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Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells' - Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy can cause severe side effects. Drugs used to destroy cancer cells may actually be more harmful to healthy cells in the brain, research suggests. A team from New York's University of Rochester found several types of key brain cell were highly vulnerable to the drugs. They say it might help explain side effects such as seizures and memory loss associated with chemotherapy - collectively dubbed 'chemo brain'.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6156961.stm

Bay Area chimes in on global warming. In an unusual local attack on a worldwide problem, the Bay Area's air pollution control district is devoting $3 million in grants to inspiring new ways of reducing global warming gases. [12]Oakland Tribune, California.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_4733028
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EPA OKs spraying pesticides over waters. The Bush administration pleased farmers and frustrated environmentalists Monday by declaring that pesticides can be sprayed into and over waters without first obtaining special permits. McClatchy Newspapers
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/16109917.htm
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Lawmakers advance measure to check day care centers' air quality. Two months after a South Jersey day care center was found to be operating in a former mercury thermometer factory lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation that would monitor air quality inside such sites. Associated Press
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--daycare-toxins1127nov27,0,5195916.stapnewjerseyory?coll=ny-region-
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Most polluted town in Europe. Copsa Mica is a town poisoned by the 20th Century. Nowhere else on our continent comes close. London Daily Mirror, England.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=exclusive--most-polluted-town-in-europe&method=full&objectid=18169644&siteid=94762-name_page.html
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The foul refuse of Temas. Using rivers as drains has long been an easy way to dispose of waste -- and you don't need a test tube and litmus papers to know that many Indonesian waterways are heavily polluted. Jakarta Post, Indonesia.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20061128.T01&irec=0
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50 hospitalized due to toxic chemical dumping in Philippines. Some 50 people were hospitalized Tuesday after inhaling toxic chemical illegally dumped into a creek in a province north of Manila by an enterprising industrial waste disposal contractor, police said. Xinhua News Agency, China. http://english.people.com.cn/200611/28/eng20061128_326044.html
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Barge carrying PCBs sailed through legal loophole. A Canadian barge that was contaminated with PCBs and sold to a U.S. broker by New Brunswick-based J.D. Irving Ltd., has made its way into the Caribbean, a CBC investigation has revealed. CBC Canada, Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/11/27/nb-sharksale.html
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UN warning on e-waste 'mountain'. The world's richest nations are dumping hazardous electronic waste on poor African countries, says the head of the UN's Environment Programme. BBC, UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6187358.stm
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An epidemic no one understands. From 1980 to 2003, the prevalence of asthma in children rose to 5.8 percent from 3.6 percent, an increase of about 60 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/health/28seco.html
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Free or farmed, when is a fish really organic? What makes a fish organic? That is a question troubling the Agriculture Department, which decides such things. New York Times [Registration Required]
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/business/28fish.html
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That prenatal visit may be months too late. For years, women have had it drummed into them that prenatal care is the key to having a healthy baby, and that they should see a doctor as soon as they know they are pregnant. New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/health/28natal.html
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Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time. The government's Environment Agency has named the scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet. London Guardian, England. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1958638,00.html
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New Curse for an Old Foe By Amy Coombs - ScienceNOW Daily News - 8 December 2006 - Pesticides have wreaked havoc on global amphibian populations, and now new evidence suggests that the problem may be even worse than thought. One of
the most common herbicides-atrazine-appears to have an added deadly effect: It makes tiger salamanders more vulnerable to certain infections. Because atrazine also has deleterious effects on humans and other mammals, researchers fear this new effect on amphibians may be a harbinger of a larger problem for other species. Atrazine is the second most popular agricultural pesticide in the United States, used primarily to control weeds on corn, sugar cane, and residential lawns. The compound mimics the hormone estrogen, and over the past 10 years, scientists have noticed that frogs and other amphibians exposed to the herbicide develop deformed genitalia and smaller voice boxes, making mating calls softer and reproduction impossible. Atrazine was introduced in 1958, and scientists started noticing upticks in fungal and viral diseases in exposed animals in the late 1990s. Studies confirmed that atrazine suppresses the immune system, but whether this led to increased infection rates remained a mystery. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1208/2?etoc
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine - Published online November 3, 2006 - Review Article - Secret ties to industry and conflicting interests in cancer research (p n/a) Lennart Hardell, Martin J. Walker, Bo Walhjalt, Lee S. Friedman, Elihu D.
Richter - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/113451325/PDFSTART
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Renowned cancer scientist was paid by chemical firm for 20 years. A world-famous British scientist failed to disclose that he held a paid consultancy with a chemical company for more than 20 years while investigating cancer risks in the industry, the Guardian can reveal. London Guardian, England.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1967385,00.html
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Renowned cancer scientist (Sir Richard Doll ) was paid by chemical firm (Monsanto) for 20 years
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1967385,00.

