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• Heavy Metal Toxicity - Life Extension Foundation
• Fish Oil Prevents Potentially Deadly Heart Rate Variability - Science Daily, 12/15/05 - "In this randomized controlled trial, fish oil supplementation prevented the reduction in heart rate variability associated with the same-day exposure to indoor particulate matter" - See Mega Twin EPA at iHerb or Vitacost.
• Air Cleaner Dust-up - WashingtonPost.com, 10/4/05 - "Our air-cleaning tests show that the Ionic Breeze with OzoneGuard does a poor job of removing smoke, dust and pollen particles from the air when new and after 500 hours of continuous use"
• Asparagus Fights Common Pesticide - WebMD, 9/23/04
• The Sticky Business of Teflon? - Dr. Weil, 9/9/05
• Detox Diets: Juice Up Your Health? - WebMD, 1/14/04
• Best Way to Clear the Air? - Dr. Weil, 11/6/03 - "The health benefits of these negative ion machines are debatable because some may produce ozone as they operate ... Ozone is beneficial in the upper atmosphere where it protects the Earth from the damaging effects of ultraviolet light, but you don’t want it in your living room or sleeping area"
• Sunscreen: Dangerous Chemicals? - Dr. Weil, 7/17/03
• Is There Poison in Potatoes? - Dr. Weil, 5/15/03
• Michael Janson, M.D.: Newsletters - Dr. Janson, 6/02 - "Dietary supplements are critical to the treatment of metal overload. They not only promote excretion, but they decrease the damaging effects. Extra selenium and sulfur (in the form of methylsulfonyl methane, or MSM, 2 to 6 gms), may be essential in addition to food sources. Alpha lipoic acid (200 to 1000 mg) is both a sulfur source and an excellent antioxidant for the brain, protecting against degenerative brain disorders ... Vitamin C (2 to 6 gms) is not only an antioxidant, but it is also a metal chelator, binding with metals and removing them from the system and decreasing free-radical damage. Magnesium and calcium in food or supplements help to block toxic metal accumulation"
• In The Health News - Dr. Janson, 4/02 - "To reduce the consequences of pollution, and arterial spasms, take antioxidants and arterial relaxants, such as vitamins C and E, magnesium, ginkgo biloba, and arginine, and exercise regularly"
• Detoxification for the Body & Mind - Nutrition Science News, 2/00

News & Research:

• Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk Of Diabetes - Science Daily, 6/4/08 - "Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The associations between specific pesticides and incident diabetes ranged from a 20 percent to a 200 percent increase in risk"
• Why Diesel Particulates Cause Cardiovascular Disease - Science Daily, 6/4/08
• Even Low Levels Of Air Pollution May Pose Stroke Risk - Science Daily, 5/29/08 - "Although the magnitude of elevated risk of stroke/TIA due to PM2.5 exposure was relatively small, the vast majority of the public is exposed to ambient air pollution at the levels observed in this community or greater every day, suggesting a potentially large public health impact" - SUVs!!!
• Male Painters And Decorators Exposed To Fertility Damaging Chemicals, Study Shows - Science Daily, 5/23/08 - "Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality"
• Do Chemicals In The Environment Affect Fertility? - Science Daily, 5/20/08
• Air Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk - WebMD, 5/12/08
• Link Between Ozone Air Pollution And Premature Death Confirmed - Science Daily, 4/22/08
• Chemical In Plastic Bottles Raises Some Concern, According To New Report - Science Daily, 4/22/08
• Chemical Exposure May Increase Risk Of ALS, Study Shows - Science Daily, 4/17/08
• Plastic Chemical BPA Nets Some Concern - WebMD, 4/15/08
• Diesel Exhaust Exposure Early in Life Doubles Asthma Risk - Medscape, 3/21/08
• Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Stresses Your Brain - Science Daily, 3/11/08
• Childhood Lead Exposure Linked To Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 2/17/08
• Baby Shampoo Awash in Chemicals? - WebMD, 2/4/08 - "the strong association between use of the baby products and higher phthalate levels suggests that the products may be an important source of exposure ... We don't know the long-term health effects of (phthalate) exposure, but if parents are concerned they need to decrease their exposure to these products" - I worry about stuff like that so much that I use vodka instead of deodorant on my arm pits after showering to kill the bacteria.  It might sound weird but it seems to work.  I can get a full day out of a shirt instead of half a day. There was a segment on CNN where they tested one of the anchormen and found a huge about of chemicals in his blood.  They claimed it was probably from the studio makeup.  He even joked that it might be grounds for a lawsuit against CNN. - Ben
