June 20, 2008

No mandatory safety norms for toys cause for worry
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/No_mandatory_safety_n\
orms_for_toys_cause_for_worry_/articleshow/3146736.cms

The great pesticide debate: City committee to vote on the phasing out of
cosmetic pesticides on Wednesday
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/reallife/greenguide/story.html?id=3281f\
bcb-75af-4c0c-889a-2d1b12ed6d6f

Mold-Infested Home Will Get $150,000 Makeover
http://www.cbs8.com/features/special_assignment/story.php?id=131875

State, federal officials halt spraying for apple moth
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/19/BAC211C73N.DTL&tsp=1

The CDC issues a public health alert on lead in artificial turf
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2008/06/lead-in-turf.html

Chemical Fallout: A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report
http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=305

June 19, 2008

KBR accused of chemical exposure
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5847385.html

After the Flood: Preventing and Removing Mold
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/20574819.html

Competition Bureau sees red over false green claims
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/story.html?id=04b6eaa7-6b04-4a27-ba01-3f6\
ae3911717

Landscaper advises you to reconsider your killer lawn
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/lifestyles/homegarden/x1470888668/Landscaper-advi\
ses-you-to-reconsider-your-killer-lawn

State files $6.5M lawsuit over school's mold contamination
http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-10/1213850282223400.xml&coll=1

Mold A Growing Concern
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/20554714.html

Toxic Toy Legislation
http://www.mauiweekly.com/Malama%20Aina/story7029.aspx

June 18, 2008

Lab disinfectant harms mouse fertility
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/453964a.

Parents sue over baby bottles
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=763763

Nurses say Ontario's pesticide ban doesn't go far enough to protect the
public's health
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/18/c5544.html

Worldwide allergy, asthma rates rising, report says
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080618/allergy_report_0806\
18/20080618?hub=Health

June 17, 2008

India to ban mobile phone ads showing children, pregnant women
http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=21423&t=1&c=33&cg=4&mset=

Some Hormones With Your Perfumed Air?
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/air-fresheners-47061704

Beware of 'natural' cosmetics claims
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=7f72583f-3968-4255-b47b\
-5b52c82f5edc

Poisoned playground
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=163548

Possible health hazards from mobile phone radiation
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/17/stories/2008061760481100.htm

FDA to Classify Mercury Fillings by Summer 2009
http://fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=11684&articleId=107723

June 16, 2008

Greenpeace publishes pesticides industry ranking
http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/press-centre/press-releases2/greenpeace-publis\
hes-pesticide

Assessing EMF Risks
http://www.eponline.com/articles/64432

FDA approves Cymbalta for fibromyalgia
http://www.prescribingreference.com/news/showNews/which/FDAApprovesCymbaltaForFi\
bromyalgia6163/

Doctors Urge American Medical Association To Reject 'Secret Shoppers'
http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2008/6/16/Doctors-Urge-American-Med\
ical-Association-To-Reject-Secret-Shoppers.aspx?topicID=39

MDs: Secret shoppers aren't cure
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-ama_biz_16jun16,0,7871452,print.story

Styrofoam ban makes impact
http://www.examiner.com/a-1443288~Styrofoam_ban_makes_impact.html

June 15, 2008

Health spotlight: Environmental concerns force asthmatics to pay more for
life-saving inhalers
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/6432/

Tests reveal lead in lipsticks; Health Canada says levels safe
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=590133

Tests reveal lead in lipsticks; Health Canada says levels safe
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=590133

EcoMom Alliance: For the children
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/19962324.html?page=1&c=y

Is lead linked to mental decline?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-leadbrain08jun15,0,3574316.story

Unhealthy buzz just the beginning of turbulence over transmission line
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a6567f12-a801-469c-8caa\
-5e9471c3712b

June 14, 2008

An amphibious assault
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080614.wfrogs14/BNStory/Sci\
ence/home/?pageRequested=all

Letter: Don't look to the government for protection
http://campverdebugleonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&subsectionID=73&articleID=\
20316

Trying to make the blacktop greener
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/14/trying_to_make_the_blacktop\
_greener/?page=full

Allergies are nothing to sneeze at
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20080613T210000-0500_136702_OBS_ALLE\
RGIES_ARE_NOTHING_TO_SNEEZE_AT.asp

June 13, 2008

FDA Would Regulate BPA If Found Harmful, Official Says
http://ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5113/26

Woman writes about her experience with black mold
http://www.ktbs.com/news/Woman-writes-about-her-experience-with-black-mold-13084\
/

Shower Curtains Can Be Toxic Says Environment Group
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111255.php

Confirmed: New shower curtain smell is gross
http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/06/confirmed-new-shower-curtain-s.htm

FDA vs. Dentists, Dispute over the Negative Effects of Dental Filling
http://www.enews20.com/news_FDA_vs_Dentists_Dispute_over_the_Negative_Effects_of\
_Dental_Fillings_08644.html

Road Pollution Blamed For Higher Allergy Risk In Kids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613101114.htm

June 12, 2008

Gardener killed by fungus in his compost
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2116523/Gardener-killed-by-fungus-in-his-\
compost.html

Pesticide poisonings likely under-reported
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/444469

Chemical Law Has Global Impact
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/11/AR2008061103569.\
html?

Pesticides cause rainbow trout to lose sense of smell
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080613/rainbow_trout_08061\
3/20080613?hub=SciTech

Madison Chamber fires its director; she blames mold
http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/1213262161157\
410.xml&coll=1

June 10, 2008

California Sues 'Natural' Companies Over Carcinogen in Soaps
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-10-093.asp

June 8, 2008

Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/us/08conflict.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&fta=y&adxn\
nlx=1214028474-giNUClFps0Sxf5KS/UcN5g&pagewanted=print

June 3, 2008

FDA urged to ban 8 food dyes
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/06/03/dyes.adhd.ap/

Links

Vaccine Excipient Listing by Vaccine
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table\
-2.pdf

Truly Organic Apparel (NFI)
http://www.truly-organic.com/

Scientific Studies

Chemical respiratory allergy and occupational asthma: what are the key areas
of uncertainty?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18300327?dopt=AbstractPlus

Efficacy of Raloxifen in treatment of fibromyalgia in menopausal women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18549938?dopt=AbstractPlus

Air pollution, cognitive deficits and brain abnormalities: A pilot study
with children and dogs.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18550243?dopt=AbstractPlus

Gender differences in the effects of organochlorines, mercury, and lead on
thyroid hormone levels in lakeside communities of Quebec (Canada).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18313043?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEn\
trez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

[A methodology for the evaluation of the health related and environmental
characteristics of building products]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18449078?dopt=AbstractPlus

Association of Brominated Flame Retardants with Diabetes and Metabolic
syndrome in the United States Population: 2003-2004
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18559655?dopt=AbstractPlus

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