first ever UCSF-CHE Conference on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive
Health and Fertility, Collaborative on Health and the Environment 2007 Jan:
Murray 2006.12.02
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1386

From: David Wallinga dWallinga@...

Subject: First Ever Conference on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive
Health and Fertility

PLEASE CIRCULATE...........

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and the
Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) announce the:

UCSF - CHE SUMMIT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND
FERTILITY

January 28-30, 2007
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

**** 20.5 AMA PRA Category CME ****

Program, registration and more info:

http://www.ucsf.edu/coe/prhesummit.html

[ or contact Mary Wade, Manager, Summit and UCSF Program in Reproductive Health
and the Environment at: wadem@... and 415 476-2563, or Alison Carlson
at: alison@... ]

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/wg_fertility_news/753

(space is limited, so register soon; first come, first served policy)

Co-Chairs: Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD, MSc, Professor and Chair,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; Founding
Director, Program in Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF, and
[ http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/homepage/590
giudice@... ]


Philip R. Lee, MD, Founding Chairman, Collaborative on Health and the
Environment; Chancellor and Professor (Social Medicine) Emeritus, UCSF; Former
US Assistant Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare.
[ prl@... ]

Co-Directors: Alison Carlson, Facilitator, CHE Fertility/Pregnancy Compromise
Work Group;
[ alison@... ]

Dixie Horning, Executive Director, UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's
Health; and
[ http://www.ucsf.edu/coe/about.html coe@..., ]

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, Research Scientist, UCSF Institute for Health Policy
Studies (on sabbatical from US EPA)
[ tracey.woodruff@... ]

This is not a typical data presentation conference, but rather an
unusual "hybrid," trans-discipline effort to raise awareness and
promote collaboration as we convey broad overviews and perspectives on
science linking environmental contaminants with male and female
reproductive health and fertility compromise.

~ Discover why environmental health science is critically relevant to
reproductive and developmental health.

~ Join multidisciplinary stakeholders in a pioneering, national
conference to explore and set new directions.

Preeminent researchers will present overviews of the science on
environmental contaminant impacts on male and female reproductive
health and fertility/pregnancy, including focus on:

~ Periconceptional/fetal origins of adult and pubertal disorders; and
developmental health

~ Adult exposures of concern

~ Contaminants of concern

~ Gene-environment interactions

~ Critical research directions

Multidisciplinary topics include:

~ Translation of research data to the clinic, wider public health and
policy, and disease prevention

~ Patient advocate and community health concerns

~ Integration with health professional education

~ Federal environmental reproductive health priorities

This summit is designed for clinical researchers and clinicians
(in practice or in training); scientists; allied and public health
professionals; policy makers, government; patient advocacy, women's
health, community health, environment, reproductive advocacy, and
environmental justice leaders; environment/health funders.

We've planned plenty of time for interaction and discussion.

We expect participation from a wide range of environmental reproductive health
stakeholders, including clinicians; physician-scientists; allied and public
health professionals; basic and environmental health scientists; community
groups; infertility, women's health and reproductive health support
organizations; and health and environment policy makers and funders.

We hope to encourage all of these stakeholders to become better informed and to
work in concert to promote enhanced environmental reproductive health research
agendas and education.

This Summit grew out of and expands upon a February 2005 preliminary workshop at
the Vallombrosa Center, titled "Understanding Environmental Contaminants and
Human Fertility Compromise: Science and Strategy."
Find proceedings at

www.healthandenvironment.org/working_groups/fertility

They include a scientific consensus statement on contaminants and infertility,
and a companion lay monograph titled Challenged Conceptions. Links to articles
summarizing the scientific presentations at Vallombrosa, in a
special June 2006 issue of Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, are also provided
at the url above.

The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of California designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.

Submitted by: David Wallinga, MD

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Fiorella Belpoggi & Morando Soffritti of Ramazzini Foundation prove
lifetime carcinogenicity of Coca-Cola, aspartame, and arsenic, Annals
of the NY Academy of Sciences: Murray 2006.11.28
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1382

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1383 aspartame

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1384 arsenic

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1385
Coca-Cola carcinogenicity in rats, Ramazzini Foundation, F Belpoggi, M
Soffritti, Annals NY Academy Sciences 2006 Sept, parts of 17 pages:
Murray 2006.12.02


http://www.ramazzini.it/fondazione/eng/eventidettagli.asp?id=33

NEWS AND EVENTS 01 November 2006
Results of 3 long term ERF carcinogenesis bioassays published in the
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Aspartame, Sodium Arsenite, Coca-Cola

The proceedings of the Collegium Ramazzini's 2005 conference "Framing
the Future in Light of the Past: Living in a Chemical World" have been
published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
The volume includes the results of three long term carcinogenesis
bioassays conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation:


http://www.ramazzini.it/fondazione/docs/NYAS_Aspartame_Ramazzini.pdf
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1076: 559-577 (2006)
Results of Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassay on Sprague-Dawley Rats
Exposed to Aspartame Administered in Feed
FIORELLA BELPOGGI, MORANDO SOFFRITTI, MICHELA PADOVANI, DAVIDE DEGLI
ESPOSTI, MICHELINA LAURIOLA, AND FRANCO MINARDI.

