news headlines
- Friday, July 03, 2009 : Aging well starts in womb, as mom’s choices affect whole life.
Research into the "developmental origins of adult disease" suggests that a mom's healthy living may help her child avoid problems such as cancer, heart disease, depression and diabetes not just in childhood, but 50 years from now. USA Today. 7.3.09
- Friday, July 03, 2009 : Children susceptible to pesticides’ health effects until age 7.
A new study suggests yet more reason kids are more susceptible to the harmful effects of harsh chemicals: Their bodies have yet to produce significant quantities of a detoxifying enzyme that helps adults rid their bodies of organophosphate chemicals, a class of chemicals that includes many pesticides. The Daily Green. 6.26.09
- Friday, July 03, 2009 : US shoppers misled by greenwash, Congress told.
More than 98% of supposedly natural and environmentally friendly products on US supermarket shelves are making potentially false or misleading claims, Congress has been told. London Guardian 6.22.09
- Friday, July 03, 2009 : Toxins found in air fresheners and laundry products-scents.
The fumes that waft from top-selling air fresheners and laundry products contain dozens of chemicals, including several classified as toxic or hazardous, says a University of Washington study published recently, including dryer sheets, fabric softeners and detergents. McClatchy Newspapers. 6.18.09
- Thursday, June 04, 2009 : Government studies playground risks-ground up tires.
The federal government is reconsidering whether sports fields and playgrounds made from ground-up tires could harm children's health after some Environmental Protection Agency scientists raised concerns, documents show. Associated Press 6.4.09
- Monday, June 01, 2009 : BPA industry seeks to polish image [plastics, baby/water bottles]
Frustrated at media portrayals of bisphenol A as a dangerous chemical, food-packaging executives and lobbyists for the chemical makers met this week at an exclusive Washington, D.C., club where they hammered out a strategy, including showcasing a pregnant woman to talk about the chemical's benefits. 5.30.09 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [excellent source]
- Monday, June 01, 2009 : Consumer group pushes Johnson & Johnson on chemicals in baby shampoo.
A coalition of health, environmental and consumer groups is demanding that health products giant Johnson & Johnson remove tiny amounts of two chemicals suspected of causing cancer from its Johnson's Baby Shampoo and other products: 1,4-dioxane, formaldehyde . Associated Press. 5.25.09
- Sunday, May 17, 2009 : Use of plastic bottles for cold beverages increases BPA in study.
Drinking cold beverages out of polycarbonate bottles significantly increases the concentration of bisphenol A found in a the body. Milwaukee Journal 5.17.09
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 : Lead is a concern for urban gardens.
Health officials, soil scientists and environmental engineers worry that the increasing popularity of gardening, particularly the urban kind, will put more people at risk for lead poisoning if they don’t protect themselves. NY Times 5.14.09
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 : Lead is a concern for urban gardens.
Health officials, soil scientists and environmental engineers worry that the increasing popularity of gardening, particularly the urban kind, will put more people at risk for lead poisoning if they don’t protect themselves. NY Times 5.14.09
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 : School-age lead exposures most harmful to IQ.
Pediatricians routinely test only infants and toddlers for lead because this is the age when blood concentrations of the neurotoxic heavy metal tend to be highest. But a new study has found that lead exposures in early school-age children is actually much greater--and can lower IQ. Science News [leaded construction dust in schools, leaded dust in homes]
- Wednesday, May 06, 2009 : Saving face for unborn or young children: How safe are cosmetics and body care products?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversees the multi-billion-dollar-a-year cosmetics industry but it lacks the power to approve products or ingredients before they hit store shelves, even though their contents have been shown to enter the body. Scientific American 5.5.09. And if those products are unsafe, your unborn child and/or young child will be exposed too!!
- Saturday, May 02, 2009 : Tests of women leaders show how toxins turn up in Americans’ blood.
Tests of the body burden of five leading minority women environmentalists found a mixture of flame retardants, synthetic fragrances, bisphenol A and rocket fuel, among other contaminants. LA KABC 050209
- Saturday, April 18, 2009 : Eating fish during pregnancy: what’s the right approach?
It's hardly a shock that the meticulous mommy set has taken an interest in seafood. But at the same time, many expectant mothers are perplexed by the toxins conundrum. US News & World Report. 4.18.09.
- Saturday, April 18, 2009 : Child obesity is linked to chemicals in plastics.
Exposure to chemicals used in plastics may be linked with childhood obesity, according to results from a long-term health study on girls who live in East Harlem and surrounding communities that were presented to community leaders on Thursday by researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center. New York Times, 4.18.09
- Monday, April 13, 2009 : Autism risk higher near toxic waste sites-environment a factor?
Autism rates among school children living within a 10- or 20-mile radius of toxic waste sites are nearly twice as likely to have autism compared to children living farther away from such sites. These data support the widely speculated but controversial idea that exposure to chemical contaminants can increase the risk of developing autism. EHNews. 04.13.09
- Tuesday, April 07, 2009 : Concerns grow about safety of BPA use in canned goods.
Whether BPA poses a danger to humans is now hotly debated, but environmental advocates point to a growing body of evidence that suggests possible health risks even at exposure levels deemed safe by the U.S. FDA. New York Newsday, 4.07.09
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