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1) LDDI's fall 2007 teleconference series. This seven-part teleconference series, entitled "Priming for Prevention", is based on the agenda of the conference, "Priming for Prevention: An Ecological Approach to Research, Education and Policy," that was to be held at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, in May 2007. Dial-in information will be sent to LDDI members in a separate email message before each teleconference. For more information on the background and context for this series as well as the full list of upcoming calls, links to call recordings and available materials for each call, please see the LDDI website: http://www.iceh.org/LDDImeetings.html Sponsors: Collaborative on Health and the Environment's Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Autism Society of America; Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4; Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability; Learning Disabilities Association of America; John Merck Fund; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit; University of Maryland School of Nursing Matrix of Other Emerging Research Presenters:
More Emerging Research Presenters:
Leading Learning and Developmental Disabilities Organizations: New Model Environmental Health Initiatives Presenters:
Innovative Approaches: What Do a Community-Based Researcher, an Environmental Design Analyst and a Chemist Have in Common? Presenters:
Updates and call materials are being posted on the LDDI website: http://www.iceh.org/LDDImeetings.html |
2) LDDI partners the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, with others, are sponsoring the NADD 24th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show. Scheduled for October 24 - 26, 2007, at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown in Atlanta, Georgia, the conference will include presentations related to promotion of wellness, prevention of illness, common symptomology in physical and psychiatric disorders, environmental health, interdisciplinary collaboration, cross systems collaboration, Autism Spectrum Disorders and family issues, and skill building. The conference theme is "Physical & Mental Wellness: Promising Practices (ID/MH)." For more information, please visit http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/24th/index.shtml or contact Conference Assistant Brenda Reuss: 800-331-5362 or breuss@thenadd.org
3) Several chapters of LDDI partner the Learning Disabilities Association of America will hold their annual state conferences during October and November. Please see LDAA's calendar at http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/calendar/index.asp or LDDI's searchable calendar at http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchevents.cgi for more information.
Thursday October 11, 2007
9:00 a.m. Pacific / noon Eastern time
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment and Health Care Without Harm
This teleconference will be a discussion about the health risks, medical applications and policy issues associated with nanotechnology. Featured presenters will be Dr. John Balbus, director of health programs at Environmental Defense; Jaydee Hanson, policy director at the International Center for Technology Assessment; and Ian Illuminato, health and environment campaigner for Friends of the Earth. The call moderator will be Steve Heilig, MPH, director of public health and education for CHE and the San Francisco Medical Society. A science update will be provided by Jennifer Sass, PhD, senior scientist for Health and Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council.
Price: free
Website: http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partnership_calls/1894
Thursday through Saturday, October 11- 13, 2007
Zagreb, Croatia
at the Westin Zagreb Hotel
Sponsor: the European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability in collaboration with others
Based on a framework of social justice and human rights, the congress will have a focus on practice and research related to mental health issues in intellectual disability. Croatia, preparing to enter the EU, is exactly the suitable place for exchanging scientific and practical experiences of experts from different cultural contexts. It will be a unique opportunity to promote mental health issues of persons with intellectual disability from the perspective of the local and national community and their efforts in assuring human rights of this often marginalized population. Congress' official language is English.
Price: see http://www.zagrebcongress2007.org/congress.html
Website: http://www.zagrebcongress2007.org/
Contact: Professional Congress Organizer, **385 (0)1 455 01 60 or conference@kompas-travel.com
Friday through Sunday, October 12 - 14, 2007
Anaheim, California
If you have a child affected by autism, or if you are a professional working with children on the autism spectrum, attending a DAN! Conference will help you to obtain the latest information on the safest and most effective biomedical interventions for improving your child's condition. The entire agenda is devoted to teaching parents and practitioners how nutrition, intestinal disorders, detoxification and other metabolic issues impact behavior, attention, speech and the general health of children on the autism spectrum. This conference shows strong commitment to bring only the most credible and forward thinking researchers and clinicians to speak at the conferences and to attend the DAN! Think Tanks. Respecting parents input and direction, this group theorizes, discusses and collaborates on research projects. Only when a consensus is reached, and a biomedical intervention is deemed both safe and effective, is this information presented at a DAN! conference.
