November 2, 2007

Read this before you get a flu shot
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/31/flu.hm.flu.shot/

Bioplastics have a small but growing market
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/02/business/mplastics.php

Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-31-green-houses_N.htm

November 1, 2007

Tests to look for lead in kids
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/192741.html

Study: Childrens' Products Deliver Toxic Chemicals
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/children.toxic.chemicals.2.480652.html

Study: Dangerous Chemicals In Common Baby Products
http://cbs5.com/consumer/local_story_305191434.html

ABC Tests 100 Children's Products and Finds 10 With Lead
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/Story?id=3805520&page=3

Natural, Organic Beauty
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/fashion/01skin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewante\
d=print

Toxic Chemicals Contribute To Weight Gain
http://www.newstarget.com/022187.html

November 2007

Making Sense of Scents: The Truth about Air Fresheners and Scented Household
Cleaners
http://www.healthywealthynwise.com/article.asp?Article=5329

October 31, 2007

Letters to Home & Garden: Toxic fire retardants still in use today
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/10/31/HOL\
7T076N.DTL&type=politics

Still too many toxic substances in laptops, says Greenpeace
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/10/31/227846/still-too-many-toxic-su\
bstances-in-laptops-says-greenpeace.htm

Fibromyalgia Genesis May Mirror Neuronal Miscommunication
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/GeneralRheumatology/tb/7172

Thousands show signs of lead exposure: Children should have screening by
physician
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/NEWS01/71031034\
8/1002

Government: Vaccines threaten up to 44,000 soldiers
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58419

Chinese Chemicals Flow Unchecked to Market
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/world/asia/31chemical.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pa\
gewanted=print

'Endocrine disruptor' won't be on label
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-30-endocrine-main_N.htm

Sniffing Out Mold
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21554342/

Children Would Need Different Medical Care In Wake Of Dirty Bomb
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071030140302.htm

October 30, 2007

Chemical Used in Household Plastics Sparks Concerns
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec07/bottle_10-30.html

Toxic Trade Exposes More and More Americans to Deadly Products, Report Says
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-30-200\
7/0004693649&EDATE=

The Mercury Connection
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/28/the_mercury_connectionwe_know_mercury\
_ta20361/

A Patients Right to Know: 'Silver Fillings' are 50% Mercury
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-30-200\
7/0004693784&EDATE=

EPA ignores scientists, OKs toxic chemical
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20071030&Category=OPINION02&Art\
No=710300337&SectionCat=OPINION21&Template=printart

10,000 toxic chemicals need to be retested for human safety, warn scientists
http://www.newstarget.com/022182.html

Doctor's methods bring complaint: He calls medical board's charges 'totally
bogus'
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/102907dnmetdr\
rea.36c57af.html

October 29, 2007

Coal, power and poison
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/29/coal_power_and_poison/

Survey: Europeans More 'Green' than Americans
http://www.livescience.com/environment/071029-green-europeans.html

Toxic chemical triclosan commonly found in anti-bacterial soaps, toothpaste
products
http://www.newstarget.com/022178.html

Illinois toddler had 13 times the safe lead level
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-28-lead-illinois_N.htm

UC wins $1.6M in environmental health research grants
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/10/29/daily7.html

Ex-tenants say mold caused ailments, death
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/67141.php

October 28, 2007

Keeping toxics out of consumer goods
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/28/ED8GT1N1A.DTL&hw=Joh\
n+Balmes&sn=001&sc=1000

Advancing a mold theory on depression
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-mold_re_10-28oct28,1\
,518780.story

Lawsuit trial set nearly 7 years after filing
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071028/LOCAL/710280456

For Many Kids, Lead Threat is Right in Their Own Homes
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-28-lead-cover_N.htm

Ban on leaded petrol 'has cut crime rates around the world'
http://environment.independent.co.uk/green_living/article3104678.ece

Official: organic really is better
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2753446.ece

Study finished on rare disease linked to nearby waste dump
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07301/828849-113.stm

Germ-fighting clothes are Purell for the fashionista
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/5110/19101/6864/0/

Time for city to get the lead out
http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e4686ecf356a760e

Parents Raising Concerns Over Synthetic Turf
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/28turfwe.html?_r=1&o\
ref=slogin&pagewanted=print

October 27, 2007

The trail of a buttery flavor: sick workers, lawsuits
http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/5110/19101/6865/0/

Mercury Threat to Babies: How the Post Got It Wrong - and Refuses to Make It
Right
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/C_hildren_amp_W_omen_33/102710302007_Mercury_T\
hreat_to_Babies.shtml

KCI traffic controllers criticize FAA mold removal
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/333633.html

Moon to spend $82000 on mold problem
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18961611&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_i\
d=478569&rfi=6

Ingraham Hall mold controlled, university health officials say
http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/907

Lawmaker wants soil tests at former school
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071027/NEWS/710270373

October 26, 2007

Ban on herbicide unlikely
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/ban-on-herbicide-unlikely/2007/10/25/1192\
941243059.html

October 25, 2007

Liability, health questions loom as Calif moth spraying resumes
http://www.sfchroniclemarketplace.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/10/24/s\
tate/n173558D65.DTL&type=printable

California air regulators adopt new global warming standards
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Global_Warming_Regulations_312720C.shtml

Study: Household air fresheners may be harmful
http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1193302255268800.xml&co\
ll=1

October 24, 2007

What's in furniture? It's enough to make you sick.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/24/HO3FSCHLN.DTL&typ\
e=printable

October 23, 2007

Dying for straight hair
http://www.styledash.com/2007/10/23/dying-for-straight-hair

Website Links

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Under Siege
http://www.getipm.com/personal/mcs-campbell.htm

EcohealthSM Homes
http://www.ecohealthdesigns.com/index.cfm

Toxic at Any Speed: Chemicals in Cars and the Need for Safer Alternatives
http://www.ecocenter.org/dust/ToxicAtAnySpeed.pdf

National Toxicology Program - Testing Status Database
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov:8080/index.html?col=010stat

Public Service Announcement #1
Air fresheners have been pulled off thousands of shelves nation-wide!
http://www.mcs-america.org/AirFreshenerPSA1.pdf

Public Service Announcement #2
When you use fragranced products,did you know you are wearing toxic
chemicals!?
http://www.mcs-america.org/WhenYouUseFragrancedProductsPSA2.pdf

Public Service Announcement #3
Secondhand Fragrances are Like Secondhand Smoke!
http://www.mcs-america.org/SecondHandFragrancesPSA3.pdf

Public Service Announcement #4
Scented laundry detergents and fabric softeners pollute indoor and outdoor
air!
http://www.mcs-america.org/ScentedLaundryDetergentsPSA4.pdf

Public Service Announcement #5
Wood Smoke... The Other Secondhand Smoke!
http://www.mcs-america.org/WoodSmokePSA5BurningIssues.pdf

Public Service Announcement #6
Fragrances undermine public health!
http://www.mcs-america.org/FragrancesPSA6.pdf

Lourdes "Sal" Salvador
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