US Pesticide Stockpile Under Scrutiny at World Ozone Meeting in India - President Bush's administration is seeking world permission to produce thousands of tons of a pesticide that an international treaty banned nearly two years ago. Methyl bromide has been used for decades by farmers to help grow plump, sweet strawberries, robust peppers and other crops, but it also depletes the Earth's protective ozone layer. http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/110306EC.shtml

Seeking modern refuge from modern life. Caryl Schonbrun has multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. Every time her neighbors treat their lawns with standard chemical herbicides, Ms. Schonbrun fears for her life. New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/us/19chemical.html

US, UK ignored depleted uranium cancer risk -

Aljazeera.com - London, UK - The US and UK continued to use depleted uranium munitions in Iraq despite warnings that they cause cancer, a BBC investigation concluded. ...

http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=12149

Dioxin may decrease testosterone. Researchers have found evidence that high blood levels of a certain dioxin commonly found in the general male population are associated with decreased testosterone levels and a not necessarily beneficial inhibition of prostate growth. New York Times http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/29/healthscience/snvital.php

Mercury Fillings, are they good for you? A must Watch! http://www.iaomt.com/merc_release.swf

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EPA backtracks on easing toxin rule. The EPA has proposed new rules for the Toxics Release Inventory, an annual accounting of more than 650 chemicals that industry releases into the air, land and water. Washington Post [Registration Required]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/29/AR2006112901306.html
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Dog park to be tested for radiation. The federal government announced it will perform tests on a Brentwood dog park and nearby grounds where Veterans Administration and UCLA researchers buried radioactive medical waste during the Cold War. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brentwood30nov30,1,5843208.story
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Cancer-related death rates of IBM workers between 1969 and 2001 were elevated compared to the US general population. All cancers combined were elevated in men and women. Specific cancers elevated in men were brain and central nervous system cancers, kidney, melanoma of skin, and pancreatic cancers. In women, kidney cancer and lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue cancers were higher. Environmental Health. http://www.ehjournal.net/content/5/1/30
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The phthalate DEHP increases allergic reaction to a mite allergen in mice at levels within the range deemed safe by current EPA standards. The dose-response relationship followed an inverted-U pattern, with an intermediate dose causing larger effects than the highest dose use. This is the first report of non-monotonic response for a phthalate. The results implicate DEHP as a possible causal agent in increasing prevalence of allergic reactions in developed countries.
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewScience/oncompounds/phthalates/2006/2006-1010takanoetal.html
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The geography of breast cancer. Cape Cod is just one of a several places around the United States with the dubious distinction of being a'hot spot' on our nation's increasingly lit-up breast cancer map. MS Magazine [Subscription Required] http://msmagazine.com/fall2006/breastcancer.asp

As uranium mines closed, state altered cleanup goals. As uranium mines in Texas closed one-by-one during the past two decades, the mining companies asked the state to relax the groundwater restoration standard listed in their mining permits. And the state said 'yes.'Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Texas.
http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_5120518,00.html
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Stricter ozone levels pushed. Environmental organizations, health advocates and the Environmental Protection Agency's own scientists are urging the EPA to tighten federal limits on ozone, or "smog," in America's air. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia. http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2006/11/04/1105ozone.html
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Where the air leaves them breathless. Fumes from the nearly 200 buses that circulate daily through the tiny block where Wendy Agustin lives are making her children sick. New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/nyregion/thecity/05asth.html

Dire health effects of pollution reported. A new report concludes that at least 1,100 premature deaths and half a million work and school absences in Calif. in 2005 were caused by breathing diesel emissions from older construction equipment. Los Angeles Times, California. [9][related story] [Registration Required]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dig6dec06,0,2828254.story