Price: unknown
Website: http://www.danconference.com/
Contact: Tanya@DANconference.com
Sunday through Thursday, October 14 - 18, 2007
Durham, North Carolina
Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency, American Chemistry Council, Bayer CropScience and others
Partnerships: Exploring Innovative Approaches in Exposure Assessment -- This conference will bring together scientists from many environmental and public health fields to present and exchange information on recent advances in the broad field of exposure science. Emphasis is placed on exploring new technologies, new science arenas, and new organizational partnerships to understand and reduce health risks from exposure to environmental contaminants. The conference will facilitate cross-fertilization of new ideas across many disciplines through training workshops, oral and poster presentations, symposia, panel discussions and plenary presentations.
Price: see http://secure.awma.org/events/ISEA/reg.htm
Website: http://secure.awma.org/events/ISEA/
Contact: Carrie Hartz, 412-904-6008 or chartz@awma.org
Friday and Saturday, October 19 - 20, 2007
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
at the Franklinton Center at Bricks
Community members, government officials, environmentalists, students and researchers will participate. The summit seeks to raise public awareness about environmental justice, connect communities in need with technical resources, support and encourage community-driven research, help communities and policy makers address problems of environmental injustice and bring about positive changes in public health and the environment by promoting social and environmental justice. A call for research presentations on environmental justice is open until September 7, 2007. Sponsors invite submissions that address environmental justice topics from any disciplinary perspective, including environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities, law, journalism, public health and medicine. Researchers who have conducted community-driven or community-based research are encouraged to present in collaboration with community groups.
Price: unknown
Contact: Steve Wing, 919-966-7416 or steve_wing@unc.edu
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 - 24, 2007
Denver, Colorado
at the EPA Conference Center, 999 18th Street, 2nd Floor
Sponsor: The US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, the US Department of Health and Human Services Region VIII, Rocky Mountain Region Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and the Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics
Conference goals are to 1) increase the ability of health, environmental and education professionals to identify, prevent and reduce environmental health threats to children; 2) share information, resources, "best practices" and emerging science regarding the protection of children's health from environmental hazards; and 3) encourage coordination and information sharing across government agencies, health organizations, health-care providers, educators and the general public in addressing children's environmental health issues. Participants will include local, state and federal environmental, health and education government officials; health-care providers, daycare providers; school administrators, teachers, nurses and facility managers; child-health organizations; parents and the general public.
Price: There is no charge to attend the conference. However, space is limited and registration is required.
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region8/humanhealth/children/cehmonth/index.html
Contact: Alicia Aalto, 303-312-6967 aalto.alicia@epa.gov
Thursday and Friday, October 25 - 26, 2007
San Francisco, California
at the Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin St
Our children, with or without medical needs, are faced with many challenges in this quickly changing and complex environment. Professionals who care for children and are involved in today's healthcare system will need to rely upon supportive, collaborative relationships for the purpose of healing the child. Integrative medicine is a holistic approach to this challenge. This is a multitrack integrative medicine program offered to all doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, clergy, complementary therapy practitioners, residents, students and others in health care training programs. The two-day program is designed for all those who care for children in therapeutic settings, and continuing medical education is available for physicians.
