Signed Governor Proclamations

Florida Governor Signs 2008 MCS Proclamation!
http://www.nettally.com/prusty/CC2008.pdf

Washington Governor Signs 2008 MCS Proclamation!
http://mcs-awareness.org/2008-WA-MCS-Proclamation.PDF

February 2, 2008

Paint firm fined over worker illness
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/4384881a6510.html

February 1, 2008

Farm Fertilizer Runoff Blamed for Bizarre Frog Deformities
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022579.html

The Dangers in Hair Coloring and Safer Alternatives
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022575.html

Is DDT Making a Comeback?
http://www.alternet.org/environment/75346/?page=entire

Febraury 2008

A World Without Men
http://commongroundmag.com/2008/02/healthyliving0802.html

January 31, 2008

Waiting to inhale: Don't take a breath without the report from our Air
Pollution Control District
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20080131-9999-1c31pollute.html

Don't take a breath without the report from our Air Pollution Control
District
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20080131-9999-1c31pollute.html

American Academy of Pediatrics Unleashes Hysterical Attack on Fictional
Television Show about Vaccine / Autism Link
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022574.html

Investigation of Progressive Inflammatory Neuropathy Among Swine
Slaughterhouse Workers --- Minnesota, 2007---2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm57e131a1.htm?s_cid=mm57e131a1_e

Environmental Health Groups Call For Ban On Chemical Used In Making Plastic
Bottles
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009895664

Improving indoor air quality
http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080131/NEWS05/801310\
376/1102/RSS0803

University Researchers Seek Information On 'Katrina Cough'
http://safety.blr.com/display.cfm/id/105392

Toward A Cleaner, More Effective Method For Destroying Hormone-like
Pollutants In Wastewater
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080128120622.htm

January 30, 2008

SDA Report Summarizes Chemicals Used in Cleaning Products
http://www.cleaning101.com/environment/hpv_progress_report.pdf

Heat causes chemical to leach from plastic bottles
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080130/heat_bottles_080130\
/20080130?hub=TopStories

France scraps licenses for 1,500 pesticides
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL3080402220080130

Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/349263_pesticide30.html

Boiling water spikes bisphenol A levels
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080130.wlbottle30/BNStory/s\
pecialScienceandHealth/home

January 29, 2008

Smog Can Make People Sick, Even Indoors
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=smog-can-make-people-sick-even-indoors&print\
=true

Toxic Terror in San Francisco
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_4345.shtml

Toxic Chemical Exposure Costs California $2.6 Billion
http://www.occupationalhazards.com/News/Article/78086/Toxic_Chemical_Exposure_Co\
sts_California_26_Billion.aspx

Proposed Senate bills take aim at threats to children's health
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/01/01292008_Proposed-Senate-bills-t\
ake-aim-at-threats-to-childrens-health.cfm

Air Purifiers Draw Scrutiny
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120157199859324115.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

ABC Sticks to It's Guns: Plans to Air Drama Focused on Autism and Vaccines
http://autism.about.com/b/2008/01/29/abc-sticks-to-its-guns-plans-to-air-drama-f\
ocused-on-autism-and-vaccines.htm

Docs: TV Drama Perpetuates Autism Myth
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFPVPmlB95APRvKkQZEssTeblSYgD8UFO53G0

Maladies: Hormone Levels and Chronic Fatigue
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/research/29mala.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&o\
ref=slogin

Be skeptical of 'green' products
http://www.southtownstar.com/lifestyles/appelt/763894,012908appelt.article

January 28, 2008

Lead Exposure Accelerates Mental Decline
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1233203/lead_exposure_accelerates_mental_dec\
line/

CDC Suppressed Toxic Trailer Warnings
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/28/cbsnews_investigates/main3761948.shtml

Retail goes green, from ground up
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/666120.html

Is Diabetes Linked To Environmental Pollution?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080125125108.htm

Pediatricians say new TV show perpetuates autism myth
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/080128/x012839A.html

Most unaware of pollution's heart disease risks
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080128/heart_pollution_080\
128/20080128?hub=Health

Pollution hurting heart health, foundation says
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/298109

Power sparks allergy: Issues with electricity drive Alberta man to the
wilderness
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/national/story.html?id=e53ddd05-\
e47f-4d6a-9bcd-cd634176b9a7

January 27, 2008

There's no escaping mold
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Business/Headlines/bizREAL01\
BIZ012708.htm

HABC loses challenge to $375K mold verdict
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=4145&type=UTTM

Mobile phones and young brains
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mobile-phones-and-young-brains/2008/01/26/12\
01157739715.html

Can Beauty Be Dangerous?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402135.\
html

Sufferers may shun headache eco bulbs
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/sufferers-may-shun-headache-eco-bulbs/200\
8/01/26/1201157739788.html

Unexplained illnesses may still be real
http://journals.aol.com/kmc528/Lifeasweknowit/entries/2008/01/27/unexplained-ill\
nesses-are-real/1871

Caring for your kids' skin
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23101992-5006012,00.html

January 26, 2008

The Chemicals Within
http://www.newsweek.com/id/105588

Fighting for Safety
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR2008012503170_\
pf.html

Chemical reaction at ACI evacuates Intake Center
http://www.projo.com/news/content/WB_ACI_01-26-08_188OVNK_v15.26c516c.html

January 25, 2008

Pocket air monitor seeks out the causes of asthma
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13228-pocket-air-monitor-seeks-out-the-cau\
ses-of-asthma.html

Study explores autism link to immune system
http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/461721.html

Bill doesn't toy with traces of chemicals
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/01/01252008_Bill-doesnt-toy-with-tr\
aces-of-chemicals.cfm

Research Biased on Harmful Chemical BPA, New Report States
http://www.newstarget.com/z022548.html

Cigarette poisons wipe out anti-ageing gene
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/newsarchive/2008/january/18441616

Winter 2008

Too Sick to Move.
http://mcs-america.org/TioSickToMove.pdf

Announcements

ACT NOW! Write the Presidential Candidates about MCS!
http://mcs-america.org/index_files/presidentialhopefulscampaign.htm

Daily News Feeds and Research Studies Delivered via Email:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mcsafeeds

MCS Safer Salvage and Share (a "safer" freecycle type group)
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MCSA-safer-salvage-and-share

MCS Public - Support, Information, and Resources
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MCSA-Public/

Scientific Studies

Chitinase Levels in the Tears of Subjects With Ocular Allergies.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18216571?dopt=AbstractPlus

A model for energetics and bioaccumulation in marine mammals with
applications to the right whale.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18213965?dopt=AbstractPlus

Effects of the insecticides malathion and diazinon on the early oogenesis in
mice in vitro.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214912?dopt=AbstractPlus

Patulin influences the expression of Th1/Th2 cytokines by activated
peripheral blood mononuclear cells and T cells through depletion of
intracellular glutathione.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214930?dopt=AbstractPlus

[Impact of air fresheners and deodorizers on the indoor total volatile
organic compounds]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18220049?dopt=AbstractPlus

Pesticide toxicity and the developing brain.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226078?dopt=AbstractPlus

Mercury-induced cognitive impairment in metallothionein-1/2 null mice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226494?dopt=AbstractPlus

Assessing developmental toxicant exposures via biomonitoring.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226062?dopt=AbstractPlus

Ambient Particulate Pollutants in the Ultrafine Range Promote Early
Atherosclerosis and Systemic Oxidative Stress.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18202315?dopt=AbstractPlus

Developmental impacts of heavy metals and undernutrition.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226076?dopt=AbstractPlus

Lourdes "Sal" Salvador
www.mcs-america.org

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