• Carbon Monoxide May Cause Long-lasting Heart Damage - Science Daily, 1/29/08
• Studies Link Other Ills to Mercury, Too - New York Times, 1/23/08 - "evaluated more than 100 patients who had vague, unexplained symptoms. Of them, 89 percent had mercury in their blood that exceeded the level considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency ... The symptoms included memory lapses, hair loss, fatigue, sleeplessness, tremors, headaches, muscle and joint pain, trouble thinking, gastrointestinal disturbances and an inability to do complex tasks"
• High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi - New York Times, 1/23/08 - "Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market"
• Some Wood Floor Finishes Are A Likely Source Of PCB Exposure - Science Daily, 1/17/08
• Acrylamide In Food May Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer - Science Daily, 1/11/08 - "Acrylamide is a chemical formed when frying, roasting, grilling or baking carbohydrate-rich foods at temperatures above 120°C. Acrylamide is thus found in a number of foods, such as bread, crisps, French fries and coffee. Tobacco smoking also generates substantial amounts of acrylamide ... The risk of breast cancer doubles with a tenfold increase in the acrylamide-haemoglobin level. A tenfold increase in the acrylamide-haemoglobin level corresponds more or less to the difference measured between the women with the lowest and highest exposure"
• Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds - Science Daily, 12/7/07
• Even Low Lead Exposure Linked To ADHD - Science Daily, 12/5/07
• Even Very Low Levels Of Lead Cause Brain Damage In Children - Science Daily, 11/20/07
• Even Low Doses of Arsenic -- At Levels Found In Drinking Water -- Can Be Harmful - Science Daily, 11/13/07 - "low doses of arsenic disrupt the activity of a hormone critical in development. The finding is further evidence that arsenic at low doses (at levels found in U.S. drinking water in some areas) can be harmful" - See reverse osmosis systems at Amazon.com.
• Diesel Exhaust Associated With Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk In Men - Science Daily, 11/6/07
• Exposure to PCBs Worsens Cognition - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/07
• Expert Urges Congress to Lower Safe Lead Level - WebMD, 10/18/07
• Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy, Threatens Child Development In Europe - Science Daily, 10/10/07
• Occupational Exposures May Be Linked To Death From Autoimmune Disease - Science Daily, 9/28/07
• Air Quality Study: Mercury and Formaldehyde Found In Houston, Texas Air - Science Daily, 8/20/07
• Air Pollution Hurts Young Hearts, Too - WebMD, 8/15/07
• Pollution Causes 40 Percent Of Deaths Worldwide, Study Finds - Science Daily, 8/13/07
• Exposure to chemical much greater than thought - USA Today, 8/2/07
• Laser Printers Emit Indoor Pollution - WebMD, 8/1/07
• Air Pollution Linked To Early Death - Science Daily, 7/31/07 - "The risk of an early death from respiratory disease rose by almost 4% for every 10 ug/m3 increase in black smoke, and by 13% for every 10 parts per billion increase in sulphur dioxide during 1982-98 ... n 1994-8, the comparable figures were more than 19% and almost 22%, respectively"
• Office printers 'are health risk' - BBC News, 7/31/07 - "Almost one-third were found to emit ultra-tiny particles of toner-like material, so small that they can infiltrate the lungs and cause a range of health problems from respiratory irritation to more chronic illnesses"
• Air Pollution Linked To Clogged Arteries - Science Daily, 7/26/07 - "the diesel particles and oxidized fats had worked in tandem to activate the genes that promote cellular inflammation -- a major risk factor for atherosclerosis"
• Exposure to traffic emissions throughout life and risk of breast cancer: the Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer (WEB) study - Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Jul 14 - "Higher exposure to traffic emissions at the time of menarche was associated with increased risk of premenopausal breast cancer (OR 2.05, 95% CI 0.92-4.54, p for trend 0.03); and at the time of a woman's first birth for postmenopausal breast cancer (OR 2.57"