Price: see https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/CourseDetail.aspx?coursenumber=MMJ08004
Website: http://www.pangeaconference.com/
Contact: 415-476-5808 or info@pangeaconference.com
Friday and Saturday, October 26 - 27, 2007
Hangzhou, China
Sponsor: Programme for Global Paediatric Research
PGPR's sixth symposium will be held in association with the Chinese Society of Pediatrics of the Chinese Medical Association. The sessions will focus on the effects of environmental pollution on foetal and child development. Particular emphasis will be placed on child health in developing countries. The symposium will be comprised of expert presentations providing an overview of the problems, issues and instances of work that is being done; oral presentations from selected abstracts on related issues; and structured panel discussions and open forums focused on determining research that is needed. Colleagues from throughout the world who are working in fields related to environmental pollutants and childhood development are invited to meet at this important symposium in order to examine the critical issues and establish clear plans for collaborative study. One of the goals of the symposium is to discern the next research steps that should be taken.
Price: see http://www.chinamed.com.cn/pgpr2007/content.asp?id=1111
Website: http://www.chinamed.com.cn/pgpr2007/content.asp
Contact: Yongzan Zhu, Chinese Medical Association, zhuyz@cma.org.cn
Friday through Monday, October 26 - 29, 2007
Beijing, China
Sponsor: the Pacific Basic Consortium for Environmental and Health Sciences
The primary objectives of the conference are to (1) present research related to characterization and sources of environmental pollutants, human exposure to pollutants, and the health effects of exposure; (2) describe the latest advances in reducing the generation of hazardous chemical pollutants, methods for destroying or capturing them, and technology for the remediation of contaminated soils, hazardous wastes and contaminated groundwater; (3) promote an understanding of the role of greenhouse gas emissions in causing climate change and periodic catastrophic events, methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with consideration of the health effects of global warming; (4) increase interdisciplinary and international cooperation in understanding and addressing threats to human and environmental health in the region, with a special emphasis on ensuring that lessons learned in the development process by industrialized countries are passed on to countries currently in the midst of rapid industrialization; (5) situate discussion of reducing risks to human and environmental health within a larger context which addresses issues of equity, poverty, development and sustainability; (6) encourage student participation in interdisciplinary sciences that contribute to the protection of health and the environment; and (7) offer training opportunities in areas related to protection of health and the environment to professionals in developing nations of the Pacific Basin.
Price: see http://pbc.eastwestcenter.org/registration.html
Website: http://pbc.eastwestcenter.org/2007ConferenceHome.html
Monday through Wednesday, October 29 - 31, 2007
Oakland, California
at the Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway
Sponsor: Preconception Care Council of California, March of Dimes California Chapter, California Department of Health Services, Sutter Health, University of California Berkeley, the Los Angeles Preconception Care Project and Alameda County Healthy Start program, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the CDC Preconception Care Initiative Steering Committee
The content of this conference will build upon the work of the CDC and the Select Panel on Preconception Care, as well as the experience from the Preconception Care Council of California and the First National Summit on Preconception Care. There is widespread interest in and action toward implementation of the national recommendations for improving preconception health and health care. Key topics will include 1) strategies and tools for integrating preconception care into clinical practice; 2) promising practices from local public health departments and community-based organizations for integrating preconception health into public health systems; 3) research on preconception health promotion and education; 4) approaches for reaching underserved and hard-to-reach women of reproductive age; 5) state-level approaches for integrating preconception health into Title V MCH, family planning, WIC and other public health services and systems; 6) Medicaid and other public and private finance strategies to support and sustain preconception health and health care; and 7) strategies and tools for outreach to consumers on preconception health.
Price: $250 from September 15 - October 15, 2007. There will be no on-site registration.
Website: http://www.marchofdimes.com/california/4947_24789.asp
Contact: 415-788-2202 or CA608@marchofdimes.com
Tuesday October 30, 2007
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
North Babylon, New York
at the North Babylon High School Auditorium, 1 Phelps Lane
Sponsor: Healthy Schools Network and others
Come hear, learn and contribute to a community forum about Greening our Schools for healthy children. Learn what you do to help your school save energy and be Healthy and Green. Learn about the Healthy and High Performance School to ensure a healthy learning environment for children, teachers and all school personnel. Please RSVP to the contact person listed below.
