Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 2/4/09.  You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications.

Vitamin D Tied To Muscle Power In Adolescent Girls - Science Daily, 2/3/09 - "Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power and force in adolescent girls" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.

Coffee lovers face lower dementia risk - MSNBC, 2/3/09 - "among 1,400 Finnish adults followed for 20 years, those who drank three to five cups of coffee per day in middle-age were two-thirds less likely than non-drinkers to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease"

Heart Rate Predicts Women's Heart Risk - WebMD, 2/3/09 - "among women with the highest heart rates (greater than 76 beats per minute) were more likely to suffer coronary events such as a heart attack than women with the lowest resting pulse rates (62 beats per minute or less)"

Insulin May Protect Mind, Memory - WebMD, 2/2/09 - "lower insulin levels were enhanced by adding Avandia, which increases the body's sensitivity to insulin. Study authors say the discovery that diabetes drugs shield nerve junctions in the brain from memory loss offers new hope for fighting the disease" - Note:  Avandia is the one with increased heart disease.  I've been taking Actos (pioglitazone) for prevention.  See pioglitazone at OffshoreRx1.com.

Drug Found That Could Reduce Risk Of Alzheimer's - Science Daily, 2/2/09 - "daily injections of hydroxyfasudil ... Both dosed groups performed significantly better than control-group rats given saline solution. On this same test, the high-dose group showed the best learning (fewest total errors) and best working memory (measured two different ways)"

Shedding light on vitamin D deficiency ‘crisis’ - MSNBC, 2/2/09 - "the vitamin D story is much bigger than an unexpected case of rickets. Deficiency in vitamin D, a fat-soluble supplement needed to maintain normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood, does appear to be a growing problem. Some medical experts even claim we are suffering through a vitamin D deficiency "crisis."" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.

'Normal' levels of bad cholesterol may be too high - USA Today, 2/1/09 - "Current guidelines recommend that doctors prescribe a statin for anyone whose LDL is 100 milligrams per deciliter of blood or higher ... half of all heart attacks are occurring below 100 (mg/dl) ... the study supports the wisdom of a push to drive LDL even lower, in many cases down to 70 mg/dl"

Doctors use diabetes test A1C as diagnostic tool- USA Today, 2/1/09 - "Within the next six months, a consensus by several leading diabetes organizations will lead to the publication of guidelines recommending the A1C test as a diagnostic tool for type 2 diabetes ... The benefit of the A1C test is that it can be taken at any time of day and is not thrown off by events of the day ... People who don't have diabetes typically have about a 6 or less reading"

Chemists Shed Light On Health Benefits Of Garlic - Science Daily, 1/30/09 - "Along with onions, leeks and shallots, garlic is a species in the family Alliaceae. All of these other plants contain a compound that is very similar to allicin, but they do not have the same medicinal properties. Dr. Pratt and his colleagues believe that this is due to a slower rate of decomposition of the allicin analogs in the onions, leaks and shallots, which leads to a lower level of sulfenic acid available to react as antioxidants with radicals"

Soy Consumption Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women - Medscape, 1/29/09 - "For each 5-g/day increment in dietary intake of soy as measured by dry weight (equivalent to approximately 1 oz [28.35 g] tofu/day), there was an 8% reduction in risk ... Compared with women in the lowest tertile of soy intake, those in the highest tertile had a multivariate relative risk (RR) of 0.67 ... were similar for soy protein and isoflavone intakes"

Analysis Shows Sertraline, Escitalopram More Effective Than 10 Other New-Generation Antidepressants - Doctor's Guide, 1/29/09 - "Sertraline and escitalopram were found to be the best antidepressants overall in terms of efficacy and acceptability. Sertraline was more efficacious than duloxetine (by 30%); than both duloxetine and fluvoxamine (by 27% for both); 25% fluoxetine (by 25%); paroxetine (by 22%); and reboxetine (by 85%) ... Escitalopram was more efficacious than duloxetine (by 33%); fluoxetine (by 32%); fluvoxamine (by 35%); paroxetine (by 30%); and reboxetine (by 95%). As with sertraline and escitalopram, mirtazapine and venlafaxine were also more efficacious than these other drugs ... However, escitalopram and sertraline showed the best profile of acceptability, leading to significantly fewer discontinuations of treatment than did duloxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, reboxetine, and venlafaxine"

Chondroitin Slows Progression And Relieves Symptoms Of Knee Osteoarthritis - Science Daily, 1/29/09 - "long-term administration of CS over 2 years can prevent joint structure degradation in patients with knee OA ... Joint space loss was significantly reduced in the CS group, fewer patients had progression of joint space width, and CS reduced pain in those taking it compared to the placebo group. CS was well-tolerated and there were no significant differences in the frequency of adverse events between the two groups" - See chondroitin sulfate at Amazon.com.

Statins' Adverse Effects Documented - Science Daily, 1/29/09 - "Coenzyme Q10 ("Q10") is a compound central to the process of making energy within mitochondria and quenching free radicals. However, statins lower Q10 levels because they work by blocking the pathway involved in cholesterol production – the same pathway by which Q10 is produced. Statins also reduce the blood cholesterol that transports Q10 and other fat-soluble antioxidants ... "The loss of Q10 leads to loss of cell energy and increased free radicals which, in turn, can further damage mitochondrial DNA," said Golomb, who explained that loss of Q10 may lead to a greater likelihood of symptoms arising from statins in patients with existing mitochondrial damage – since these people especially rely on ample Q10 to help bypass this damage" - My favorite is QH-Absorb by Jarrow.