• Inhaling Pure Oxygen Can Damage Brain - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/07 - "Several brain areas responded to 100% oxygen by kicking the hypothalamus into overdrive ... The hypothalamus overreacted by dumping a massive flood of hormones and neurotransmitters into the bloodstream. These chemicals interfere with the heart's ability to pump blood and deliver oxygen -- the opposite effect you want when you're trying to resuscitate someone"
• Naturally Occurring Gas A Leading Cause Of Cancer - cbs2chicago.com, 5/11/07
• Red, processed meats linked to breast cancer - CNN, 4/17/07 - "Women who ate the most red meat (2 or more ounces per day) were 56 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than the women who ate no red meat ... those who ate the most processed meat (more than three quarters of an ounce per day) showed a 64-percent increase in their risk of the disease"
• Eating Cured Meats Frequently Can Lead To Lower Lung Function And Potential COPD - Science Daily, 4/16/07 - "Frequent consumption of cured meats results in lower lung function test scores and increases the odds of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)"
• Air Pollution May Up Fatal Stroke Risk - WebMD, 2/15/07
• Air Pollution Linked to Heart Deaths - WebMD, 1/31/07 - "A resident of Birmingham, Ala., one of the smoggiest cities included in the study, would have roughly a 76% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular causes than someone living in Tucson, Ariz., which was among the cities with the cleanest air"
• Living by Freeways May Affect Kids' Lung Development - WebMD, 1/25/07
• A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing Brain Development Of Children Worldwide - Science Daily, 11/9/06
• Lead in Blood: 'Safe' Levels Too High? - WebMD, 9/18/06
• Mercury Rising - Time Magazine, 9/11/06 - "Researchers testing birds in the Northeast have found creeping mercury levels in the blood of more than 175 once clean species. Others have found the metal for the first time in polar bears, bats, mink, otters, panthers and more"
• Cancer risks linked to common pollutant - WebMD, 7/27/06
• Air Fresheners Linked to Lung Damage - WebMD, 7/27/06
• Pesticide Use Ups Parkinson's in Men - WebMD, 6/15/06
• Environmental Chemicals Implicated In Cancer, Say Experts - Science Daily, 3/21/06
• Bad Air Days Send Elderly to Hospitals - WebMD, 3/7/06
• Pesticides found in most rivers, streams - USA Today, 3/3/06
• Board: Teflon chemical a likely carcinogen - USA Today, 2/15/06
• New Concerns Raised Over Teflon - cbs2chicago.com, 2/7/06
• Insecticides: Potential Leukemia Risk - WebMD, 1/18/06
• Household Insecticides Associated With Increased Risk of Childhood Leukaemia - Doctor's Guide, 1/17/06 - "The risk of developing acute leukaemia was almost twice as likely in children whose mothers said that they had used insecticides in the home while pregnant and long after the birth"
• Study Finds Significant Independent Association Between Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Risk - Science Daily, 12/22/05
• Air Pollution May Raise Heart Disease - WebMD, 12/20/05
• Chemists Detect Toxic Emissions Linked To Catalytic Converters In U.S. - Science Daily, 12/6/05
• PCBs, Furans May Factor In Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Science Daily, 12/2/05
• Lipstick, Hair Dyes Raise Lupus Risk? - WebMD, 11/17/05
• Air Pollution May Raise Risk of Stroke - WebMD, 10/27/05
• Air Pollution's Health Risks Underestimated? - WebMD, 10/3/05 - "The health risks associated with air pollution may be nearly three times greater than previously thought ... for each increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of fine particles in the neighborhood's air, the overall risk of death rose 11% to 17%; heart-disease-related deaths rose by 25% to 39% ... the risk of death from diabetes was more than two times higher in areas of high air pollution"
• New Car Smell Could Be Dangerous - ABC News, 9/27/05
• Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack - Science Daily, 9/26/05
• Air Pollution Found To Pose Greater Danger To Health Than Earlier Thought - Science Daily, 9/21/05 - "When the epidemiologists examined links between particle pollution and mortality within more than 260 Los Angeles neighborhoods, they found that pollution's chronic health effects are two to three times greater than earlier believed"
• Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's - WebMD, 9/7/05
• Engine Exhaust Linked to Childhood Cancers - WebMD, 8/10/05
• Are our products our enemy? - USATODAY.com, 8/2/05
• Does Manganese Inhaled From The Shower Represent A Public Health Threat? - Science Daily, 7/4/05 - "The study is the first to show the potential for permanent brain damage from breathing vaporized manganese during a shower"
• Study links hair dyes to cancer - BBC News, 6/8/05
• Diabetics Susceptible To Compromised Cardiovascular Function From High Levels Of Air Pollution - Science Daily, 6/8/05
• How Chronic Exposure To Tiny Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Damages Hearing In Young Ears - Science Daily, 6/5/05
• Toxins may pass down generations - BBC News, 6/3/05
• Bladder Cancer Risk Increases for Residents Near Pollution Sites - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/05
• Living Near Heavy Traffic Linked to Asthma in Children - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/05
• Noise And Carbon Monoxide Exposure Increases Hearing Loss In Workers According To Université De Montréal Study - Science Daily, 5/23/05
• Breast-cancer Risk Linked To Exposure To Traffic Emissions At Menarche, First Birth - Science Daily, 4/30/05 - "higher exposure around the time of first menstruation to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), potential carcinogens found in traffic emissions, was associated with increased risk of premenopausal breast cancer"
• Oxygen Level on Flights May Hit Danger Mark - Doctor's Guide, 4/27/05
• Traffic Fumes May Harm DNA - WebMD, 3/21/05
• Air pollution causes early deaths - BBC News, 2/21/05
• List of Cancer-Causing Substances Grows - WebMD, 1/31/05
• Most Childhood Cancers Linked to Prenatal Exposure to Pollutants - Doctor's Guide, 1/18/05 - "Most childhood cancers are "probably" down to prenatal exposure to industrial and environmental pollutants, most likely to have been inhaled by the mother during pregnancy"
• Is Teflon Chemical Toxic? EPA Seeks Answers - WebMD, 1/13/05
• Day-long Drivers At Risk Of Cardiovascular Problems As A Result Of Traffic Pollution - Science Daily, 12/10/04
• Pollution a Possible Heart Hazard for Police - WebMD, 12/9/04
• Study Raises Concerns About Shampoo Safety - WebMD, 12/5/04
• Study: Increase In Smog Can Add Deaths - Intelihealth, 11/17/04
• Ozone Levels Tied to More Deaths in the U.S. - WebMD, 11/16/04
• Ozone More Deadly in Summer - WebMD, 11/15/04
• Air Pollution Tied to Heart Disease, Stroke - WebMD, 11/8/04
• Mercury Levels in Most Women Safe - WebMD, 11/4/04
• Pesticides May Promote Parkinson's Disease And Exercise May Offer Protection, According To New Reports - Science Daily, 11/3/04 - "chronic exposure to the “organic” pesticide rotenone can cause Parkinson's-like pathology in monkeys. This finding builds upon their previous study in which they demonstrated that rotenone, a commonly used agricultural pesticide made from the extracts of tropical plants, can reproduce parkinsonian features in rats"
• Chemical Solvent, 1-Bromopropane, Has Neurotoxic Effects in Workplace - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
• Smog May Cause Lifelong Lung Deficits - Science Daily, 9/21/04
• The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Development from 10 to 18 Years of Age - NEJM, 9/9/04
• Pollution Retards Lung Development in Kids - WebMD, 9/8/04
• Benzene Linked to Childhood Leukemia - WebMD, 8/18/04
• Group: Home Products Have Toxic Chemicals - Intelihealth, 7/15/04
• Chlorine in Pools May Cause Breathing Trouble - WebMD, 6/11/04
• Group: Products have ugly side - USA Today, 6/7/04 - "One in three personal-care products has at least one ingredient classified as a possible carcinogen"
• 'Safe' Levels of Lead May Still Be Risky - WebMD, 6/7/04
• Air Pollution Ups Heart Disease Risk, Deaths - WebMD, 6/1/04
• Common Weed Killers Affect Developing Fetus - WebMD, 5/24/04
• Inherited Mutations Linked to Air Pollution - WebMD, 5/13/04
• Study: American Pesticide Levels Are High - Intelihealth, 5/11/04
• State of America's Air? Potentially Dangerous - WebMD, 4/29/04
• Acrylamide in Many Foods - WebMD, 3/26/04
• Four steps to cleaner indoor air - MSNBC, 1/16/04
• Antiperspirant Chemical Found in Breast Tumors - WebMD, 1/12/04