Price: unknown
Website: http://www.healthyschools.org/GreeningSchoolsHealthDate.pdf
Contact: Jennifer Sentar, 212-482-0204 or info@healthyschools.org
Wednesday through Friday, October 31 - November 2, 2007
Calgary, Alberta Canada
at the Telus Convention Centre
Sponsor: Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta
To ensure a high quality conference, we invite local, national, and international experts to discuss their innovative research, expertise, and strategies in the field of learning disabilities/ADHD. Keynote speakers this year are Dr. Mel Levine, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, and Mr. Henry Winkler.
Price: $350; $200 for students
Website: http://www.ldaa.ca/conference.htm
Contact: 780-448-0360 or info@ldaa.ca
Friday through Monday, November 2 - 5, 2007
Beijing, China
at Peking University
Sponsor: Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment & Health Sciences
A major focus of this conference is to address issues related to the threats to human health from exposure to environmental pollutants in the Pacific Region, including how to reduce the production of such pollutants and remove or destroy them when they are produced. Specifically, the conference will explore how to monitor levels of exposure in human populations and how to evaluate the health consequences of these exposures. The conference will disseminate scientific information and analysis supporting the management of regional environmental problems, including exposure to metals such as mercury, arsenic, fluoride and lead; organic compounds such as persistent pesticides, PCBs and dioxins; and new toxic threats from e-waste, brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated surfactants. Participants will explore the relationships between air quality and asthma, between environmental contamination and breast cancer, and between mercury and neurobehavioral problems and present information on new technologies for hazardous substance remediation. Related conference sessions will involve participants with primary interests in toxicology, ecology, engineering and management of hazardous wastes. The conference will also include a poster session in which attendees from the region can present their results on issues ranging from environmental and ecosystem health and hazardous waste management and policy to climate change and disaster preparedness. A full half-day e-conference will be devoted to a workshop which deals with legislation and policies surrounding this issue.
Price: see http://pbc.eastwestcenter.org/registration.html
Website: http://pbc.eastwestcenter.org/2007ConferenceHome.html
Contact: Jill Holdren, 808 944-7437 or pbc@eastwestcenter.org
Saturday through Wednesday, November 3 - 7, 2007
Washington, DC
at the Washington Convention Center
Sponsor: American Public Health Association
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. The APHA Annual Meeting theme "Politics, Policy and Public Health" will explore the critical interactions between the political process and public health policy process, as tools to ensure the public's health.
Price: see http://www.apha.org/meetings/registration/reg_fees.htm
Website: http://www.apha.org/meetings/
Contact: see http://www.apha.org/meetings/contact/
Thursday and Friday, November 8 - 9, 2007
New York, New York
at Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues
Sponsor: Birch Family Services
Honoree and keynote speaker will be Dr. Gary Mesibov, director of Division TEACCH and professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The conference will also feature Stephen Shore, Dr. Valerie Paradiz and Mary E. Van Bourgondien, PhD.
Price: before 10/1/07: $135 for professionals and $95 for parents or full-time students
Website: http://www.birchfamilyservices.org/
Contact: Tanya Santiago, 212-616-1858 or tanya.santiago@birchfamilyservices.org
Friday through Sunday, November 9 - 11, 2007
Tysons Corner, Virginia
at the Hilton McLean
Sponsor: Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental & Learning Disorders
The conference theme is "Critical Factors for Optimal Outcomes for Children with Autism and Special Needs." The conference is organized around plenary panels that bring together renowned speakers presenting the latest information on Autism Spectrum Disorders, including early identification and intervention, understanding and treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and attentional problems, and improving educational outcomes.