UV Light-enhanced Tooth Bleaching Dangerous To Eyes and Skin, Study Shows - Science Daily, 1/29/09 - "The light treatment gives absolutely no benefit over bleaching without UV, and damages skin and eyes up to four times as much as sunbathing"

Low-fat dairy linked to blood pressure improvements: Study - Nutra USA, 1/29/09 - "The systolic and diastolic blood pressures of those with the highest average level of low-fat dairy intake (631 grams per day) were 4.2 and 1.8 mmHg lower than for participants with the lowest average intakes (3.1 grams per day)"

Plums Poised To Give Blueberries Run For The Money - Science Daily, 1/28/09 - "one relatively inexpensive plum contains about the same amount of antioxidants as a handful of more expensive blueberries ... one benefit the team found was that the phytonutrients in plums inhibited in vitro breast cancer growth without adversely affecting normal cell growth"

Bisphenol A May Linger in Body - WebMD, 1/28/09 - "Now there's evidence that BPA might be in our water as well as in our food, and that it lingers in our fat tissues ... people with higher urinary BPA levels have more medical disorders. Another intriguing study from 2008 showed that BPA -- at normal levels of exposure -- disrupts a hormone involved in insulin sensitivity and diabetes. And a 2007 study showed that obese people are much more likely to suffer insulin resistance if they have high fat levels of organic pollutants ... Imagine if what we think is caused by obesity is actually caused by persistent organics in the fat of obese people ... If they don't have the organics, they don't have the diabetes. That would be huge"

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ease Depressive Symptoms Related To Menopause - Science Daily, 1/28/09 - "Their study, published in the February issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, presents the first evidence that omega-3 supplements are effective for treating common menopause-related mental health problems ... Test results before and after the eight-week period indicate that omega-3s significantly improved the condition of women suffering symptoms of psychological distress and mild depression ... Women with hot flashes also noted that their condition improved after consuming omega-3s. At baseline, the number of daily hot flashes was 2.8 and dropped by an average of 1.6 in the group taking omega-3s and by 0.5 in the control group" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com and Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.

Physically Fit Kids Do Better In School - Science Daily, 1/28/09 - "physically fit kids scored better on standardized math and English tests than their less fit peers"

Getting Diabetes Before 65 More Than Doubles Risk For Alzheimer's Disease - WebMD, 1/28/09 - "getting diabetes before the age of 65 corresponds to a 125 percent increased risk for Alzheimer's disease"

Brief, Rigorous Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 1/27/09 - "doing a few intense muscle exercises, each lasting only about 30 seconds, dramatically improves your metabolism in just two weeks"

Exercise No Danger For Joints, Review Suggests - Science Daily, 1/27/09 - "There is no good evidence supporting a harmful effect of exercise on joints in the setting of normal joints and regular exercise"

Mercury in Some High Fructose Corn Syrup? - WebMD, 1/27/09 - "we found detectable mercury in 17 of 55 samples, or around 31%"

Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics plus abstracts from my RSS feeds (Click here for the journals, the PubMed ones at the top):

Flaxseed combined with low-dose estrogen therapy preserves bone tissue in ovariectomized rats - Menopause. 2009 Jan 29 - "Flaxseed + low-dose estrogen therapy resulted in the highest bone mineral density and peak load at the lumbar vertebrae, with no effect on bone mineral density or strength in the tibia and femur. Flaxseed and flaxseed + low-dose estrogen therapy resulted in significantly higher relative levels of alpha-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid and lower levels of linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, and n-6/n-3 ratio in the lumbar vertebrae and tibia compared with all other groups" - See flax seed at Amazon.com.

Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Men - J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan 27 - "Vitamin D deficiency is common in older men, and is especially prevalent in obese, sedentary men living at higher latitudes. Use of vitamin D supplements at levels reported here did not result in adequate vitamin D nutrition" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.

Indole-3-carbinol inhibits MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell motility and induces stress fibers and focal adhesion formation by activation of Rho kinase activity - Int J Cancer. 2008 Dec 15 - "Using chemotaxis and fluorescent-bead cell motility assays, we demonstrated that I3C significantly decreased the in vitro migration of MDA-MB-231 cells, a highly invasive breast cancer cell line" - See indole 3 carbinol at Amazon.com.

Effect of testosterone replacement therapy on arterial stiffness in older hypogonadal men - Eur J Endocrinol. 2009 Jan 27 - "pulse wave velocity (PWV) ... Male hypogonadism is associated with increased PWV, which is rapidly but incompletely ameliorated by normalization of circulating testosterone levels"

Increased Mortality and Cardiovascular Morbidity Associated With Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Chronic Heart Failure - Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jan 26;169(2):141-9 - "The hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for death was 1.70 (1.58-1.82), 1.75 (1.63-1.88), 1.31 (1.25-1.37), 2.08 (1.95-2.21), 1.22 (1.07-1.39), and 1.28 (1.21-1.35) for rofecoxib, celecoxib, ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and other NSAIDs, respectively. Furthermore, there was a dose-dependent increase in risk of death and increased risk of hospitalization because of myocardial infarction and HF. Propensity-based risk-stratified analysis and case-crossover models yielded similar results"

Neat Tech Stuff :

• Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card with Compact Card Reader - These are great. They are about the size of a quarter. In addition to using them in the newer digital cameras, you can format them for NTFS. I've been doing that and uploading four movies and sending it to a friend in the .mpg format for download to TiVo. FAT32 will not accept files greater than 4 gigabytes.
• Low–cost LEDs May Slash Household Electric Bills Within Five Years - Science Daily, 1/29/09 - "Based on current results, GaN LED lights in every home and office could cut the proportion of UK electricity used for lights from 20% to 5%. That means we could close or not need to replace eight power stations"

Health Focus (Environmental Toxins):

Alternative News on Environmental Toxins:

• Heavy Metal Toxicity - Life Extension Foundation
• Antioxidants Can Reduce The Toxic Effects Of Lead, Study Suggests - WebMD, 10/31/08 - "administering natural antioxidants can reduce the effects of lead poisoning in animals during the gestation and lactation periods"
• High Levels Of Toxic Metals Found In Herbal Medicine Products Sold Online - Science Daily, 8/27/08 - "Overall, 20.7 percent of Ayurvedic medicines contained detectable lead, mercury and/or arsenic. U.S. and Indian manufactured products were equally likely to contain toxic metals. Rasa shastra compared with non-rasa shastra medicines were more than twice as likely to contain metals and had higher concentrations of lead and mercury. Among products containing metals, 95 percent were sold by U.S. Web sites and 75 percent claimed Good Manufacturing Practices or testing for heavy metals. All metal-containing products exceeded one or more standards for acceptable daily intake of toxic metals"
• Fish Oil Prevents Potentially Deadly Heart Rate Variability - Science Daily, 12/15/05 - "In this randomized controlled trial, fish oil supplementation prevented the reduction in heart rate variability associated with the same-day exposure to indoor particulate matter" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.
• Air Cleaner Dust-up - WashingtonPost.com, 10/4/05 - "Our air-cleaning tests show that the Ionic Breeze with OzoneGuard does a poor job of removing smoke, dust and pollen particles from the air when new and after 500 hours of continuous use"
• Asparagus Fights Common Pesticide - WebMD, 9/23/04
• The Sticky Business of Teflon? - Dr. Weil, 9/9/05
• Detox Diets: Juice Up Your Health? - WebMD, 1/14/04
• Best Way to Clear the Air? - Dr. Weil, 11/6/03 - "The health benefits of these negative ion machines are debatable because some may produce ozone as they operate ... Ozone is beneficial in the upper atmosphere where it protects the Earth from the damaging effects of ultraviolet light, but you don’t want it in your living room or sleeping area"
• Sunscreen: Dangerous Chemicals? - Dr. Weil, 7/17/03
• Is There Poison in Potatoes? - Dr. Weil, 5/15/03
• Michael Janson, M.D.: Newsletters - Dr. Janson, 6/02 - "Dietary supplements are critical to the treatment of metal overload. They not only promote excretion, but they decrease the damaging effects. Extra selenium and sulfur (in the form of methylsulfonyl methane, or MSM, 2 to 6 gms), may be essential in addition to food sources. Alpha lipoic acid (200 to 1000 mg) is both a sulfur source and an excellent antioxidant for the brain, protecting against degenerative brain disorders ... Vitamin C (2 to 6 gms) is not only an antioxidant, but it is also a metal chelator, binding with metals and removing them from the system and decreasing free-radical damage. Magnesium and calcium in food or supplements help to block toxic metal accumulation"
• In The Health News - Dr. Janson, 4/02 - "To reduce the consequences of pollution, and arterial spasms, take antioxidants and arterial relaxants, such as vitamins C and E, magnesium, ginkgo biloba, and arginine, and exercise regularly"
• Detoxification for the Body & Mind - Nutrition Science News, 2/00

Environmental Toxin News & Research:

• Widely Used Chemicals, Perfluorinated Chemicals, May Reduce Women's Fertility - Science Daily, 1/28/09
• New Questions Raised About Controversial Plastics Chemical Bisphenol A - Science Daily, 1/28/09
• Mercury in Some High Fructose Corn Syrup? - WebMD, 1/27/09 - "we found detectable mercury in 17 of 55 samples, or around 31%"
• Life Expectancy Up, Thanks to Cleaner Air - WebMD, 1/21/09 - "Americans were living 2.72 years longer, on average, at the end of a two-decade study period. Up to five months of that was because of reduced air pollution"
• Declining Male Fertility Linked To Water Pollution - Science Daily, 1/18/09 - "The study identified a new group of chemicals that act as ‘anti-androgens’. This means that they inhibit the function of the male hormone, testosterone, reducing male fertility. Some of these are contained in medicines, including cancer treatments, pharmaceutical treatments, and pesticides used in agriculture. The research suggests that when they get into the water system, these chemicals may play a pivotal role in causing feminising effects in male fish" - See water distillers at Amazon.com.
• Workers Exposed To Lead Show More Cognitive Problems Later In Life - Science Daily, 1/12/09
• F.D.A. to Reconsider Plastic Bottle Risk - NYTimes.com, 12/23/08
• Hotel, Restaurant And Carpentry Trades Are Among Professions Posing Highest Risks For Cancer Of The Esophagus - Science Daily, 12/17/08 - "For the squamous cell variety, a significant increase in risk was detected among those who worked in the hotel and restaurant trade, mining (stone cutters) and wood-working workshops. With the adenocarcinoma type, the risk rose among those working as carpenters or animal handlers ...The study revealed a significant risk of squamous cell cancer resulting from exposure to ionising radiation, and for adenocarcinoma from serious exposure to volatile sulphur and lead compounds. Exposure to other substances such as asbestos could also triple the overall risk of oesophageal cancer, depending upon the level of exposure"
• Mould Toxins More Prevalent And Hazardous Than Thought - Science Daily, 12/9/08 - "toxins produced by mould are more potent than was previously thought. It has now been shown, for instance, that mould toxins (mycotoxins) not only directly kill cells but can also affect immune cells in a way that increases the risk of allergies. Even incredibly tiny amounts of these toxins can do this, as little as a few picograms (a picogram is one millionth of a millionth of a gram)"
• Particulate Emissions From Laser Printers - Science Daily, 12/2/08
• Household Exposure To Toxic Chemicals Lurks Unrecognized, Researchers Find - Science Daily, 11/21/08
• Hairspray Is Linked To Common Genital Birth Defect, Says Study - Science Daily, 11/21/08
• Hazardous Levels Of Metal Ions Found In Many Commercial Table Wines, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 10/29/08 - "An analysis of reported levels of metals in wines from sixteen different countries found that only those from Argentina, Brazil and Italy did not pose a potential health risk owing to metals"
• How Toxic Environmental Chemical DBT Affects The Immune System - Science Daily, 10/29/08
• Higher Urinary Levels Of Commonly Used Plastic Compound, BPA, Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes - Science Daily, 9/16/08 - "Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities ... Widespread and continuous exposure to BPA, primarily through food but also through drinking water, dental sealants, dermal exposure, and inhalation of household dusts, is evident from the presence of detectable levels of BPA in more than 90 percent of the U.S. population ... participants in the highest BPA concentration quartile had nearly three times the odds of cardiovascular disease compared with those in the lowest quartile. Similarly, those in the highest BPA concentration quartile had 2.4 times the odds of diabetes compared with those in the lowest quartile ... higher BPA concentrations were associated with clinically abnormal concentrations for three liver enzymes"
• Rice bran contains high arsenic levels, study - Nutra USA, 8/26/08 - "rice bran and rice bran solubles contain inorganic arsenic levels of around 1mg/kg dry weight, which is around 10-20 times the concentration found in bulk grain ... The tests were conducted on four bran solubles, one defatted bran, one riceo-ex and three bran products ... Out of the bran solubles, testing found the highest inorganic arsenic level of 0.86mg/kg in a sample from Holistic Enterprises, Santa Ana, USA. A sample from NutraCea, USA was found to contain 0.82mg/kg. A sample from Pure Planet Products, Long Beach, CA, USA, contained 0.71mg/kg and one from Integris, RiSO Triene, USA, contained 0.61mg/kg ... The rice bran products tested were from: General Dietary, UK & Eire; The Barry Farm, Ohio, USA; and Tsuno Rice Fine Chemicals Co, Japan. They contained levels of 0.48, 0.64 and 1.65mg/kg respectively ... The defatted bran and the riceo-ex products were again sourced from Japan’s Tsuno Rice, and contained 1.16 and 1.88mg/kg respectively" - That doesn't help me out much.  I've been getting the Tinkyada brown rice noodles at Henry's.
• Burning incense linked to respiratory cancers - MSNBC, 8/25/08 - "Constant users were 80 percent more likely to develop disease"
• Moisturizers Up Skin Cancer in Mice - WebMD, 8/14/08 - "Five days a week, for 17 weeks, the researchers rubbed moisturizer into the animals' skin. The result: ... Dermabase increased the total number of tumors by 69% ... Dermovan increased the total number of tumors by 95% ... Eucerin increased the total number of tumors by 24% ... Vanicream increased the total number of tumors by 58%"
• Air Pollution May Hurt the Heart - WebMD, 8/13/08 - "Air pollution -- even at levels deemed "acceptable" by the Environmental Protection Agency -- leads to short- and long-term injury to the heart and blood vessels, increases rates of heart disease-related hospitalizations, and can even cause death"
• Fragrances May Emit Potential Toxins - WebMD, 7/25/08
• Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk Of Diabetes - Science Daily, 6/4/08 - "Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The associations between specific pesticides and incident diabetes ranged from a 20 percent to a 200 percent increase in risk"
• Why Diesel Particulates Cause Cardiovascular Disease - Science Daily, 6/4/08
• Even Low Levels Of Air Pollution May Pose Stroke Risk - Science Daily, 5/29/08 - "Although the magnitude of elevated risk of stroke/TIA due to PM2.5 exposure was relatively small, the vast majority of the public is exposed to ambient air pollution at the levels observed in this community or greater every day, suggesting a potentially large public health impact" - SUVs!!!
• Male Painters And Decorators Exposed To Fertility Damaging Chemicals, Study Shows - Science Daily, 5/23/08 - "Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality"
• Do Chemicals In The Environment Affect Fertility? - Science Daily, 5/20/08
• Air Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk - WebMD, 5/12/08
• Link Between Ozone Air Pollution And Premature Death Confirmed - Science Daily, 4/22/08
• Chemical In Plastic Bottles Raises Some Concern, According To New Report - Science Daily, 4/22/08
• Chemical Exposure May Increase Risk Of ALS, Study Shows - Science Daily, 4/17/08
• Plastic Chemical BPA Nets Some Concern - WebMD, 4/15/08
• Diesel Exhaust Exposure Early in Life Doubles Asthma Risk - Medscape, 3/21/08
• Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Stresses Your Brain - Science Daily, 3/11/08
• Childhood Lead Exposure Linked To Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 2/17/08
• Baby Shampoo Awash in Chemicals? - WebMD, 2/4/08 - "the strong association between use of the baby products and higher phthalate levels suggests that the products may be an important source of exposure ... We don't know the long-term health effects of (phthalate) exposure, but if parents are concerned they need to decrease their exposure to these products" - I worry about stuff like that so much that I use vodka instead of deodorant on my arm pits after showering to kill the bacteria.  It might sound weird but it seems to work.  I can get a full day out of a shirt instead of half a day. There was a segment on CNN where they tested one of the anchormen and found a huge about of chemicals in his blood.  They claimed it was probably from the studio makeup.  He even joked that it might be grounds for a lawsuit against CNN. - Ben
• Carbon Monoxide May Cause Long-lasting Heart Damage - Science Daily, 1/29/08
• Studies Link Other Ills to Mercury, Too - New York Times, 1/23/08 - "evaluated more than 100 patients who had vague, unexplained symptoms. Of them, 89 percent had mercury in their blood that exceeded the level considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency ... The symptoms included memory lapses, hair loss, fatigue, sleeplessness, tremors, headaches, muscle and joint pain, trouble thinking, gastrointestinal disturbances and an inability to do complex tasks"
• High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi - New York Times, 1/23/08 - "Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market"
• Some Wood Floor Finishes Are A Likely Source Of PCB Exposure - Science Daily, 1/17/08
• Acrylamide In Food May Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer - Science Daily, 1/11/08 - "Acrylamide is a chemical formed when frying, roasting, grilling or baking carbohydrate-rich foods at temperatures above 120°C. Acrylamide is thus found in a number of foods, such as bread, crisps, French fries and coffee. Tobacco smoking also generates substantial amounts of acrylamide ... The risk of breast cancer doubles with a tenfold increase in the acrylamide-haemoglobin level. A tenfold increase in the acrylamide-haemoglobin level corresponds more or less to the difference measured between the women with the lowest and highest exposure"
• Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds - Science Daily, 12/7/07
• Even Low Lead Exposure Linked To ADHD - Science Daily, 12/5/07
• Even Very Low Levels Of Lead Cause Brain Damage In Children - Science Daily, 11/20/07
• Even Low Doses of Arsenic -- At Levels Found In Drinking Water -- Can Be Harmful - Science Daily, 11/13/07 - "low doses of arsenic disrupt the activity of a hormone critical in development. The finding is further evidence that arsenic at low doses (at levels found in U.S. drinking water in some areas) can be harmful" - See reverse osmosis systems at Amazon.com.
• Diesel Exhaust Associated With Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk In Men - Science Daily, 11/6/07
• Exposure to PCBs Worsens Cognition - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/07
• Expert Urges Congress to Lower Safe Lead Level - WebMD, 10/18/07
• Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy, Threatens Child Development In Europe - Science Daily, 10/10/07
• Occupational Exposures May Be Linked To Death From Autoimmune Disease - Science Daily, 9/28/07
• Air Quality Study: Mercury and Formaldehyde Found In Houston, Texas Air - Science Daily, 8/20/07
• Air Pollution Hurts Young Hearts, Too - WebMD, 8/15/07
• Pollution Causes 40 Percent Of Deaths Worldwide, Study Finds - Science Daily, 8/13/07
• Exposure to chemical much greater than thought - USA Today, 8/2/07
• Laser Printers Emit Indoor Pollution - WebMD, 8/1/07
• Air Pollution Linked To Early Death - Science Daily, 7/31/07 - "The risk of an early death from respiratory disease rose by almost 4% for every 10 ug/m3 increase in black smoke, and by 13% for every 10 parts per billion increase in sulphur dioxide during 1982-98 ... n 1994-8, the comparable figures were more than 19% and almost 22%, respectively"
• Office printers 'are health risk' - BBC News, 7/31/07 - "Almost one-third were found to emit ultra-tiny particles of toner-like material, so small that they can infiltrate the lungs and cause a range of health problems from respiratory irritation to more chronic illnesses"
• Air Pollution Linked To Clogged Arteries - Science Daily, 7/26/07 - "the diesel particles and oxidized fats had worked in tandem to activate the genes that promote cellular inflammation -- a major risk factor for atherosclerosis"
• Exposure to traffic emissions throughout life and risk of breast cancer: the Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer (WEB) study - Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Jul 14 - "Higher exposure to traffic emissions at the time of menarche was associated with increased risk of premenopausal breast cancer (OR 2.05, 95% CI 0.92-4.54, p for trend 0.03); and at the time of a woman's first birth for postmenopausal breast cancer (OR 2.57"
• Inhaling Pure Oxygen Can Damage Brain - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/07 - "Several brain areas responded to 100% oxygen by kicking the hypothalamus into overdrive ... The hypothalamus overreacted by dumping a massive flood of hormones and neurotransmitters into the bloodstream. These chemicals interfere with the heart's ability to pump blood and deliver oxygen -- the opposite effect you want when you're trying to resuscitate someone"
• Naturally Occurring Gas A Leading Cause Of Cancer - cbs2chicago.com, 5/11/07
• Red, processed meats linked to breast cancer - CNN, 4/17/07 - "Women who ate the most red meat (2 or more ounces per day) were 56 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than the women who ate no red meat ... those who ate the most processed meat (more than three quarters of an ounce per day) showed a 64-percent increase in their risk of the disease"
• Eating Cured Meats Frequently Can Lead To Lower Lung Function And Potential COPD - Science Daily, 4/16/07 - "Frequent consumption of cured meats results in lower lung function test scores and increases the odds of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)"
• Air Pollution May Up Fatal Stroke Risk - WebMD, 2/15/07
• Air Pollution Linked to Heart Deaths - WebMD, 1/31/07 - "A resident of Birmingham, Ala., one of the smoggiest cities included in the study, would have roughly a 76% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular causes than someone living in Tucson, Ariz., which was among the cities with the cleanest air"
• Living by Freeways May Affect Kids' Lung Development - WebMD, 1/25/07
• A Silent Pandemic: Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing Brain Development Of Children Worldwide - Science Daily, 11/9/06
• Lead in Blood: 'Safe' Levels Too High? - WebMD, 9/18/06
• Mercury Rising - Time Magazine, 9/11/06 - "Researchers testing birds in the Northeast have found creeping mercury levels in the blood of more than 175 once clean species. Others have found the metal for the first time in polar bears, bats, mink, otters, panthers and more"
• Cancer risks linked to common pollutant - WebMD, 7/27/06
• Air Fresheners Linked to Lung Damage - WebMD, 7/27/06
• Pesticide Use Ups Parkinson's in Men - WebMD, 6/15/06
