Announcements/News Feed
News and announcements related to environmental impacts on human health, collected from a multitude of sources, especially Environmental Health News. To subscribe to this feed, visit healthandenvironment.org/CHE.xml.
CHE offers this information as a service but does not endorse any of the events, articles or announcements.
|
Icon Key
|
News Article
|
Journal Article
|
Calendar Event
|
Job Opening
|
Announcement
|
Call for Proposals
|
Opinion / Editorial
|
Perinatal bisphenol A exposure and adult glucose homeostasis: identifying critical windows of exposure.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Our findings suggest that BPA may contribute to metabolic disorders relevant to glucose homeostasis and the effects of BPA were dose, sex, and time-dependent. Fetal development stage may be the critical window of susceptibility to BPA exposure. PLOS One.
Job opening: Pesticide Action Network North America.
Friday, May 17, 2013
PAN is seeking a self-motivated, highly organized and collaborative professional with experience and skills in online content production and management, writing and editing for the web, HTML and CSS, image and graphic design and Web 2.0 applications. Selections of candidates for interview will be made beginning the week of May 13, 2013, and continue as well qualified candidates present themselves.
Swedish review strengthens grounds for concluding that radiation from cellular and cordless phones is a probable human carcinogen.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Studies carried out in Sweden indicate that those who begin using either cordless or mobile phones regularly before age 20 have greater than a fourfold increased risk of ipsilateral glioma. Pathophysiology.
Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity in relation to serum dioxin concentrations: the Seveso Women's Health Study.
Friday, May 17, 2013
We found an increase in metabolic syndrome associated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), but only among women who were youngest at exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives.
New infographic: The Truth About ACEs.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as part of a growing network of leaders working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the need to develop effective innovative interventions, published this infographic about the prevalence and effects of ACEs.
Chinese protesters take to streets over plans for a chemical plant.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the southern Chinese city of Kunming for the second time this month to voice concerns over the environmental impact of a planned chemical plant. The Guardian, United Kingdom.
Possible link between light pollution and cancer.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The cause of breast cancer still remains a mystery. However, a researcher at the University of Connecticut believes he may have discovered why there's been such large a jump in the number of cases over the past few decades. And his hypothesis is gaining momentum. Corpus Christi KRIS TV, Texas.
Mexican communities sue Pemex on environmental justice.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture. Inter Press Service.
The true costs of our clothing.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Most us hunting for bargains in a clothing store check the price tag on a T-shirt but never look at the tag that indicates where the garment was made. But as the recent garment factory disaster in Bangladesh shows, frequently the true cost of a piece of clothing isn't always shown on the price tag. Denver Post, Colorado.
[See a related article: Standards clash in Bangladesh reforms]
New York City's plan to raise age for cigarette purchases spreads.
Friday, May 17, 2013
State lawmakers in New Jersey and New York have joined New York City's push to ban the sale of cigarettes to those younger than age 21, a sign that the city's plan has started to gain traction elsewhere. Wall Street Journal.
Get fit in middle age to cut heart failure risk, study says.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
What's more, the reduction in risk is independent of other modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the researchers said. HealthDay.
With focus on toxics, Duwamish cleanup could leave other health problems unsolved.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
In all, the study touches on a broad array of the cleanup plan's potential impacts, including effects on tribal identity, the labor market and family downtime. Investigate West.
[See the report: Health Impact Assessment: Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site]
Mother's documentary exposes 'America's secret epidemic.'
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Two years ago, Rubin formed a nonprofit, the Lead Safe America Foundation, recruiting national experts for the board. Since then, Rubin has assisted 2,000 families coping with lead poisoning and contamination. Portland Tribune, Oregon.
Take caution with cellphones.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Squint at your cellphone manual long enough and you'll find suggestions you might not expect -- limit exposure to children, keep away from reproductive organs, operate with a wired headset. Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Maine) says that given the evidence, the message needs to be made much clearer. Epoch Times.
Global health by the numbers.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The World Health Organization's summary of their 168-page 2013 statistical report on global health, outlines some key trends in this year's accounting of health on Earth. Toronto Star, Ontario.