• Scientists Measure Pollution In Humans - Intelihealth, 12/29/03
• Long Time Urban Air Pollution Raises Lung Cancer Risk In Men - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/03
• Air Pollution May Up Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 12/3/03
• Carcinogens in Playsets, Decks, Picnic Tables - WebMD, 11/14/03
• Air Pollution Hurts Heart, Causes Asthma - WebMD, 11/11/03
• Smoggy skies persist despite decade of work - USA Today, 10/16/03
• Air Pollution Linked to Stroke - WebMD, 10/13/03
• Beware The Air You Breathe At Home - CBS News, 9/16/03 - "A study of 120 homes in Cape Code, Mass., reported in the Los Angeles Times, found 67 contaminants ... Little is known about the chemicals that have been shown to alter hormones in laboratory tests, including what effects they have on humans or at what levels they pose a risk"
• Pesticides Tied to Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/20/03
• Toxins From WTC Disaster Harmed Fetuses - WebMD, 8/5/03
• Acrylamide in Food Has No Negative Effect on Bowel, Kidney, Bladder Cancers - Doctor's Guide, 7/15/03
• A New Look At Birth Defects - CBS News, 7/11/03 - "suggests exposure to common herbicides applied to wheat could be responsible for the increased rate of birth defects"
• We're far less exposed to dangers of dioxin - USA Today, 7/2/03
• Study Links Early Exposure to Herbicides, Wood and Oil Smoke to Childhood Asthma Risk - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/03
• Link Eyed Between Beef And Cancer - CBS News, 5/21/03 - "beef cattle are given growth hormones to make them fatter faster, to save money ... questions are being raised about one of the most widely-used hormones, Zeranol, a synthetic estrogen implanted in cattle. A series of tests done for the Pentagon show a possible link between breast cancer and Zeranol"
• Car Pollution May Damage Male Fertility - WebMD, 4/30/03 - "Car exhaust lowers male fertility"
• Smog Report: Half of U.S. Still Flunks - WebMD, 4/30/03 - "Smog threatens the health of nearly half of all Americans"
• Studies find disturbing amounts of chemical contamination in lettuce - USA Today, 4/28/03 - "some of this winter lettuce is contaminated with perchlorate, a pollutant that has found its way into the groundwater in as many as 20 states, from the manufacture of rocket fuel, flares and munitions and is known to contaminate the Colorado [river] ... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set a preliminary safety level of one part per billion of perchlorate in water ... recent tests by The Press-Enterprise newspaper of Riverside, Calif., found perchlorate in 18 of 18 lettuce samples, at an average of eight parts per billion ... Perchlorate affects the thyroid gland and can disrupt hormone production"
• Out of the frying pan, into a fire - USA Today, 4/23/03
• Teflon Chemical Under Scrutiny - CBS News, 4/16/03
• A Little Lead Can Lower Kids' IQ - WebMD, 4/16/03
• Reining In Diesel Exhaust - CBS News, 4/15/03 0 - "The Bush administration on Tuesday proposed ordering reductions of more than 90 percent in non-highway diesel engine pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths, heart attacks and respiratory ailments"
• Report: C8 Poses Risk To Women, Girls - Intelihealth, 3/31/03
• Plastic Baby Bottles: Do They Hold a Danger? - WebMD, 3/31/03
• Low Blood Lead Levels Associated With Hypertension In Middle-Aged Women - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/03 - "From a public health prospective, the most important and troubling implication of these findings is that lead appears to increase blood pressure in women at very small increments above 1.0 (mu)g/dL, well below what is considered deleterious in adults"
• Something Fishy With Seafood? - CBS News, 2/25/03 - "Studies show that mercury found in some fishes can be unhealthy and dangerous for pregnant women. But experts say little has been done to warn those at risk ... mercury in the body can result in impaired coordination, blurred vision, tremors, irritability, memory loss and behavioral or intellectual problems"
• Playground Equipment May Pose Cancer Risk - Intelihealth, 2/10/03
• Lead Linked to Male Infertility - WebMD, 2/6/03
• American Children Carry Traces Of Pesticides, Industrial Chemicals And More - Intelihealth, 2/3/03
• What's Your Poison? - CBS News, 1/31/03
• CDC Measures Pollution in Americans - WebMD, 1/31/03
• Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked - WebMD, 1/28/03