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Cancer: PEI's killing fields. Rural Prince Edwards Island is an unlikely hotbed of rare cancers. One doctor has a mission to raise awareness about the potential health hazard from pesticides used on the region's potato farms, spurring the province to launch a probe. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061206.CANCERENVIRO06/TPStory/National

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U.S., EU square off on airline pollution. The EU is set to put itself on a collision course with the US later this month when it announces long-expected plans to include the aviation sector in its pollution-reducing scheme. Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2006/gb20061205_157068.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe_more+of+today

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Signs of the times: Biomarkers in perspective. Biomarker investigations are now an integral part of environmental health research. But even as the public health community ramps up its efforts in this area, the search for new biomarkers has been slow and often frustrating. Environmental Health Perspectives http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/114-12/focus.html

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Pollutants may put on the pounds. The worldwide obesity epidemic is usually blamed on overeating and under-exercising. But now scientists report that organotins can cause weight gains in mice and change gene expression in pathways related to weight control, at levels found in people. Environmental Health Perspectives [32][related stories]
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-12/forum.html#poll

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More ill effects linked to DuPont chemical. A manufactured chemical used in making nonstick and stain-resistant products may disrupt important reproductive tissues in pregnant and unborn female mice, according to researchers in North Carolina. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061206/NEWS/612060353/-1/NEWS01

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New York bans most trans fats in restaurants. The NYC Board of Health voted to adopt the nation's first major municipal ban on the use of all but tiny amounts of artificial trans fats in restaurant cooking, a move that would radically transform restaurant food. New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/nyregion/06fat.html

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DuPont hindered C8 study, judge told. DuPont Co. has told a three-person science panel to stop any effort to independently examine the possible effects of the chemical C8 on the company's plant workers, according to previously confidential documents made public late Wednesday.Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. [16][related stories] http://wvgazette.com/section/News/Other%20News/2006101822

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Growing concern over estrogen-like compounds in US rivers. An upsurge in the number of male fish growing female reproductive parts is sounding an alarm bell for the dangers of pollutants in U.S. rivers, where millions of Americans get their drinking water. United Press International http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Growing_Concern_Over_Estrogen_Like_Compounds_In_US_Rivers_999.html

The package may say healthy, but this grocer begs to differ. A test of health foods by a New England grocery chain raises doubts about the nutritional claims made by many products.New York Times [Registration Required] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/business/06grocery.html

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World's pollution hotspots mapped. In a list of the 10 most polluted places on the planet, heavy metals such as lead, radiation, and military waste are sources of pollution. At least 10 million people's health is at risk in these 10 sites. BBC, UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6063344.stm
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Nuclear waste poses Arctic threat. About halfway between Severomorsk and the Norwegian border lies Andreeva Bay, an environmental nightmare where the waters are completely devoid of life. Leaks from the region's largest nuclear waste storage facility mean no fish will ever swim in this fjord. BBC, UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6058302.stm

EPA shortens science reviews, angering some. The U.S. EPA has streamlined the way it updates regulations for the nation's worst air pollutants, drawing immediate charges that officials are trying to quash scientific review to benefit industry at the expense of public health. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-epa8dec08,0,1689344.story
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Bush relaxes environmental regulations. With little fanfare, the Bush administration recently announced that pesticide users would no longer have to get a federal Clean Water Act permit to spray toxic chemicals over rivers, lakes and streams. Gannett News Service http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/NEWS07/612080329/1009
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Closure of 6 federal libraries angers scientists. Critics say thousands could lose access to research materials as the government closes and downsizes libraries that house collections vital to scientific investigation and the enforcement of environmental laws. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-libraries8dec08,0,474100.story?
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NJ says feds violated Clean Air Act, announce intent to sue. New Jersey on Thursday announced its intent to sue the federal Environmental Protection Agency over air pollution from a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that drifts across the Delaware River into New Jersey. Associated Press
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--pollutionsuit1207dec07,0,6297418.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey

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Breast cancer risk 'starts in the womb.' Exposure in the womb to a chemical widely used in the making of plastic could be predisposing some women to develop breast cancer when they become adults, according to a new study. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061206.HCANCER06/TPStory/?query=bisphenol
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Plastics 'poisoning world's seas.' Microscopic particles of plastic could be poisoning the oceans, according to a British team of researchers. BBC, UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6218698.stm
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Persistently clean? More than a million pounds of antimicrobial chemicals from soap and other products flow into the nation's sewers every year. American Scientist [24][related stories]
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/54434
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Warming ocean may dry up food. A study clearly shows for the first time that a warming ocean could lead to a significant decline in phytoplankton, the microscopic plants that underpin the ocean's food supply. Portland Oregonian,
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1165460112118250.xml&coll=7

Dilovasi region a medical disaster area, says commission. Factories located in the middle of residential neighborhoods and a disregard for public health by industrialists have turned the Kocaeli district into a medical disaster area. Turkish Daily News, Turkey. http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=57125
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Return of paraquat - activists aghast. The Malaysian government has stunned activists by "temporarily lifting" a ban on the toxic weed-killer paraquat so that "an extensive study" can be carried out. Inter Press Service http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35148
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Law takes aim at Army for dumping. The military must inspect thechemical weapons it dumped into the ocean decades ago to determine the danger they now pose to people or marine life. [32]Hampton Roads Daily Press, Virginia. [related stories] http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-55593sy0oct18,0,4130877.story?coll=dp-news-local-final
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Southeast Asia's clean air conundrum. Burning of Indonesian forests is causing widespread pollution. But it's done to grow crops for environment-friendly --and lucrative-- biofuels. Business Week.

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2006/gb20061017_901249.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business
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Evangelicals rally behind environmental cause. Democratic strategists are joining forces with conservative evangelicals to promote awareness about global warming, in an improbable alliance that could boost Democratic hopes of taking control of Congress. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-warming19oct19,0,7028600.story
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Obese kids are aging before their time. The nation's childhood obesity problem is hitting pediatricians' offices as children, aging before their time, show up with conditions more common in middle-aged adults. Cox News Service http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101906natchildobesity.2a78142.html

A mine's still-toxic legacy. Some of the most poisoned water in Maryland flows out of a hillside in Barton, its color like Coca-Cola and its acidity in the same range as stomach juices. Washington Post [Registration Required]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/02/AR2006110201668.html
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Illinois closer to stronger mercury rules. Taking a swipe at the Bush administration's environmental policy, Illinois moved closer Thursday to requiring deep cuts in mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061102mercury,1,4490093.story?coll=chi-news-hed
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Got milk without hormones? It's headed toward St. Louis shelves. A new category of milk soon will join the old favorites on local store shelves, much to the chagrin of Monsanto Co. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/0571D20B4FDCF5AB8625721B0010B1CD?OpenDocument
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Pollution standards may ease in Broward County. Under pressure to accommodate growth, Broward County is considering a plan to replenish underground sources of drinking water by discharging treated sewage into canals. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Florida.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cwater03nov03,0,1508838.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
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Toxic towns. E. coli infects Ridgway. Basements in a Punxsutawney neighborhood have chromium and other chemicals. Cresson's soils contain mercury at high levels. Johnstown WJAC TV, Pennsylvania. http://www.wjactv.com/news/10212376/detail.html
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Environment surfaces in gov's race. Gov. Rick Perry's efforts to help TXU build a fleet of new coal-fired power plants have become a high profile issue. San Antonio Express-News, Texas.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA110306.01B.NEW_envirogov.2fba1ed.html
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Coast Guard live-fire hearing set for Friday. A Coast Guard plan for 34 firearm training zones on the Great Lakes will dump approximately 7,000 pounds of lead each year into the water. Petoskey News-Review, Michigan.
http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2006/11/02/news/local_regional/news02.txt
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An Alpine Shangri-La: The town that holds secret of good health. A mountain community in Italy has provoked amazement among scientists, who have discovered that it is immune to society's usual ailments. London Independent, England. http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1951288.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/10/19/researchers_wonder_where_all_the_pollinators_have_gone/
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Carmakers opt for "greener" paints. Automakers are developing new paint technologies that are good for business and reduce VOC emissions. Environmental Science & Technology
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2006/oct/tech/pp_greenerpaint.html

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