Price: see https://www.icdl.com/conference/
Website: http://www.icdl.com/staging/conferences/conferences/2007/index.shtml
Contact: 301-656-2667 or info@icdl.com
Online Calendar. Upcoming events extending more than one month in the future are listed in a searchable calendar: http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchevents.cgi
Most of the articles below come from Environmental Health News, http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/
New Members. The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative welcomes these new members:
For a full list of LDDI members, please visit the LDDI website: http://www.iceh.org/LDDImembers.html
Resources Database Launched. The Institute for Children's Environmental Health has added a searchable database of resources on environmental health for various audiences. Users can select not only the medium (books, websites, videos, etc.), the environmental/toxics issues and the health issues of interest, but the target audience as well. Once users make specific selections, links to online resources are provided.
http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchresources.cgi
Clean and green. Everywhere you look you can find medical advice on how to live right. But few of these prescriptions for the healthy lifestyle involve the place where you'll be doing much of that living: your home. Indianapolis Star, Indiana, 9 October 2007.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071009/LIVING01/710090309/-1/LOCAL17
Sources: $4.6 billion settlement in power plant air pollution case. In the largest environmental settlement in Justice Department history, American Electric Power has agreed to install $4.6 billion in equipment to sharply reduce emissions at coal-fired power plants in five states, sources said. CNN, 9 October 2007.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/08/pollution.suit.settlement/
All about: Landfills. Here's a fact that may surprise people: Garbage collecting is one of the most dangerous jobs you can do. CNN, 9 October 2007.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/eco.about.landfills/
Estrogenic compounds in treated sewage water may create exposure risks in drinking water. New research confirms that estrogenic contaminants can seep into sediment after being carried by sewage into rivers. Environmental Health News, 8 October 2007.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/newscience/2007/2007-1008labadieetal.html
Folic acid may help reduce blood arsenic levels. Researchers at Columbia University have found that blood arsenic levels can be reduced with the help of folic acid supplements in people exposed to the toxic element through contaminated drinking water. Asian News International, South Asia, 8 October 2007.
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/180556.php/Folic-acid-may-help-reduce-blood-arsenic-levels
Disposal a murky issue in recall of lead-tainted items. No one is exactly sure what has happened to the millions of products recalled recently because they contain hazardous levels of lead or lead paint. That worries some consumer activists, environmentalists and others who caution about weak oversight of the disposal process. Los Angeles Times, California, 8 October 2007.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toxic8oct08,0,802492.story
U.S., Europe work on product safety communication. U.S. and European Union product safety officials are hammering out ways to work more closely on toy safety issues. USA Today, 8 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-10-07-europe-toys_N.htm
Mercury decision doesn't end dispute. Mercury emissions from Indiana's coal-fired power plants will be reduced by two-thirds over the next two decades, but environmentalists say that isn't enough. Indianapolis Star, Indiana, 8 October 2007.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071008/LOCAL19/710080409/-1/LOCAL17
EPA approves new pesticide despite scientists' concerns. Despite the protests of more than 50 scientists, including five Nobel laureates in chemistry, the U.S. EPA on Friday approved use of a new, highly toxic fumigant, mainly for strawberry fields. Los Angeles Times, California, 6 October 2007.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-pesticide6oct06,0,3454295.story
Lead laws pose challenge for science. It helps keep electronics stable, but new laws have device makers seeking an alternative. Associated Press, 6 October 2007.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071006/BUSINESS/710060524
Mercury lingers throughout environment. While the average person may never face health concerns regarding exposure to mercury, mercury is present in the water and in the atmosphere. Petoskey News-Review, Michigan, 6 October 2007.
