April 3, 2009

Stain-resistant chemicals increase brain protein levels in mice.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/pfcs-affect-proteins-neede\
d-for-brain-growth/view

April 2, 2009

Blood Test For Brain Injuries Gains Momentum
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090331133343.htm

Household Products Start to Come Clean on Ingredients
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123863016746180639.html

Autism Increase Not Due to Better Diagnosis
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/april/extramural-papers.cfm#Autism

More help needed for people with ME, say Norfolk researchers
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBr\
and=EDPOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Apr%202009%2018%3A27%3A52%3A453

Passive-smoking suit nets record damages
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090402a4.html

SCENTS-LESS Assault of the senses a new tool in boys' arsenal
Bodyspray marketing lays it on a bit thick
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/611764

April 1, 2009

Risk of birth defects linked to month of conception
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090401.wlbirth01/BNStory/sp\
ecialScienceandHealth/home

NOAA Report Calls Flame Retardants Concern to U.S. Coastal Ecosystems
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090401_ecosystems.html

Carrollton filmmaker documents mold exposure
http://www.scntx.com/articles/2009/04/01/carrollton_leader/news/46.txt

Irradiated Foods Cause Severe Neurological Damage
http://www.naturalnews.com/z025971.html

March 31, 2009

Broward courthouse staff: Building mold made us sick
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/977937.html

Medical leaders to propose curbs on conflict of interest
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/bc-mlt033109.php

Energy Secretary Chu Announces $6 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for
Environmental Cleanup
http://www.energy.gov/news2009/print2009/7192.htm

Addressing Sensitivity to Scents at Work
http://mainebusiness.mainetoday.com/blogentry.html?id=12446

What's in your water?: Disinfectants create toxic by-products
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uoia-wiy033109.php

WA gets $111M stimulus money for clean water
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_stimulus_clean_water.html?source=mypi

How to Spot Toxic Salons
http://www.digitalcity.com/2009/03/31/how-to-spot-toxic-salons/

School district program to reduce toxic exposure
http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/huntington/blog/2009/03/school_dis\
trict_program_to_red.html

Autism & Vinyl Flooring & Other Environmental Factors Including Mercury
http://www.generationrescue.org/binstock/090331-VinylFlooring-Binstock.htm

EPA to monitor 62 schools' air
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-03-30-toxic-schools_N.htm

Scientists find 'baffling' link between autism and vinyl flooring
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/autism-and-vinyl-flooring

March 30, 2009

Report Finds Toxic Pesticide Combustion in Grass Seed Production
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/

New type of MRI helping fibromyalgia patients
http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_033009HEB-MRI-spinal-cord-LJ.87ac3374.htm\
l

Employees sue Broward County over courthouse mold
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/30/daily30.html?t=printa\
ble

Chronic fatigue sufferers largely ignored
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Chronic+fatigue+sufferers+largely+ignored/\
1442882/story.html

Time of conception linked to birth defects in United States
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/iu-toc033009.php

Sick Building Syndrome: Floods, Mold, Cancer, and the Politics of Public
Health
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/30-9

Lake Stevens Woman Vanishes
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19044379/detail.html

Environmental groups want deicing roads with oil field wastewater stopped
http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2009/03/29/news/latest/doc49cef524ed42d9824\
14973.txt

March 29, 2009

Oregon Legislature considers toxics in consumer products
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/could_your_recliner_be_dangero.\
html

Law firms lining up to attract drywall clients
http://www.bradenton.com/business/v-print/story/1326729.html

Bill would set environmental rules for new schools
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6347981.html

Shampoo in the water supply triggers growth of deadly drug-resistant bugs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/29/detergents-drug-resistant-bacteria

Critics: Texas Agency Favors Builders Over Buyers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102367683

Will NAFTA exterminate Canadian pesticide bans?
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090327/nafta_pesticide_090\
329/20090329?hub=Canada

House Approves Early-Voting Bill, Ban on Chemical in Baby Bottles
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/28/AR2009032801899_\
pf.html

March 28, 2009

The Elephant in the Room Series Two: DSM-V Directory
http://meagenda.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/the-elephant-in-the-room-series-two-dsm\
-v-directory/

Linalool in shampoos and conditioners causes eczema
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/099200903281651.htm

Ottawa plans limits on flame retardant
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090328.PBDE28ART2115//TPStory\
/Environment