• Environmental Chemicals Implicated In Cancer, Say Experts - Science Daily, 3/21/06
• Bad Air Days Send Elderly to Hospitals - WebMD, 3/7/06
• Pesticides found in most rivers, streams - USA Today, 3/3/06
• Board: Teflon chemical a likely carcinogen - USA Today, 2/15/06
• New Concerns Raised Over Teflon - cbs2chicago.com, 2/7/06
• Insecticides: Potential Leukemia Risk - WebMD, 1/18/06
• Household Insecticides Associated With Increased Risk of Childhood Leukaemia - Doctor's Guide, 1/17/06 - "The risk of developing acute leukaemia was almost twice as likely in children whose mothers said that they had used insecticides in the home while pregnant and long after the birth"
• Study Finds Significant Independent Association Between Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Risk - Science Daily, 12/22/05
• Air Pollution May Raise Heart Disease - WebMD, 12/20/05
• Chemists Detect Toxic Emissions Linked To Catalytic Converters In U.S. - Science Daily, 12/6/05
• PCBs, Furans May Factor In Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Science Daily, 12/2/05
• Lipstick, Hair Dyes Raise Lupus Risk? - WebMD, 11/17/05
• Air Pollution May Raise Risk of Stroke - WebMD, 10/27/05
• Air Pollution's Health Risks Underestimated? - WebMD, 10/3/05 - "The health risks associated with air pollution may be nearly three times greater than previously thought ... for each increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of fine particles in the neighborhood's air, the overall risk of death rose 11% to 17%; heart-disease-related deaths rose by 25% to 39% ... the risk of death from diabetes was more than two times higher in areas of high air pollution"
• New Car Smell Could Be Dangerous - ABC News, 9/27/05
• Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack - Science Daily, 9/26/05
• Air Pollution Found To Pose Greater Danger To Health Than Earlier Thought - Science Daily, 9/21/05 - "When the epidemiologists examined links between particle pollution and mortality within more than 260 Los Angeles neighborhoods, they found that pollution's chronic health effects are two to three times greater than earlier believed"
• Environmental Toxins Linked to Parkinson's - WebMD, 9/7/05
• Engine Exhaust Linked to Childhood Cancers - WebMD, 8/10/05
• Are our products our enemy? - USATODAY.com, 8/2/05
• Does Manganese Inhaled From The Shower Represent A Public Health Threat? - Science Daily, 7/4/05 - "The study is the first to show the potential for permanent brain damage from breathing vaporized manganese during a shower"
• Study links hair dyes to cancer - BBC News, 6/8/05
• Diabetics Susceptible To Compromised Cardiovascular Function From High Levels Of Air Pollution - Science Daily, 6/8/05
• How Chronic Exposure To Tiny Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Damages Hearing In Young Ears - Science Daily, 6/5/05
• Toxins may pass down generations - BBC News, 6/3/05
• Bladder Cancer Risk Increases for Residents Near Pollution Sites - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/05
• Living Near Heavy Traffic Linked to Asthma in Children - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/05
• Noise And Carbon Monoxide Exposure Increases Hearing Loss In Workers According To Université De Montréal Study - Science Daily, 5/23/05
• Breast-cancer Risk Linked To Exposure To Traffic Emissions At Menarche, First Birth - Science Daily, 4/30/05 - "higher exposure around the time of first menstruation to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), potential carcinogens found in traffic emissions, was associated with increased risk of premenopausal breast cancer"
• Oxygen Level on Flights May Hit Danger Mark - Doctor's Guide, 4/27/05
• Traffic Fumes May Harm DNA - WebMD, 3/21/05
• Air pollution causes early deaths - BBC News, 2/21/05
• List of Cancer-Causing Substances Grows - WebMD, 1/31/05
• Most Childhood Cancers Linked to Prenatal Exposure to Pollutants - Doctor's Guide, 1/18/05 - "Most childhood cancers are "probably" down to prenatal exposure to industrial and environmental pollutants, most likely to have been inhaled by the mother during pregnancy"
• Is Teflon Chemical Toxic? EPA Seeks Answers - WebMD, 1/13/05
• Day-long Drivers At Risk Of Cardiovascular Problems As A Result Of Traffic Pollution - Science Daily, 12/10/04
• Pollution a Possible Heart Hazard for Police - WebMD, 12/9/04
• Study Raises Concerns About Shampoo Safety - WebMD, 12/5/04
• Study: Increase In Smog Can Add Deaths - Intelihealth, 11/17/04
• Ozone Levels Tied to More Deaths in the U.S. - WebMD, 11/16/04
• Ozone More Deadly in Summer - WebMD, 11/15/04
• Air Pollution Tied to Heart Disease, Stroke - WebMD, 11/8/04
• Mercury Levels in Most Women Safe - WebMD, 11/4/04
• Pesticides May Promote Parkinson's Disease And Exercise May Offer Protection, According To New Reports - Science Daily, 11/3/04 - "chronic exposure to the “organic” pesticide rotenone can cause Parkinson's-like pathology in monkeys. This finding builds upon their previous study in which they demonstrated that rotenone, a commonly used agricultural pesticide made from the extracts of tropical plants, can reproduce parkinsonian features in rats"
• Chemical Solvent, 1-Bromopropane, Has Neurotoxic Effects in Workplace - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
• Smog May Cause Lifelong Lung Deficits - Science Daily, 9/21/04
• The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Development from 10 to 18 Years of Age - NEJM, 9/9/04
• Pollution Retards Lung Development in Kids - WebMD, 9/8/04
• Benzene Linked to Childhood Leukemia - WebMD, 8/18/04
• Group: Home Products Have Toxic Chemicals - Intelihealth, 7/15/04
• Chlorine in Pools May Cause Breathing Trouble - WebMD, 6/11/04
• Group: Products have ugly side - USA Today, 6/7/04 - "One in three personal-care products has at least one ingredient classified as a possible carcinogen"
• 'Safe' Levels of Lead May Still Be Risky - WebMD, 6/7/04
• Air Pollution Ups Heart Disease Risk, Deaths - WebMD, 6/1/04
• Common Weed Killers Affect Developing Fetus - WebMD, 5/24/04
• Inherited Mutations Linked to Air Pollution - WebMD, 5/13/04
• Study: American Pesticide Levels Are High - Intelihealth, 5/11/04
• State of America's Air? Potentially Dangerous - WebMD, 4/29/04
• Acrylamide in Many Foods - WebMD, 3/26/04
• Four steps to cleaner indoor air - MSNBC, 1/16/04
• Antiperspirant Chemical Found in Breast Tumors - WebMD, 1/12/04
• Scientists Measure Pollution In Humans - Intelihealth, 12/29/03
• Long Time Urban Air Pollution Raises Lung Cancer Risk In Men - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/03
• Air Pollution May Up Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 12/3/03
• Carcinogens in Playsets, Decks, Picnic Tables - WebMD, 11/14/03
• Air Pollution Hurts Heart, Causes Asthma - WebMD, 11/11/03
• Smoggy skies persist despite decade of work - USA Today, 10/16/03
• Air Pollution Linked to Stroke - WebMD, 10/13/03
• Beware The Air You Breathe At Home - CBS News, 9/16/03 - "A study of 120 homes in Cape Code, Mass., reported in the Los Angeles Times, found 67 contaminants ... Little is known about the chemicals that have been shown to alter hormones in laboratory tests, including what effects they have on humans or at what levels they pose a risk"
• Pesticides Tied to Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/20/03
• Toxins From WTC Disaster Harmed Fetuses - WebMD, 8/5/03
• Acrylamide in Food Has No Negative Effect on Bowel, Kidney, Bladder Cancers - Doctor's Guide, 7/15/03
