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PARTNERSHIP EVENTS
New CHE Partnership call: The Human Health Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill: A Summary of the IOM Workshop 5/11/10: MP3 recording available: The Information Age and EMF/RF Illness
CHE WORKING GROUP EVENTS
CHE-AK call: The Hidden Hazards of Coal Development in Alaska: Public Health and Coal Combustion Waste:
August 11, 2010
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Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders: Newsfeed 20 Jun Dispute over pesticide for California strawberries has implications beyond state. In a report and in public testimony before the State Senate Food and Agriculture Committee, members of the review committee said the state?s decision to approve the new pesticide, methyl iodide, was made using flawed and improperly conducted scientific research. 12 Jun Plastics: a blessing or a menace? Research suggests BPA is a risk to young kids. Learning disabilities are rising every year at an alarming rate. In Maine, 13,400 children have specific learning and attention disabilities. These disabilities are caused by genetics, substance abuse and environmental exposure to toxic chemicals. 6 May Hazardous chemicals abound unchecked in personal care products. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is compiling a list of priority chemicals that manufacturers will be required to disclose. It?s extremely important that substances used in personal-care products be included on that list. 2 May Cleaner water. Deciding how much of a contaminant like perchlorate is safe for humans and how much is too much is an imperfect business. The science is ever-changing, the cost to enforce the limit may be prohibitive and championing a lower level may not be in a politician's best interest. 24 Apr Autism debate focuses on question of epidemic. In the politically-tinted scientific world, there is what might be called a spectrum of causality, a sweep of beliefs about autism yielding two opposing viewpoints - those who believe the globe is engulfed in an autism pandemic constituting a major public health crisis, and those scientists who say it is all a myth. 16 Apr New research theorizes link between autism and toxic chemicals. During the last decade the reported cases of autism and other illnesses related to brain development have dramatically increased not just in the U.S. but around the world. Some scientists believe the increase is linked to toxic chemicals in the environment. 1 Apr Cosmetic products contain high levels of toxic chemicals. Many everyday skincare products contain dangerous levels of toxic chemicals: That's the conclusion of a report released today by a group of Maine-based activists. 1 Apr Cancer study bill dropped, now aimed at lead-based paint removal grant. Omaha Sen. Bob Krist won't be getting the $650,000 he wanted for a lung cancer study involving veterans -- the state budget is just too tight. 20 Mar Certified contractors may soon be hard to find. An EPA representative told USA Today that the agency had trained 50,000 renovators as of Monday and expects to train an additional 50,000 by April 22. But that's only half of the estimated 200,000 certified contractors needed when new EPA rules take effect next month. 16 Mar Answers begin to emerge on how thalidomide caused defects. Only now are scientists finally starting to decipher thalidomide?s effects and discovering surprising clues about how normal limbs develop. 1 Mar Lead-paint poisoning cases here are down, but not out. Poisoning from lead-based paint is no longer a hot-button health risk; however, the threat still exists on Staten Island. 24 Feb Consumer products may harm your health. Let?s face it: The current system for overseeing chemicals used in consumer products is broken. 21 Feb Agency says military base water tainted. From 1957 to 1987, residents and employees at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on the North Carolina coast were drinking, showering in and washing dishes with water coursing with contaminants, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 17 Feb Human testing at heart of debate over US toxics law. Scientific advances that have made it possible to detect the tiniest traces of chemicals in the human body and the environment are shaping efforts to modernize U.S. chemical policies and regulations. |