• Low-Level Lead Exposure Harms Kidneys - Doctor's Guide, 1/22/03 - "the progression of kidney failure was much slower in patients who received chelation therapy compared with those who got the placebo"
• New reasons for eating organic? - MSNBC, 12/18/02 - "The study by researchers at the University of Washington concluded that children fed a diet of organic foods were exposed to far fewer — six to nine times less — toxic pesticides than children fed a conventional diet ... What we do know is that chronic exposures to low levels of pesticides could very well be significant ... Children exposed to high levels of organophosphate pesticides are at risk for bone and brain cancer, neuroblastoma and childhood leukemia"
• Study Looks At Pollution, Gene Mutations - Intelihealth, 12/10/02 - "Exposure to air pollution from steel mills may cause genetic mutations that are passed by fathers to their offspring ... pairs of mice exposed for about 70 days to air pollution downwind from a steel mill produced young that carried up to twice the number of genetic mutation found in animals that lived in clean air"
• Air Pollution-Medical Costs Linked - Intelihealth, 11/12/02 - "The study found air pollution significantly increases Medicare recipients' medical care needs, even after controlling for region, population size, education, income, cigarette use and obesity"
• Sperm Quality Lower in Farming Areas - WebMD, 11/12/02
• Rising breast cancer rate fuels environmental concerns - MSNBC, 10/23/02 - "Breast cancer jumped by 72 percent among Marin [County, Calif.] women ages 46 to 64 during the 1990s ... Common pollutants, such as benzene, a compound found in car exhaust, are linked to breast tumors, and people who move to industrialized counties suddenly face a higher breast cancer risk within one generation ... In the case of breast cancer, new diagnoses have, in fact, been growing at a rate of .6 percent per year nationwide"
• Study Records Elevated Mercury - Intelihealth, 10/19/02 - "A study of Californians who loaded their lunch and dinner menus with fish shows 89 percent wound up with elevated mercury levels in their bodies ... Of that group, 63 people had blood mercury levels more than twice the recommended level and 19 showed blood mercury levels four times the level considered safe. Four people had mercury levels 10 times as high as the government recommends"
• Cleaner Air: Longer Life - WebMD, 10/17/02
• Toxins in 20% of U.S. Food Supply - WebMD, 10/14/02 - "About 20% of the entire U.S. food supply is contaminated with toxins from pesticide residue, and a recent study by an anti-pesticide group estimates that the average American receives about 68 "exposures" to these substances each day ... We really don't know the effects of exposure to all the pesticides, but we do know that the incidence of certain diseases and conditions is increasing for unexplained reasons ... This includes childhood leukemias, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and certain types of breast cancer"
• EPA: Diesel Exhaust May Cause Cancer - Intelihealth, 9/4/02
• Arsenic-Treated Wood May Pose Risks - Intelihealth, 8/29/02
• Scientists Look For Pollution Answers - Intelihealth, 8/26/02
• Does green grass come with health risks? - CNN, 7/12/02
• Calif. Adopts Pollution Standards - Intelihealth, 6/21/02
• California Examines Micro-Pollution - Intelihealth, 6/20/02
• Toxic Chemicals Seen Contributing To Increased Childhood Illness - Intelihealth, 6/12/02 - "There are 85,000 chemicals registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for commercial use in America ... Virtually all of them did not exist before the 1960s ... There has been a 25 percent rise in the incidence of childhood leukemia since the 1960s and a 21 percent increase in brain cancer ... In addition to cancer-causing substances, Landrigan warned of "endocrine disrupting" chemicals, which he said may be linked to premature puberty in girls, growing numbers of testicular cancer in boys and penis malformation"
• Solvent Exposure At Work An Important Issue - Doctor's Guide, 6/11/02 - "Increasing exposure to organic solvents is linked with increasing risk of cognitive impairment ... Solvent exposure and reduction in grip strength were also found to be linked"
• EPA OKs Safety Of Many Pesticides - Intelihealth, 6/11/02
• California has the USA's worst air quality - USA Today, 5/1/02
• Odds Are, You're Breathing Bad Air - WebMD, 5/1/02