http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2007/10/06/news/news03.txt
New report fuels confusion about women, fish. An industry-sponsored group is urging pregnant women and new mothers to eat more seafood. But members of the coalition, which included federal agencies, were surprised by this announcement, and not all support it. National Public Radio, 5 October 2007.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15005507
Is your make-up killing you? Women absorb 5lb of chemicals from cosmetics every year -- from cancer-causing compounds in face cream to arsenic in eyeshadow. We tested two beauty junkies to reveal the shocking toll on their bodies. Daily Mail, United Kingdom, 5 October 2007.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=485704&in_page_id=1770
Study of U.S. child health takes big step forward. The largest-ever U.S. children's health study, which hopes to find cures to some of the nation's most pressing and puzzling health problems, has added 22 new study centers, officials announced on Thursday. Reuters, 5 October 2007.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0435310520071004
Watchdog group intends to sue the Department of Justice, Navy and Marines for discharging lead bullets into Lake Michigan near North Chicago. Lake County News Sun, Illinois, 4 October 2007.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/587509,5_1_WA04_ECOSUIT_S1.article
Nail salons. Nail products contain a host of toxic chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer, reproductive harm, occupational asthma and other negative health effects. Women's Health and the Environment, 3 October 2007.
http://womenshealthandtheenvironment.org/article.php?id=132
Pollution kills up to 25,000 Canadians yearly. Pollution is killing up to 25,000 Canadians every year and it's costing the health-care system up to $9.1 billion. Vancouver Province, British Columbia, 3 October 2007.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=4ff9efb9-f9c5-4dba-a1de-2adc933eada1
Alberta to cap air pollution. Large chemical plants in the industrial heartland northeast of Edmonton will have to figure out how they are going to meet new air pollutant limits set by Alberta Environment. Edmonton Journal, Canada, 3 October 2007.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=fcf0e7cf-6353-4d07-9b7a-3d0bf25b0f8e
Morning-sickness remedy calabash chalk may pose health risks. Health Canada is advising Canadians, especially pregnant and breastfeeding women, to avoid taking the traditional remedy calabash chalk because of potential health risks from high levels of lead. Canadian Press, 3 October 2007.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/071002/x100229A.html
Trying to turn Mr. Clean into Mr. Green. A movement is afoot among consumers to change how people clean, what kinds of products they use and how transparent manufacturers should be about what is inside their products. New York WNBC-TV, New York, 2 October 2007.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21038670/
The global push for environmental justice. From South Bronx to Soweto, from Penang to El Paso, communities all over the world are finding commonality in their experiences and goals in seeking environmental justice. Environmental Health Perspectives, 1 October 2007.
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/115-10/spheres.html
Lead-paint suit may thin burden of proof. A 17-year-old Milwaukee boy who was poisoned by lead as a baby faces off today against the nation's leading makers of lead-based house paint, hoping to prove that for half a century they knew their product made people sick. USA Today, 1 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-01-leadpaint-trial_N.htm
Japan's Minamata Disease still lingers. Today, the tragedy known as Minamata Disease is only a dim memory to the rest of the world. But for many of the people living here, the disaster never ended. Associated Press, 30 September 2007.
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_7042890?nclick_check=1
Coal fired plants, a national Catch-22. Coal-fired power plants are the powerhouse of our power grid, but they're also a major source of the country's air pollution. Beaver County Times, Pennsylvania, 30 September 2007.
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18868407&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6
Columbia student makes significant scientific strides. When Graham's grandmother fell ill every time she gardened with pesticides, he knew something wasn't right. Columbia WLTX TV, South Carolina, 29 September 2007.
http://www.wltx.com/FYI/story.aspx?storyid=54062
Do common plastics and resins carry risks? It's hard to avoid bisphenol A, used to make polycarbonate plastic and a resin that lines food cans. The universal presence of BPA has raised concerns because hundreds of animal studies have shown that this largely unregulated pollutant can tinker with the development and function of a wide range of tissues. Science News, 29 September 2007.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070929/bob9.asp
In a contaminated world, play isn't the only hazard. While the idea that a child has been playing with a Thomas the Tank Engine coated with lead-based paint may terrify parents, experts say the risk of being poisoned that way is actually not very high. New York Times, 29 September 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/business/29lead.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
A warning on kids' cold doses. Responding to safety concerns from Baltimore health officials, the FDA is recommending that common cough and cold medicines never be given to infants and toddlers, and that children under 6 should not be given antihistamines. Baltimore Sun, Maryland, 29 September 2007.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.fda29sep29,0,3599818.story
The high price of beauty. The cosmetology industry uses more than 10,000 chemicals in its products, 89 percent of which have not been evaluated for safety. The list includes compounds flagged by the EPA as having potential health effects, solvents tied to problems and chemicals already banned by Europe. The Nation, 28 September 2007.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071008/sole-smith
New FTAs detrimental to U.S. food safety. Recently negotiated free trade agreements (FTAs) with Peru, Panama and Colombia would limit inspections and safety requirements for food imported into the U.S. from these countries. Great Falls Prairie Star, Montana, 28 September 2007.
