January 2, 2008

Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes
http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/defective-and-dangerous-products/chinese-drywall\
-causes-concern-sulfur-odor-prompts-material-testing-in-some-lee-homes.aspx?goog\
leid=254292

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172138.htm

Criticism of ACC over sick man's six-year wait
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/37998/criticism-acc-over-sick-man039s-six\
-year-wait

Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After
Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance --- City of Pueblo, Colorado,
2002--2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5751a1.htm?s_cid=mm5751a1_x

January 1, 2009

Mercury in Flu Vaccinations five times the CDC's safe level recommendation
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/october2004/201004fivetimes.htm

Green your holiday toasts
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/green-your-holiday-toasts

10 easy tips to detox your home and your children
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/10-easy-tips-detox-your-home-and-your-c\
hildren

Household chemicals to avoid in your laundry detergent
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/household-chemicals-avoid-your-laundry-\
detergent

Building Biology and the Healthy House
http://www.healthyhouseinstitute.com/a_968-Building_Biology_and_the_Healthy_Hous\
e_#

A pediatrician's cautious plan for vaccinating kids
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2009/01/01/20090\
101vaccineqanda0101.html

Online Drug Resources for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2009/01/01/online-drug-resources-for-fibromyal\
gia-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.htm

Error Seen in E.P.A. Report on Contaminant
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/washington/01epa.html?_r=1&ref=us&pagewanted=p\
rint

January-February 2009

Regulation of Chemicals? What Regulation?
http://www.utne.com/Environment/Regulation-of-Chemicals-What-Regulation.aspx

December 31, 2008

Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks
http://www.newsweek.com/id/177352

Wading Through Bush's Last-Minute Flurry of Energy and Environmental
Regulations
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/12/31/wading-through-bushs-las\
t-minute-flurry-of-energy-and-environmental-regulations_print.htm

Incautious approval of germ killer?
http://pubs.acs.org/action/showStoryContent?doi=10.1021%2Fon.2008.12.29.214168&c\
ookieSet=1

Healthy Malden offers free toy testing
http://www.wickedlocal.com/malden/news/x512370165/Healthy-Malden-offers-free-toy\
-testing

Phthalate ban in children's products now in force in California
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11347577?nclick_check=1

5 Chemicals That Could Contaminate Baby Formula
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/baby-formula-s\
afety-55123101

Naprapathy: A Hands-On Approach to Pain Management
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/31/AR2008123101539.\
html

December 30, 2008

The Census and Americans With Disabilities
http://digitaldoorway.blogspot.com/2008/12/census-and-americans-with-disabilitie\
s.html

Chinese toxic milk food makers to pay $160 million as compensation
news
http://www.domain-b.com/industry/Foods/20081230_chinese_toxic_milk.html

Environmental allergies shrink woman's world
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=88BBDE80-19B9-E2E2-6\
7336A0CB8E302E7

Greenpeace pleads for ban on GM food
http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/464548/National/1/20/1

Inadequate Quest for Disability Accommodation Lands Chemical Sensitivity
Case Before Jury
http://www.hrnsight.com/articles/tabid/66/docid/8116/Default.aspx

December 29, 2008

Lead toxicity in pet toys and bowls
http://www.examiner.com/x-1932-Boston-Animal-Advocate-Examiner~y2008m12d29-Lead-\
toxicity-in-pet-toys-and-bowls

Julie Mellum: Scents do not line the path to success
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/36852944.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:UthP\
acyPE7iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

December 28, 2008

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Basics
http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-the-basics-2346\
.html

Moment of triumph for whistle-blower takes a tragic turn
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6184885.html

Hot in '09: Natural cosmetic ingredients
http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?subjectid=43&articleid=20081228\
_43_D8_Beauty305420

Report: Chemical in organic fertilizer
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/report-chemical-organic-fertilizer/story.a\
spx?guid=%7B957136DF-A841-4BB9-9225-2C08CC898491%7D&dist=msr_1

Holidaying feds leave bathers waiting for suspect sunscreen list
http://www.theage.com.au/national/holidaying-feds-leave-bathers-waiting-for-susp\
ect-sunscreen-list-20081227-75x6.html?page=-1

Chemicals: Our champions, our killers
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-meyerhoff28-2008dec2\
8,0,1958125.story

Dugway's secret tests: Vets link health problems to chemical exposure
http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5620,705273187,00.html?printView\
=true

Asthma sufferers must go "green" on inhalers this week
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008565691_inhale28.html

December 27, 2008

Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/081227/6122702AU.html

Children, Toys, and Lead Poisoning
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1024/50/28017/children-toys-and-leadpoisoning.html

A life without plastics?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-plastic-free-satdec27,0,61102\
78,print.story

December 26, 2008

MEXICO: Manganese Mines Harm Children's Mental Development
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45226

December 24, 2008

How the Obama Stimulus Plan May Help Environmental Projects
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2008/12/24/how-the-obama-stimulus-plan\
-may-help-environmental-projects_print.htm

December 22, 2008

A big pill for healthcare to swallow
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/12/22/a_b\
ig_pill_for_healthcare_to_swallow/

Winter 2008

Wake Up and Smell the Chemicals
http://magazine.greenlivingonline.com/greenliving/2008winter/

Links

Elemental Speciation in Human Health Risk Assessment (EHC 234),
http://www.who.int/entity/ipcs/publications/ehc/ehc234.pdf

Principles and Methods for Assessing Autoimmunity Associated with Exposure
to Chemicals (EHC 236)
http://www.who.int/entity/ipcs/publications/ehc/ehc236.pdf

Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure
to Chemicals (EHC 237). Click on each link for full text.
http://www.who.int/entity/ipcs/publications/ehc/ehc237.pdf

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC)
http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/minutes/cfsac20081028min.html

JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/bulletins/adaaa1.htm

JAN's ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Resources
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/LINKS/adalinks.htm

ME/CFS Legal Resources
www.mecfslegal.110mb.com.

Scientific Study

FULL TEXT: Buttram HE, Medical Veritas 5. Current childhood vaccine
programs: An overview with emphasis on the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)
vaccine and of its compromising of the mucosal immune system.
2008;1820-1827 doi: 10.1588/medver/2008.05.00190
http://www.vacinfo.org/Buttram.pdf

Association of peripheral inflammatory markers with chronic fatigue in a
population-based sample.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19111923?dopt=AbstractPlus

Normalization of leaky gut in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is accompanied
by a clinical improvement: effects of age, duration of illness and the
translocation of LPS from gram-negative bacteria.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19112401?dopt=AbstractPlus

Increased asthma and respiratory symptoms in children exposed to
petrochemical pollution.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19111332?dopt=AbstractPlus

Jezierski, M. International award winner works in enforced solitude:
Implications for health care providers. J Emerg Nurs. 1999;25:69-72.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9925687?dopt=Abstract

Milnacipran for the treatment of fibromyalgia in adults: A 15-week,
multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose
clinical trial.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19108787?dopt=AbstractPlus

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