• Ozone Lowers Sperm Counts - WebMD, 4/24/02
• Pool Water Risky During Pregnancy - WebMD, 4/8/02
• Is Soot in the Air a Lung Cancer Threat? - Dr. Weil, 3/22/02 - "The report you refer to, on results of a study published in the March 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was somewhat alarming, particularly for city-dwellers like yourself. The study found that with each 10-microgram increase in fine particles of soot and sulfur dioxide-related pollution per cubic meter of air, the risks of heart and lung diseases increase, including an 8 percent increase in the risk of lung cancer"
• Streams Contaminated with Drugs - WebMD, 3/13/02
• The State of the Air Many Breathe Is a Sorry State - WebMD, 3/12/02 - "It's not just L.A. any more. Three out of every four Americans now breathe air so dirty it threatens the health of children, the elderly, and even outdoor joggers ... The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report card gave an F in air quality to nearly 400 U.S. counties -- a 15% increase since the previous report"
• Air Pollution Increases Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/5/02 - "the strongest evidence to date that long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution common to many metropolitan areas is an important risk factor for [death from heart disease] ... Significant increases in lung cancer [deaths]" were also linked with air pollution ... sulfur oxide pollution -- from automobile exhaust -- was significantly associated with all deaths including heart disease and lung cancer"
• Almost All In U.S. Exposed To Fallout Since 1951, Study Finds - Intelihealth, 3/1/02
• Is Fluoride Safe for Kids? - Dr. Weil, 2/28/02
• Study Links Pollution, Asthma - Intelihealth, 2/25/02
• Toxic Landfills May Boost Birth Defects - WebMD, 1/24/02
• Scientists Suggest Arsenic Study Of Children - Intelihealth, 12/19/01
• Australian Researchers Say New Car Interiors Emit Toxic Smells - Intelihealth, 12/19/01 - "a new car could expose occupants to levels of toxic emissions many times beyond limits established by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC. Long-term exposure can be carcinogenic and may cause abnormalities in unborn children"
• Study Links Air Pollution, Defects - Intelihealth, 12/16/01
• Study finds lung damage in healthy kids - USA Today, 11/28/01
• Car Solvent Can Cause Nerve Damage - Intelihealth, 11/16/01
• Expert: Protect Kids From Lead - Intelihealth, 11/14/01
• Lead Poisoning Causes Long-Term Clinical Effects - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/01
• Workplace Chemicals Drop Sperm Count, Printers, Painters at Highest Risk - WebMD, 9/13/01
• Can On-the-Job Air Pollution Hurt the Heart? - WebMD, 8/27/01
• Scientists Say Greenhouse Gases Have Immediate, Widespread Effect On Public Health - Intelihealth, 8/16/01 - "It is our best estimate that more people are being killed by air pollution from traffic than from traffic crashes"
• Report: Workers Often Not Warned About Toxic Metal Beryllium - Intelihealth, 7/29/01
• Brought Home the Bacon? Don't Fry It Up in a Nonstick Pan - WebMD, 7/18/01
• Death And Disease Surround Toxic Sludge Site Known As Canada's Love Canal - Intelihealth, 7/15/01
• Asthma tracking urged - USA Today, 7/10/01 - "Most states with large amounts of air pollutants don't track the number of asthma cases in each community, preventing researchers from determining which environmental toxins trigger the disease"
• Toxic Playgrounds - Time, 7/16/01
• Get Rid of Mercury: Start With the Thermometers - WebMD, 7/6/01
• Wood Products to Include Arsenic Warning Label - WebMD, 7/3/01
• Group draws a bead on dangers of mercury - USA Today, 7/2/01
• Scientists identify new male infertility syndrome - CNN, 7/2/01 - "Hormone disruptors, which are also known as gender-bending chemicals, are compounds used in paints, pesticides and detergents that can disrupt natural hormones in the body causing birth defects and other problems in humans"
• Candles might be polluting your home, EPA says - USA Today, 6/14/01
• Smog Linked to Heart Attacks - WebMD, 6/11/01
• High Levels of Dangerous Toxin Found in Some Lake Fish - WebMD, 6/8/01 - "Although the new study focuses on fish from the Great Lakes, where PCB levels are known to be high, PCBs exist everywhere, and according to Schantz, "We are all getting exposed, mostly through foods that we eat, like meat, dairy products, and fish.""