Will your holiday flight poison you? The toxic fumes leaking onto planes and
the people who have suffered their effects
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165380/Will-holiday-flight-poison-The-t\
oxic-fumes-leaking-planes.html

March 27, 2009

Brain damage in Gulf War syndrome pinpointed - Texas researchers verify link
to toxic exposure
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showArticle.cfm?libid=14429&B1=EG040109

Study Examines Lead Exposure and Accelerated Decline in Cognition in Older
Women
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/550542/

Study of cat diet leads to key nervous system repair discovery
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uow-soc032709.php

A healthier way to clean your dry clean only garments
http://www.examiner.com/x-4475-Norfolk-Green-Living-Examiner~y2009m3d27-A-health\
y-way-to-clean-your-dry-clean-only-garments

Clothes are being produced with chemical-free materials
http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_12013494

Popular light bulbs have safety issues
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=10081261

Common fragrance ingredients in shampoos and conditioners are frequent
causes of eczema
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uog-cfi032709.php

Mercury toxicity expert to speak at BSU
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090327/GREEN03/90327015

Mold can have dire health consequences
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090327/OPINION01/903270339/-1/newsfront2

Pesticide mixtures are more toxic than predicted.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/pesticide-mixes-more-toxic\
-to-fish-than-predicted

March 26, 2009

Medical journals and ethics: Pity the messenger
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361480

Controversial Lyme disease bill passed by legislative Public Health
Committee
http://www.newstimes.com/ci_12005818

Stakeholders to discuss sound management of chemicals in North America
http://www.cec.org/news/details/index.cfm?varlan=english&ID=2821

Teacher Says School Mold Made Her Sick
http://www.fox23.com/mostpopular/story/Teacher-Says-School-Mold-Made-Her-Sick/Dt\
25M5swX0W5h9Mdw0HzWQ.cspx

LETTER-Cautionary tale
http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/southdeltaleader/opinion/41933442\
.html

Residents plan protest of cell tower
http://www.connpost.com/ci_12005296

March 24, 2009

What's Your Skin Drinking In?
http://www.ewg.org/node/27757

Gulf War Veterans Display Abnormal Brain Response To Specific Chemicals
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323092800.htm

March 23, 2009

Protect Our Most Vulnerable from the Risk of Aerial Pesticide Spraying
http://www.ewg.org/node/27754

March 19, 2009

Gov't cellphone stance slammed
Health Canada insisting they're safe for children
http://www.theprovince.com/Health/cellphone+stance+slammed/1403983/story.html

Links

Oxygen Supplies: Ceramic Mask, Tygon Tubing, Stainless Steel Tubing
http://www.aehf.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=52_156&osCsid=09d2e0f718b94f207490e1\
d6448840ee

News coverage of the new CFS research at the WPI with Annette Whittemore &
Dr. Judy Mikovits
http://www.nevadanewsmakers.com/video/nnmstreamm.asp?showID=816

FMA Air Freshener Fragrance Ingredient Survey Results (PDF File)
http://www.fmafragrance.org/sub_pages/090318AirFreshenerList.pdf
* This list contains fragrance ingredients used in air fresheners sold in
the U.S. by seven major manufacturers as of December 19, 2007 and grouped by
volume as used on an annualized basis. The list was compiled by the
Fragrance Materials Association of the U.S. (FMA) and submitted to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sierra Club in response to a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The nomenclature used is as found
in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory. The list is also
posted on the FMA website (www.fmafragrance.org). All
fragrance ingredients must be used in accordance with the International
Fragrance Association Code of Practice and Standards. This is not an
exhaustive list of fragrance ingredients used in all air fresheners.

Scientific Studies

Perchlorate exposure from infant formula and comparisons with the
perchlorate reference dose
http://www.nature.com/jes/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/jes200918a.html

The rise in autism and the role of age at diagnosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19234401

Gene expression in nasal lavage from hairdressers exposed to persulphate
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19333615

The benefits of whole-house in-duct air cleaning in reducing exposures to
fine particulate matter of outdoor origin: A modeling analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19319161

Cellular and mitochondrial glutathione redox imbalance in lymphoblastoid
cells derived from children with autism.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19307255?ordinalpos=1&itool=Email.EmailReport\
.Pubmed_ReportSelector.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Residential Air along the Arizona?Mexico
Border
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es803482u

Health of US Veterans of 1991 Gulf War: A Follow-Up Survey in 10 Years.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19322107

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