[See the report: World Health Statistics 2013]
Limit on lead contamination suits clears Missouri Legislature.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Missouri Legislature passed and sent to the governor late Wednesday a bill that would limit lawsuits by people who say they have suffered injuries from exposure to lead mine tailings and chat piles in St. Francois County. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri.
Even low lead exposure hinders kids' reading.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Young children exposed to lead -- even at low levels -- are at risk for not meeting reading readiness benchmarks in kindergarten, a large study of urban children found. Medpage Today.
[See the study: Elevated blood lead levels and reading readiness at the start of kindergarten]
Day care centers can get state grants to improve environmental health standards.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The [Pennsylvania] state Department of Public Welfare is offering $200,000 in mini-grants to child care centers to work toward achieving higher quality environmental health standards. Harrisburg Patriot-News, Pennsylvania.
Study casts doubt on some findings about sodium.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded. Los Angeles Times.
[See the IOM report: Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence]
Smoke travels to non-smoking hotel rooms, study shows.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Anyone who has ever walked into a "non-smoking" hotel room and detected cigarette smoke will not be surprised by the findings of a new study: When a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets into all of its rooms, the study suggests. USA Today.
[See the study: Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure]
The at risk list.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Almost all of Alaska's indigenous villages are learning to live with the dramatic changes in the far north: the thinning sea ice, the melting of the frozen sub-soil known as permafrost. But for some villages the consequences of climate change are a direct threat to their existence. The Guardian, United Kingdom.
[See a related article: An undeniable truth? From Palin to Parnell, Alaska's politicans have struggled to reconcile policy with actuality]
Bill would enforce environmental justice, keep polluters out of poor urban areas.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The state has talked a lot in recent years about environmental justice -- a term used to question why major polluting facilities are often located in the poorest urban areas. But to many local activists, New Jersey has decidedly not backed up its words with deeds. Montclair NJ Spotlight, New Jersey.
First responders sue in Paulsboro, New Jersey, derailment.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Twenty-four plaintiffs who rushed to the scene of a November train derailment in Paulsboro sued on Monday, alleging that the rail company's negligence caused the derailment, and that it downplayed the dangers of a chemical spill. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania.
Focus on preventing cancer.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
To what lengths will women go to prevent breast cancer from striking their lives and robbing them of time spent with loved ones? On Tuesday Angelina Jolie informed the world that she underwent an elective double mastectomy. Thousands of women each year face decisions like Jolie's. But what if fewer women had to? San Francisco Chronicle, California.
Global retailers join safety plan for Bangladesh.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Under mounting pressure to improve working conditions in Bangladesh's garment factories, several of the world's largest apparel companies agreed on Monday to a landmark plan to help pay for fire safety and building improvements. New York Times.
Move to restrict asbestos trade blocked.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
An attempt to blunt the threat of asbestos in developing countries has failed. Russia and six allies last week blocked a move to have chrysotile, or white asbestos, listed under a UN convention that requires member countries to decide whether they wish to take the risk of importing hazardous substances. New Scientist.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, residents struggle with EPA over "Mount PCB."
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Decades' worth of wood pulp and grey clay waste from the paper mill industry -- laced with polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs -- are in the middle of a Kalamazoo, Mich., neighborhood. City officials are worried the pile will leach into the aquifer that supplies the drinking water for more than 120,000 people. Environment Report.
Studies: endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Minnesota researchers found 56 chemicals -- including cocaine -- in the state's waters, according to two new studies that raise questions about potential impacts on wildlife and human health. WisconsinWatch.org.
[See the report: MPCA studies find unregulated chemicals widespread in lakes and rivers]
Cut cancer-causing chemicals used by women.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Breast Cancer UK says there is "compelling" evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) could be contributing to the rapid increase in the number of women being diagnosed with the disease. Australian Associated Press.
[See a petition from Breast Cancer UK: Ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and drink packaging]
Poverty as a childhood disease.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Poverty in this country is now likely to define many children's life trajectories in the harshest terms: poor academic achievement, high dropout rates, and health problems from obesity and diabetes to heart disease, substance abuse and mental illness. New York Times.
[See the statement from the Academic Pediatric Association: APA Task Force on Childhood Poverty: A Strategic Road Map]
Visit the Environmental Health News searchable archive or subscribe to that feed.
Visit the Daily Climate news feed.
|
