PM
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New Thinking on Flame Retardants
No one wants their bed, couch, chair, computer,
or TV to catch on fire. "If an ordinary upholstered chair in your home
gets ignited, it can essentially take your whole house down," says
Richard Gann, a senior research scientist at the U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Building and Fire
Research Laboratory. The most flammable part of a mattress or couch is
its plastic polyurethane foam cushioning, he explains. Once a fire gets
through a chair or mattress's fabric covering and into this cushioning,
it can start a catastrophic reaction that quickly leads to "flashover,"
in which nearly everything combustible inside a room ignites
simultaneously.
May 6, 2008 - 9:21:37 PM
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Unwelcome Guest: PBDEs in Indoor Dust
Researchers have known for years that house dust is a major exposure
route for lead and certain pesticides. Now attention is turning to
another class of dustborne chemicals—polybrominated diphenyl ether
(PBDE) flame retardants. A growing body of research documents that
PBDEs and other brominated flame retardants (BFRs) released from many
different consumer products can accumulate in people's homes, cars, and
workplaces. Moreover, certain segments of the population have extremely
high concentrations of these substances in their bodies. However, hard
data on the human health impact of these exposures are only just
beginning to emerge, with many studies focusing on thyroid effects.
May 1, 2008 - 12:25:09 PM
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Study: Dogs, cats polluted with high levels of toxic industrial chemicals
Cats and dogs are more polluted with toxic synthetic industrial chemicals than humans, according to a new study released on April 17 by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which has early found a range of toxic chemicals in newborns.
Apr 21, 2008 - 10:34:21 AM
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New Video Reveals Toxic Chemical Exposure
Just in time for Earth Day, a new 16 minute video called
“Contaminated Without Consent” has been released to help inform the public about the risks of toxic chemical exposures in our every day lives.
Science and public health based community groups across the country are
using the new video as a tool to raise awareness that our consumer
choices can also be choices about our family’s health.
Apr 17, 2008 - 10:41:43 AM
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11th Report on Carcinogens
This is the most recent report on the
carcinogens recognized by the
U.S.
government.
Apr 14, 2008 - 8:29:51 AM
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Chemical in common household products pose cancer risk
Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches into food and beverages from
many consumer products, causes normal, non-cancerous human breast cells
to express genes characteristic of aggressive breast cancer cells.
That’s the finding of a “Priority Report” in the latest issue of the
journal
Cancer Research, the official journal of The American Association for Cancer Research.
Apr 1, 2008 - 12:20:48 PM
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Mobile phones riskier than smoking
A comprehensive review study
conducted by Dr. Vini G. Khurana and published on his website
brain-surgery.us on March 20 shows convincing evidence that use of
mobile phone increases risk of brain tumors and that mobile phones may
be more dangerous than asbestos and smoking.
Mar 31, 2008 - 12:44:32 PM
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6-year old girl dies from swimming pool injury
A six-year old girl died months after part of her intestines were
sucked out by a swimming pool drain, her family attorney announced
Friday.
Mar 21, 2008 - 11:31:58 AM
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Diesel fumes harm the brain
Diesel fumes are known to be
toxic and a risk factor for respiratory cardiovascular disease among
other things. A new Dutch study released on Tuesday now suggests that
inhaling diesel exhaust stresses the brain and may damage its function.
Mar 13, 2008 - 6:34:06 PM
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Toxicity Testing Takes Stock
Early February 2008 saw the
celebration of the first 10 years of work by the Interagency
Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
(ICCVAM), the federally funded body charged with promoting the
regulatory acceptance of scientifically valid safety testing methods
that replace, reduce, or refine the use of animals. ICCVAM also
released a five-year plan establishing priorities for research,
translation, and validation activities. The plan was unveiled during an
anniversary symposium held 5 February 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Mar 6, 2008 - 1:46:36 PM
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Cancer and TCDD: The Mitochondrial Connection
During the Vietnam War, from
1961 to 1971, U.S. military forces sprayed millions of gallons of the
herbicide Agent Orange over vast tracts of Southeast Asian jungle,
mainly in an effort to remove foliage and expose enemy troops. Troops
were exposed to TCDD that contaminated the Agent Orange, and since the
1970s, elevated blood TCDD concentrations have been implicated in many
cancers, skin rashes, and other health problems experienced by Vietnam
veterans. Although TCDD is carcinogenic, it is not directly genotoxic.
A report in the 8 January 2008 Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences now demonstrates one of the ways that TCDD may promote
cancer's growth and spread.
Mar 6, 2008 - 1:44:08 PM
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Low-dose radiation raises heart disease risk too
Most people only know that
radiation increases risk of cancer. Actually it raises risk for heart
disease as well in people who are exposed to a low-dose for a long term
or to a high dose for a short term, according to a study published
Tuesday in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Mar 5, 2008 - 3:37:05 PM
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Formaldehyde level in trailers vary from brand to brand
The formaldehyde level in the trailers assigned by the US government to Gulf Coast hurricane survivors vary greatly from brand to brand and four of the six most commonly used brands have the highest levels of the cancer-causing agent, the Associated Press reported citing a federal study released Monday.