http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/09/27/ag_news/updates/update39.txt
Unhealthy mold easily takes hold in Tennessee homes. Cathy Thompson was disgusted by the black mold that grew on the wall and ceiling of her home, but she had no idea it caused her frequent headaches, sinus infections and bouts of bronchitis, 27 September 2007.
http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070927/NEWS07/709270394/1291/MTCN01
Finding right water bottle for your lifestyle. Many people are switching to reusable bottles, worried that a trend that began as something good for our bodies has turned into a serious problem for the planet and our health. San Jose Mercury News, California, 27 September 2007.
http://www.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_7001566?nclick_check=1
Oregon mills struggle against Oct. 1 formaldehyde deadline. Many of Oregon's wood products mills hope to delay or avoid having to install controls on emissions of formaldehyde from glue. Associated Press, 27 September 2007.
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1190834928301350.xml&storylist=orlocal
Abuses in the fields sometimes ignored. Working in the fields, certainly, is neither the easiest nor the most pleasurable, neither the most secure nor the best paid. But agricultural jobs in the United States alleviate the difficult economic situation of thousands of families from Mexico and Central America. Salinas Californian, California, Opinion, 27 September 2007.
http://thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070927/OPINION/709270308/1014
Reefer madness. In the Port of Los Angeles, huge stacks of discarded refrigerator containers are piling up -- half a million last year were added. They hiss chemicals [CFCs and other refrigerants] into the air that can cause skin cancer and global warming. It's an environmental graveyard that evades environmental requirements. Los Angeles City Beat, California, 27 September 2007.
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6238&IssueNum=225
Potential hazards spur Walgreens to pull air fresheners. Managers at 111 Walgreens stores in Minnesota and thousands more nationwide pulled three types of air fresheners off their shelves over the weekend, because of concerns about hazardous chemicals [phthalates. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota, 27 September 2007.
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1448469.html
No vaccine link to behavior. Federal researchers said they found no link between a vaccine preservative containing mercury and mental acuity and behavioral problems in children immunized in the 1990s -- findings that aren't likely to end parental fear that mercury has caused childhood disorders. Wall Street Journal, 27 September 2007.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119083835476340331.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The problem with plastic. During the first few years of life, when babies' cells continue to undergo "programming," exposure to certain toxic chemicals can disrupt the delicate process. US News & World Report, 27 September 2007.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/2007/09/21/the-problem-with-plastic-bpa.html
EPA bucks criticism to give farmers new crop fumigant. The EPA is expected within days to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California regulators, prominent scientists and environmental and farmworker groups. Associated Press, 26 September 2007.
http://www.mercurynews.com/natbreakingnews/ci_6995866
Environmentalists argue for tougher brownfield standards. New York's program to clean up contaminated sites is so lax that polluted land is still a health danger even after it has been "cleaned," environmentalists charged Tuesday. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, New York, 26 September 2007.
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709270369
Environmental injustice: Children's health disparities and the role of the environment. There are a growing number of children suffering from environmentally related diseases. Given their increased burden of exposure and altered ability to excrete toxins, one could argue that children, as a group, are victims of environmental injustice. Explore, September 2007.
http://www.explorejournal.com/article/PIIS1550830707002510/fulltext