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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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Testicular Cancer: Newsfeed24 Jul Childhood radiation therapy linked to stillbirths later on. Women who had radiation treatment on reproductive areas for cancer as children are more likely to experience a stillbirth or have a baby die in the first four weeks of life, a new report says. 21 Jul Study: Troops have higher rates of some cancers. After looking at 10 years? worth of cancer data, researchers at the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center found that service members tend to have higher rates of melanoma, brain, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast, prostate and testicular cancers than civilians. 7 Jul Noxious encounters. Toxic chemicals have plagued the crime-ridden community of Gert Town since a former St. Louis-based chemical company began producing herbicides and pesticides there in 1941. 7 Jul Cell phone health hazards: Better safe than sorry. As of June 2009, there were an estimated 4.3 billion cell phone users worldwide. A growing body of scientific evidence shows that there are significant health hazards to their use. 2 Jul Pesticides a cancer risk to the unborn, say scientists. Scientists have called for a government crackdown on pesticides that they warn are putting pregnant women at greater risk of having children with cancer. 15 Jun Why are girls reaching puberty younger? Girls in Britain, and throughout the developed world, have been reaching puberty at a younger and younger age. 10 Jun Half a year later, new mammogram guidelines remain controversial -- for good reason. It has been nearly six months since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) changed its recommendations regarding screening mammography for women. 8 Jun Price's Pit neighbors worried about health. Some who live down the hill from Price's Landfill, labeled by the EPA as "the most serious environmental problem in the United States" in 1981, said they were glad to hear the federal government is taking steps to clean up the Superfund site, but they wonder how many health problems originated there. 5 Jun Friendly bacteria can fight Ganga pollution. The power of friendly bacteria present in effluents flowing into the national river Ganga, can be harnessed to combat the very same pollutants, according to a study by a BHU assistant professor. 31 May Natural births better for babies. Babies born by caesarean section are more vulnerable to asthma, allergies and infection as they miss out on receiving their mothers' good bacteria during birth, a scientist says. 11 May State cancer-mapping plan launched. Nearly two years after being signed into law, a program to map cancers was unveiled Monday by the state Department of Health. 7 May Cancer risk of chemicals in the environment uncertain. People are exposed to a massive number of chemicals in the environment, and scientists know very little about their potential role in causing cancer, according to a new report from the President's Cancer Panel released Thursday. 26 Apr Out for the count: Why levels of sperm in men are falling. Levels of 'viable' sperm in human males are falling ? and scientists believe they now understand the cause. Infertility can begin in the womb. 22 Apr NY bill would require state to map cancer clusters. State senators Wednesday approved a measure that would require health officials to create maps of cancer cases across the state and make them available on the Internet. Officials hope the mapping will help them identify connections between cancers and pollution. |