Mar 4, 2008 - 11:07:40 AM
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Formaldehyde and cancer: What you need to know
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention Feb 14 released a statement saying it has
completed preliminary testing on formaldehyde in 519 trailers and mobile homes
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assigned hurricane survivors and
found the average level of this toxic gas was too high for the residents to
stay in these trailers any longer.
Feb 16, 2008 - 3:38:01 PM
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Using HEPA filters helps cardiovascular health
Using HEPA filters
to remove file particles or particulates from the air significantly improves
cardiovascular health in non-smoking elderly people, according to a study
published in the second issue for February of the American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Feb 15, 2008 - 1:21:52 PM
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Cell phone radiation may change protein expression in human skin
Use of cell phone might change protein expression in human skin,
potentially leading to some skin condition, suggests a study published
Feb 11, 2008 in the BMC Genomics.
Feb 14, 2008 - 4:18:19 PM
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CDC: formaldehyde too high in trailers used by hurricane victims
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) said the agency would move Gulf Coast
hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests showed
these trailers released high levels of formaldehyde.
Feb 14, 2008 - 3:37:52 PM
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Airport noise raises blood pressure instantly
Noise,
particularly the noise from an airport can boost your blood pressure
drastically and instantly even when you are in sleep, according to a new study
published in the European Heart Journal.
Feb 14, 2008 - 8:25:55 AM
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Cell phone use linked to poor sperm quality
Talking on a cell phone for
too long too often costs men more than a big monthly phone bill. A new
study found men spending hours talking on a cell phone each day
actually had low sperm quality in terms of the count and morphology.
Feb 7, 2008 - 5:14:54 PM
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Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat
Until March 2007, thousands
of kids around the country could be found playing with toy trucks,
helicopters, and soldiers sold under the "Elite Operations" brand name.
The toys were fun, and they looked great with their thick coat of
glossy paint. Trouble was, that paint was loaded with 5,000 ppm lead, a
potent developmental neurotoxicant with no known safe exposure level.
Feb 1, 2008 - 10:39:01 PM
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Study of cell phone's safety urged
The U.S. National Research
Council advised on Thursday that research should be carried out to see
if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health in
children and pregnant women.
Jan 25, 2008 - 1:46:30 PM
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AT&T wants schools to track students
The giant communication company AT&T has announced a new tracking system based on GPS (global positioning system) and RFID (radio frequency identification) indicated to help teachers and school administrators to keep track of students on school grounds and in buses, digitaltrends.com reported Dec 12th.
Dec 22, 2007 - 11:13:35 AM
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Exclusive: Radio, TV towers linked to increased risk of melanoma
People living near many
radio and TV stations are at a higher risk of melanoma, a deadly skin
cancer that is diagnosed in an increasing number of people worldwide,
particularly in the Western countries, according to my studies and
those by others.
Dec 9, 2007 - 7:44:17 PM
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Mobile phone use increases tumor risk
Regular use of
mobile phones increases the risk of developing tumors, according to a
new study by Israeli researchers who published their study in the
American Journal of Epidemiology Friday, AFP reported.
Dec 8, 2007 - 9:10:13 PM
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EPA settles with Tucson chemical manufacturer for $2,500
In a recent settlement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Oasis Nursery and Hardware Products, Inc., a Tucson, Ariz. chemical manufacturer, agreed to a $2,500 penalty for Oasis Nursery’s alleged sale or distribution of unregistered and misbranded pesticides.
Sep 19, 2007 - 8:57:54 PM
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Short-term use of mobile phone not linked with brain tumor
A recent
U.K. study funded by the government and INDUSTRY sources found no evidence to suggest that use of mobile phone for a few years was linked to elevated risk of brain cancer.
Sep 15, 2007 - 2:35:22 PM
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Cancer clusters found around mobile phone masts
Phone masts have been linked to clusters of cancer and other serious health problems, raising fears that wireless technology may pose a risk to certain populations, timeonline.co.uk reported on April 22 this year.
Sep 15, 2007 - 11:43:15 AM
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Low-dose radiation raises cancer risk too
Radiation such as x-ray is a risk factor for a variety of cancer.
Experts representing their respective interests have been debating over the risk of exposure to low-dose radiation. A new study confirmed that even tiny amounts of radiation raise risk of solid cancers, a notion that has been rejected by the medical industry for decades.
Sep 5, 2007 - 7:40:35 PM
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Cell phone use linked to possible cancer development
Using cell phone could potentially cause cancer for a long period, a study published in New Scientist suggests.
Sep 1, 2007 - 12:43:52 PM
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