• A New Look At Birth Defects - CBS News, 7/11/03 - "suggests exposure to common herbicides applied to wheat could be responsible for the increased rate of birth defects"
• We're far less exposed to dangers of dioxin - USA Today, 7/2/03
• Study Links Early Exposure to Herbicides, Wood and Oil Smoke to Childhood Asthma Risk - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/03
• Link Eyed Between Beef And Cancer - CBS News, 5/21/03 - "beef cattle are given growth hormones to make them fatter faster, to save money ... questions are being raised about one of the most widely-used hormones, Zeranol, a synthetic estrogen implanted in cattle. A series of tests done for the Pentagon show a possible link between breast cancer and Zeranol"
• Car Pollution May Damage Male Fertility - WebMD, 4/30/03 - "Car exhaust lowers male fertility"
• Smog Report: Half of U.S. Still Flunks - WebMD, 4/30/03 - "Smog threatens the health of nearly half of all Americans"
• Studies find disturbing amounts of chemical contamination in lettuce - USA Today, 4/28/03 - "some of this winter lettuce is contaminated with perchlorate, a pollutant that has found its way into the groundwater in as many as 20 states, from the manufacture of rocket fuel, flares and munitions and is known to contaminate the Colorado [river] ... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set a preliminary safety level of one part per billion of perchlorate in water ... recent tests by The Press-Enterprise newspaper of Riverside, Calif., found perchlorate in 18 of 18 lettuce samples, at an average of eight parts per billion ... Perchlorate affects the thyroid gland and can disrupt hormone production"
• Out of the frying pan, into a fire - USA Today, 4/23/03
• Teflon Chemical Under Scrutiny - CBS News, 4/16/03
• A Little Lead Can Lower Kids' IQ - WebMD, 4/16/03
• Reining In Diesel Exhaust - CBS News, 4/15/03 0 - "The Bush administration on Tuesday proposed ordering reductions of more than 90 percent in non-highway diesel engine pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths, heart attacks and respiratory ailments"
• Report: C8 Poses Risk To Women, Girls - Intelihealth, 3/31/03
• Plastic Baby Bottles: Do They Hold a Danger? - WebMD, 3/31/03
• Low Blood Lead Levels Associated With Hypertension In Middle-Aged Women - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/03 - "From a public health prospective, the most important and troubling implication of these findings is that lead appears to increase blood pressure in women at very small increments above 1.0 (mu)g/dL, well below what is considered deleterious in adults"
• Something Fishy With Seafood? - CBS News, 2/25/03 - "Studies show that mercury found in some fishes can be unhealthy and dangerous for pregnant women. But experts say little has been done to warn those at risk ... mercury in the body can result in impaired coordination, blurred vision, tremors, irritability, memory loss and behavioral or intellectual problems"
• Playground Equipment May Pose Cancer Risk - Intelihealth, 2/10/03
• Lead Linked to Male Infertility - WebMD, 2/6/03
• American Children Carry Traces Of Pesticides, Industrial Chemicals And More - Intelihealth, 2/3/03
• What's Your Poison? - CBS News, 1/31/03
• CDC Measures Pollution in Americans - WebMD, 1/31/03
• Snack Food Cancer Risk Debunked - WebMD, 1/28/03
• Low-Level Lead Exposure Harms Kidneys - Doctor's Guide, 1/22/03 - "the progression of kidney failure was much slower in patients who received chelation therapy compared with those who got the placebo"
• New reasons for eating organic? - MSNBC, 12/18/02 - "The study by researchers at the University of Washington concluded that children fed a diet of organic foods were exposed to far fewer — six to nine times less — toxic pesticides than children fed a conventional diet ... What we do know is that chronic exposures to low levels of pesticides could very well be significant ... Children exposed to high levels of organophosphate pesticides are at risk for bone and brain cancer, neuroblastoma and childhood leukemia"
• Study Looks At Pollution, Gene Mutations - Intelihealth, 12/10/02 - "Exposure to air pollution from steel mills may cause genetic mutations that are passed by fathers to their offspring ... pairs of mice exposed for about 70 days to air pollution downwind from a steel mill produced young that carried up to twice the number of genetic mutation found in animals that lived in clean air"
• Air Pollution-Medical Costs Linked - Intelihealth, 11/12/02 - "The study found air pollution significantly increases Medicare recipients' medical care needs, even after controlling for region, population size, education, income, cigarette use and obesity"
• Sperm Quality Lower in Farming Areas - WebMD, 11/12/02
• Rising breast cancer rate fuels environmental concerns - MSNBC, 10/23/02 - "Breast cancer jumped by 72 percent among Marin [County, Calif.] women ages 46 to 64 during the 1990s ... Common pollutants, such as benzene, a compound found in car exhaust, are linked to breast tumors, and people who move to industrialized counties suddenly face a higher breast cancer risk within one generation ... In the case of breast cancer, new diagnoses have, in fact, been growing at a rate of .6 percent per year nationwide"
• Study Records Elevated Mercury - Intelihealth, 10/19/02 - "A study of Californians who loaded their lunch and dinner menus with fish shows 89 percent wound up with elevated mercury levels in their bodies ... Of that group, 63 people had blood mercury levels more than twice the recommended level and 19 showed blood mercury levels four times the level considered safe. Four people had mercury levels 10 times as high as the government recommends"
• Cleaner Air: Longer Life - WebMD, 10/17/02
• Toxins in 20% of U.S. Food Supply - WebMD, 10/14/02 - "About 20% of the entire U.S. food supply is contaminated with toxins from pesticide residue, and a recent study by an anti-pesticide group estimates that the average American receives about 68 "exposures" to these substances each day ... We really don't know the effects of exposure to all the pesticides, but we do know that the incidence of certain diseases and conditions is increasing for unexplained reasons ... This includes childhood leukemias, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and certain types of breast cancer"
• EPA: Diesel Exhaust May Cause Cancer - Intelihealth, 9/4/02
• Arsenic-Treated Wood May Pose Risks - Intelihealth, 8/29/02
• Scientists Look For Pollution Answers - Intelihealth, 8/26/02
• Does green grass come with health risks? - CNN, 7/12/02
• Calif. Adopts Pollution Standards - Intelihealth, 6/21/02
• California Examines Micro-Pollution - Intelihealth, 6/20/02
• Toxic Chemicals Seen Contributing To Increased Childhood Illness - Intelihealth, 6/12/02 - "There are 85,000 chemicals registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for commercial use in America ... Virtually all of them did not exist before the 1960s ... There has been a 25 percent rise in the incidence of childhood leukemia since the 1960s and a 21 percent increase in brain cancer ... In addition to cancer-causing substances, Landrigan warned of "endocrine disrupting" chemicals, which he said may be linked to premature puberty in girls, growing numbers of testicular cancer in boys and penis malformation"
• Solvent Exposure At Work An Important Issue - Doctor's Guide, 6/11/02 - "Increasing exposure to organic solvents is linked with increasing risk of cognitive impairment ... Solvent exposure and reduction in grip strength were also found to be linked"