http://www.ramazzini.it/fondazione/docs/NYAS_Sodium_Arsenite_Ramazzini.pdf
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1076: 578-591 (2006)
Results of a Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassay on Sprague-Dawley Rats
Exposed to Sodium Arsenite Administered in Drinking Water
MORANDO SOFFRITTI, FIORELLA BELPOGGI, DAVIDE DEGLI ESPOSTI, AND LUCA
LAMBERTINI.

http://www.ramazzini.it/fondazione/docs/NYAS_Coca-Cola_Ramazzini.pdf
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1076: 736-752 (2006)
Results of Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassays on Coca-Cola
Administered to Sprague-Dawley Rats
Fiorella Belpoggi,
Morando Soffritti,
Eva Tibaldi,
Laura Falcioni,
Luciano Bua,
Francesca Trabucco.
Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, European Foundation for Oncology
and Environmental Sciences "B. Ramazzini", European Ramazzini
Foundation, Castello di Bentivoglio, 40010 Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy
crcfr@...
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short aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde) toxicity research summary: Murray
2006.12.02
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1379

"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority,
to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts
about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment."

Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@...
505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
group with 78 members, 1,386 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://RMForAll.blogspot.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books: updated research review of 2004.07.16:
Murray 2006.05.11

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1378
11 members of New Mexico legislature sign letter to ban aspartame as a
source of toxic methanol and formaldehyde, Stephen Fox, NM Senator
Gerald Ortiz y Pino: Murray 2006.10.22

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1374
47 UK Members of Parliament now support aspartame ban initiative of
Roger Williams, MP: Murray 2006.10.16

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1271
combining aspartame and quinoline yellow, or MSG and brilliant blue,
harms nerve cells, eminent C. Vyvyan Howard et al, 2005
education.guardian.co.uk, Felicity Lawrence: Murray 2005.12.21

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1277
50% UK baby food is now organic -- aspartame or MSG
with food dyes harm nerve cells, CV Howard 3 year study
funded by Lizzy Vann, CEO, Organix Brands,
Children's Food Advisory Service: Murray 2006.01.13

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1279
all three aspartame metabolites harm human erythrocyte [red blood cell]
membrane enzyme activity, KH Schulpis et al, two studies in 2005,
Athens, Greece, 2005.12.14: 2004 research review, RL Blaylock:
Murray 2006.01.14

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1366
toxicity in rat brains from aspartame, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre
JJ et al 2006 Aug: Murray 2006.09.06

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1373
aspartame rat brain toxicity re cytochrome P450 enzymes, expecially
CYP2E1, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al, 2006 Aug,
Hum Exp Toxicol: relevant abstracts re formaldehyde from methanol
in alcohol drinks: Murray 2006.09.29

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial
sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham, The
Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes,
New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1353
carcinogenic effect of inhaled formaldehyde, Federal Institute of Risk
Assessment, Germany -- same safe level as for Canada:
Murray 2006.06.02

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1352
Home sickness -- indoor air often worse, as our homes seal in
pollutants
[one is formaldehyde, also from the 11% methanol part of aspartame],
Megan Gillis, WinnipegSun.com: Murray 2006.06.01


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M
et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are
degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke:
Murray 2005.04.02

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1349
NIH NLM ToxNet HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank
inadequate re aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid):
Murray 2006.08.19

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/f?./temp/~HwoSfJ:1
HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Aspartame

ASPARTAME CASRN: 22839-47-0
METHANOL CASRN: 67-56-1
FORMALDEHYDE CASRN: 50-00-0
FORMIC ACID CASRN: 64-18-6

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1307
formaldehyde from 11% methanol part of aspartame or from red wine
causes same toxicity (hangover) harm: Murray 2006.05.24

Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide
similar levels of methanol, above 120 mg daily, for
long-term heavy users, 2 L daily, about 6 cans.

Within hours, methanol is inevitably largely turned into formaldehyde,
and thence largely into formic acid -- the major causes of the dreaded
symptoms of "next morning" hangover.

Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame
in 2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg
methanol (wood alcohol). If 30% of the methanol is turned
into formaldehyde, the amount of formaldehyde, 37 mg,
is 18.5 times the USA EPA limit for daily formaldehyde in
drinking water, 2.0 mg in 2 L average daily drinking water.

Any unsuspected source of methanol, which the body always quickly
and largely turns into formaldehyde and then formic acid, must be
monitored, especially for high responsibility occupations, often with
night shifts, such as pilots and nuclear reactor operators.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1052
DMDC: Dimethyl dicarbonate 200mg/L in drinks adds methanol 98 mg/L
( becomes formaldehyde in body ): EU Scientific Committee on Foods
2001.07.12: Murray 2004.01.22

http://www.HolisticMed.com/aspartame mgold@...
Aspartame Toxicity Information Center Mark D. Gold
12 East Side Drive #2-18 Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2100

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/abuse/methanol.html
"Scientific Abuse in Aspartame Research"

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/957
safety of aspartame Part 1/2 12.4.2: EC HCPD-G SCF:
Murray 2003.01.12 rmforall EU Scientific Committee on Food,
a whitewash

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1045
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/scf2002-response.htm
Mark Gold exhaustively critiques European Commission Scientific
Committee on Food re aspartame ( 2002.12.04 ):
59 pages, 230 references

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1371
Russell L. Blaylock, MD discusses MSG, aspartame, excitotoxins
with Mike Adams: Murray 2006.09.27

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1372
Mike Adams interviews Randall Fitzgerald on "The Hundred Year Lie:
How Food and Medicine are Destroying Your Health" 2006.06.21:
Murray 2006.09.28
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