March 6, 2009

No BPA For Baby Bottles In U.S.
6 Makers Announce Decision on Chemical
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030503285_\
pf.html

March 5, 2009

Nava Introduces Anti-Styrofoam Legislation
http://www.independent.com/news/2009/mar/05/nava-introduces-anti-styrofoam-legis\
lation/?print

Congress, CSPC pointing fingers on toy safety bill
http://thehill.com/business--lobby/congress-cspc-pointing-fingers-on-toy-safety-\
bill-2009-03-05.html

Hearing details trailer illnesses
http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-1/123624005916750.xml&coll=1

EPA holds formaldehyde hearing involving trailers
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/05/ap6130981.html

Household cleaners causing cancer?
http://www.riverreporter.com/issues/09-03-05/head2-cleaners.html

March 4, 2009

Consumer Concerned: "Could I Have Toxic Chinese Dry Wall?"
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/11983/chinese-drywall-toxic-3.html

Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks
Controversial chemical found in at least 84% of canned pop sold in Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090304.wbpacans0305/BNStory\
/National/home

NY county lawmakers vote to ban BPA baby bottles
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h6cJTZshRCpEtGqakPO2q9xwDmfQD9\
6NEQ100

Critics push EPA for formaldehyde regulation
http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl030409cbform.2ba901c.html

Scent-free reminder -- especially at a doctor's office
http://www.canada.com/Scent+free+reminder+especially+doctor+office/1351001/story\
.html

Should federal officials study vaccine schedule?
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11828629

Ontario includes weed killer on list of banned pesticides
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/03/04/pesticide-list.html

Homemade cleaning products can be safe, effective
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090304/LIFESTYLE/903040328

Ontario nurses say pesticide ban creates healthier environment for children
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2009/04/c5907.html

It's Organic, but Does That Mean It's Safer?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/dining/04cert.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

March 3, 2009

Study suggests new regulations needed to govern nanotechnology risks
http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=9484.php

Suffolk vote to ban BPA baby bottles first in nation
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/health/ny-poban\
0412513812mar04,0,208753,print.story

Mix of common farm pesticides deadly to salmon -- study
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/03/03greenwire-mix-of-common-farm-chemicals\
-deadly-to-salmon---9960.html?pagewanted=print

How Safe Are Infant Formulas?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/birgitta-lauren/how-safe-are-infant-formu_b_171512\
.html

Birth Defects Surge in a Toxic World
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-gavigan/birth-defects-in_b_168308.html

Ontario to prohibit 85 cosmetic pesticides
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/595528

Fall and winter babies at higher risk for asthma
http://www.examiner.com/x-2956-Nashville-Health-News-Examiner~y2009m3d1-Fall-and\
-winter-babies-at-higher-risk-for-asthma

NCRP Report No. 160 on increased average radiation exposure of the US
population
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/aiop-nrn030309.php

Childhood: Mold and Pollen May Affect Asthma Risk
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/health/03chil.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

March 2, 2009

Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Associated with Progression of MS
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9930

Company to Pay Fine for Toxic Toothpaste
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4850

Study: Combining pesticides makes them more deadly for fish
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008804563_aporsalmonpesticides.\
html

Mold forces Ardmore woman out of apartment
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/40574317.html

On pesticide, Environmental Protection Agency says nay, but farmers say yea
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/justice/orl-livjudge0302030209ma\
r02,0,4042615.story

Indoor air can be risk for kids with asthma
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-md.asthma02mar02,0,6247821.story

March 1, 2009

Gulf War illness remains a hot topic
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/veterans_46954___article.html/guajardo_gul\
f.html

Is your skincare harming you?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4864438a19716.html

Mold drives family from home
http://www.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/mold_drives_family_from_home/61\
640/

List of pesticide-free towns growing
http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-12/1235885232134710.xml&coll=1

Hair and wellness salon offers all-natural environment
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009903010306

Are you sick or just tired?
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25114239-5006012,00.html

March 2009

Synergy for Salmon
Study Spawns Insight into Pesticide Mixtures
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-3/ss.html#syne

February 28, 2009

Berlin Student Raises Awareness of Fibromyalgia
http://blogs.courant.com/itowns_nb/2009/02/berlin-student-raises-awarenes.html

February 27, 2009

Fight over workers' 'sick building' claims drags on
http://www.wral.com/news/local/wral_investigates/story/4632594/

Probiotics may help some with chronic fatigue
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE51Q44G20090227

175 toxic chemicals worth tracking in Oregon waterways
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/175_toxic_chemicals_wort\
h_trac.html

State Should Shield Kids From Chemical
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-baum0227.artfeb27,0,3236797.st\
ory

Industry group calls for 'modernization' of toxic chemical law
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/02/27/27greenwire-industry-group-calls-for-mod\
ernization-of-toxic-9908.html?pagewanted=print

February 26, 2009

Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1881985,00.html

Congress Considers Reform of U.S. Chemicals Control Law
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2009/2009-02-26-10.asp

Formaldehyde from Citrus Cleaning Products
http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/02/26/formaldehyde-from-citrus-cleaning-pr\
oducts/

Toxin-Proof Your Home: Improving Indoor Air Quality
http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Suggestions-for-Your-Green-Home/Toxin-Proof-Y\
our-Home.aspx

February 2009

Did Mold Cause Ed McMahon's Cancer
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/02/did-mold-cause-ed-mcmahons-cancer.php

Links

The March 2009 issue of the Environmental Factor is now online at:
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/index.cfm

Scientific Studies

Predicting Residential Exposure to Phthalate Plasticizer Emitted from Vinyl
Flooring: A Mechanistic Analysis
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es801354f

Toxicignorance andright-to-know in biomonitoring results communication: a
survey of scientists and study participants
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/6

Doeshypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hypofunction in chronic fatigue
syndrome reflect a 'crash' in the stress system
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19237251?ordinalpos=3&itool=Email.EmailReport\
.Pubmed_ReportSelector.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Autoimmune pathology accounts for common manifestations in a wide range of
neuro-psychiatric disorders: the olfactoryandimmunesysteminterrelationship.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19097945

The xenoestrogen bisphenol A inhibits postembryonic vertebrate development
by antagonizing gene regulation by thyroid hormone.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/19228888

LourdesSalvador
www.mcs-america.org

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