• Lead Exposure May Increase Violent Behavior - WebMD, 5/29/01
• Wood Playgrounds and Picnic Tables: Arsenic Danger Zones?, Consumers Will Get More Safety Information - WebMD, 5/25/01
• Concern grows over arsenic in playground wood - CNN, 5/23/01
• Nearly 10% of Infant Deaths Linked to Air Pollution - WebMD, 5/23/01 - "9% of [deaths] in infants aged 1-12 months may be due to PM10 air pollution ... Considering that the overall infant mortality rate in the U.S. is about 250 per 100,000 live births, that means up to 25 of those deaths may be pollution related"
• Nasal Sprays: More There Than Meets the Nose?, Common Preservative Could Be Causing Sinus Troubles - WebMD, 5/14/01 - "A common ingredient found in nasal saline sprays be may doing more harm than good"
• Drug Treatment of Lead-Exposed Children Does Not Improve Psychological Test Scores - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/01
• Lead Poisoning a Lingering Problem for Nation's Kids, Therapy Gets the Lead Out but Doesn't Prevent Brain Damage - WebMD, 5/9/01
• The State of the Air Many Breathe Is a Sorry State, Smog Rising Across U.S. Blamed for Health Ills - WebMD, 5/1/01 - "Three out of every four Americans now breathe air so dirty it threatens the health of children, the elderly, and even outdoor joggers"
• Study: Lead Paint Affects Child IQ - Intelihealth, 5/1/01 - "Children with a lead concentration of less than 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood scored an average of 11.1 points lower on the Stanford-Binet IQ test than the mean of children with a lead concentration of 1 microgram or less"
• Study: 'Safe' levels of lead still harm IQ - CNN, 4/30/01
• Expectant Moms, Can the Fish, Environmental Groups Expand FDA's List of Unsafe Seafood - WebMD, 4/12/01 - "Methylmercury is a toxic form of mercury that gathers in fish tissue. Absorbed by the fish from pollution and from other water creatures, it poses health threats to developing brains and nervous systems of unborn babies"
• Cancers haunt town, defy science - USA Today, 4/12/01 - "Despite several suspected causes — among them the highest arsenic levels in any U.S. municipal water supply — investigators aren't close to solving the case"
• Fish-mercury risk underestimated - CNN, 4/12/01 - "millions of pregnant women and their fetuses are at risk of serious health problems from exposure to mercury in fish ... shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish not be eaten by pregnant women and women of childbearing age who might become pregnant. It also recommended that nursing mothers and young children steer clear of these fish"
• Pollutants? We're soaking in them - USA Today, 3/21/01 - "Federal health researchers found measurable levels of 27 environmental chemicals in the blood and urine of most of the 3,800 people tested in 12 U.S. regions"
• Exposure To Questionable Chemical Higher Than Expected, Study Finds - Intelihealth, 3/21/01 - "Americans' bodies harbor surprisingly high amounts of a chemical used in soap and cosmetics ... the chemical, diethyl phthalate, may disrupt normal hormone function and cause birth defects"
• American Bodies Harbor Some Suspicious Chemicals - WebMD, 3/21/01 - "a chemical used in soap and cosmetics is surprisingly prevalent"
• FDA Issues Lead Warning To Dentists - Intelihealth, 3/14/01
• Wood Type Leaks Arsenic - Intelihealth, 3/12/01
• Report: Diesel school buses loaded with toxins - CNN, 2/13/01
• Eighth Leukemia Case In Nevada - Intelihealth, 12/31/00
• Food for Thought: Irradiation Is Dangerous, Group Insists, Debate Over the Controversial Procedure Could Get Hot in the New Year - WebMD, 12/25/00
• Deaths Increase as Air Pollution Levels Rise - WebMD, 12/13/00
• List of Carcinogens Could Get Longer, Estrogen, Talc, Wood Dust May Be Added - WebMD, 12/12/00
• Group Cautions Women to Avoid Certain Cosmetics, Products Made with Chemical Could Lead to Birth Defects, Group Says - WebMD, 11/29/00
• Mercury Thermometer Threat - WebMD, 11/22/00
• Groups Say Power Plants Help Kill Residents - Intelihealth, 10/30/00
• Study Links Smog To Long-Term Lung Damage - Intelihealth, 10/20/00
• Toxic Risks Near Projects - Intelihealth, 10/3/00
• We're poisoning our kids, toxins report says - CNN, 9/11/00
• Exposure to Solvents Can Raise Your Risk of Parkinson's - WebMD, 9/11/00
• CDC Measures Exposure To Chemicals - Intelihealth, 9/5/00
• Indoor Air Pollutants Can Harm Children's Health - WebMD, 7/14/00
• Study Links Pollution With Deaths - Intelihealth, 6/29/00
• Work Often Hazardous to Teens' Health - WebMD, 6/14/00
• Smog May Induce Heart Attacks - Intelihealth, 6/6/00
• Release Of PCBs Higher Than Thought - Intelihealth, 5/22/00
• Diet, Dioxin Risk May Be Linked - Intelihealth, 5/18/00
• Study Links Lead, Kids' Delinquency - Intelihealth, 5/16/00
• Contradictory Findings: Fluoride Does Increase Risk Of Hip Fractures - Doctor's Guide, 2/24/00
• Natural disinfectants lack killer instinct, study shows - CNN, 1/31/00
• Report: Gas Additive Can Be Harmful - Intelihealth, 7/27/99
• Dioxin Exposure Linked to Cancer - Intelihealth, 5/5/99
• Chemical Contaminants May Inhibit Cancer-Fighting White Blood Cells - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/99

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