• EPA OKs Safety Of Many Pesticides - Intelihealth, 6/11/02
• California has the USA's worst air quality - USA Today, 5/1/02
• Odds Are, You're Breathing Bad Air - WebMD, 5/1/02
• Ozone Lowers Sperm Counts - WebMD, 4/24/02
• Pool Water Risky During Pregnancy - WebMD, 4/8/02
• Is Soot in the Air a Lung Cancer Threat? - Dr. Weil, 3/22/02 - "The report you refer to, on results of a study published in the March 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was somewhat alarming, particularly for city-dwellers like yourself. The study found that with each 10-microgram increase in fine particles of soot and sulfur dioxide-related pollution per cubic meter of air, the risks of heart and lung diseases increase, including an 8 percent increase in the risk of lung cancer"
• Streams Contaminated with Drugs - WebMD, 3/13/02
• The State of the Air Many Breathe Is a Sorry State - WebMD, 3/12/02 - "It's not just L.A. any more. Three out of every four Americans now breathe air so dirty it threatens the health of children, the elderly, and even outdoor joggers ... The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report card gave an F in air quality to nearly 400 U.S. counties -- a 15% increase since the previous report"
• Air Pollution Increases Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/5/02 - "the strongest evidence to date that long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution common to many metropolitan areas is an important risk factor for [death from heart disease] ... Significant increases in lung cancer [deaths]" were also linked with air pollution ... sulfur oxide pollution -- from automobile exhaust -- was significantly associated with all deaths including heart disease and lung cancer"
• Almost All In U.S. Exposed To Fallout Since 1951, Study Finds - Intelihealth, 3/1/02
• Is Fluoride Safe for Kids? - Dr. Weil, 2/28/02
• Study Links Pollution, Asthma - Intelihealth, 2/25/02
• Toxic Landfills May Boost Birth Defects - WebMD, 1/24/02
• Scientists Suggest Arsenic Study Of Children - Intelihealth, 12/19/01
• Australian Researchers Say New Car Interiors Emit Toxic Smells - Intelihealth, 12/19/01 - "a new car could expose occupants to levels of toxic emissions many times beyond limits established by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC. Long-term exposure can be carcinogenic and may cause abnormalities in unborn children"
• Study Links Air Pollution, Defects - Intelihealth, 12/16/01
• Study finds lung damage in healthy kids - USA Today, 11/28/01
• Car Solvent Can Cause Nerve Damage - Intelihealth, 11/16/01
• Expert: Protect Kids From Lead - Intelihealth, 11/14/01
• Lead Poisoning Causes Long-Term Clinical Effects - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/01
• Workplace Chemicals Drop Sperm Count, Printers, Painters at Highest Risk - WebMD, 9/13/01
• Can On-the-Job Air Pollution Hurt the Heart? - WebMD, 8/27/01
• Scientists Say Greenhouse Gases Have Immediate, Widespread Effect On Public Health - Intelihealth, 8/16/01 - "It is our best estimate that more people are being killed by air pollution from traffic than from traffic crashes"
• Report: Workers Often Not Warned About Toxic Metal Beryllium - Intelihealth, 7/29/01
• Brought Home the Bacon? Don't Fry It Up in a Nonstick Pan - WebMD, 7/18/01
• Death And Disease Surround Toxic Sludge Site Known As Canada's Love Canal - Intelihealth, 7/15/01
• Asthma tracking urged - USA Today, 7/10/01 - "Most states with large amounts of air pollutants don't track the number of asthma cases in each community, preventing researchers from determining which environmental toxins trigger the disease"
• Toxic Playgrounds - Time, 7/16/01
• Get Rid of Mercury: Start With the Thermometers - WebMD, 7/6/01
• Wood Products to Include Arsenic Warning Label - WebMD, 7/3/01
• Group draws a bead on dangers of mercury - USA Today, 7/2/01
• Scientists identify new male infertility syndrome - CNN, 7/2/01 - "Hormone disruptors, which are also known as gender-bending chemicals, are compounds used in paints, pesticides and detergents that can disrupt natural hormones in the body causing birth defects and other problems in humans"
• Candles might be polluting your home, EPA says - USA Today, 6/14/01
• Smog Linked to Heart Attacks - WebMD, 6/11/01
• High Levels of Dangerous Toxin Found in Some Lake Fish - WebMD, 6/8/01 - "Although the new study focuses on fish from the Great Lakes, where PCB levels are known to be high, PCBs exist everywhere, and according to Schantz, "We are all getting exposed, mostly through foods that we eat, like meat, dairy products, and fish.""
• Lead Exposure May Increase Violent Behavior - WebMD, 5/29/01
• Wood Playgrounds and Picnic Tables: Arsenic Danger Zones?, Consumers Will Get More Safety Information - WebMD, 5/25/01
• Concern grows over arsenic in playground wood - CNN, 5/23/01
• Nearly 10% of Infant Deaths Linked to Air Pollution - WebMD, 5/23/01 - "9% of [deaths] in infants aged 1-12 months may be due to PM10 air pollution ... Considering that the overall infant mortality rate in the U.S. is about 250 per 100,000 live births, that means up to 25 of those deaths may be pollution related"
• Nasal Sprays: More There Than Meets the Nose?, Common Preservative Could Be Causing Sinus Troubles - WebMD, 5/14/01 - "A common ingredient found in nasal saline sprays be may doing more harm than good"
• Drug Treatment of Lead-Exposed Children Does Not Improve Psychological Test Scores - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/01
• Lead Poisoning a Lingering Problem for Nation's Kids, Therapy Gets the Lead Out but Doesn't Prevent Brain Damage - WebMD, 5/9/01
• The State of the Air Many Breathe Is a Sorry State, Smog Rising Across U.S. Blamed for Health Ills - WebMD, 5/1/01 - "Three out of every four Americans now breathe air so dirty it threatens the health of children, the elderly, and even outdoor joggers"
• Study: Lead Paint Affects Child IQ - Intelihealth, 5/1/01 - "Children with a lead concentration of less than 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood scored an average of 11.1 points lower on the Stanford-Binet IQ test than the mean of children with a lead concentration of 1 microgram or less"
• Study: 'Safe' levels of lead still harm IQ - CNN, 4/30/01
• Expectant Moms, Can the Fish, Environmental Groups Expand FDA's List of Unsafe Seafood - WebMD, 4/12/01 - "Methylmercury is a toxic form of mercury that gathers in fish tissue. Absorbed by the fish from pollution and from other water creatures, it poses health threats to developing brains and nervous systems of unborn babies"
• Cancers haunt town, defy science - USA Today, 4/12/01 - "Despite several suspected causes — among them the highest arsenic levels in any U.S. municipal water supply — investigators aren't close to solving the case"
• Fish-mercury risk underestimated - CNN, 4/12/01 - "millions of pregnant women and their fetuses are at risk of serious health problems from exposure to mercury in fish ... shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish not be eaten by pregnant women and women of childbearing age who might become pregnant. It also recommended that nursing mothers and young children steer clear of these fish"
• Pollutants? We're soaking in them - USA Today, 3/21/01 - "Federal health researchers found measurable levels of 27 environmental chemicals in the blood and urine of most of the 3,800 people tested in 12 U.S. regions"
• Exposure To Questionable Chemical Higher Than Expected, Study Finds - Intelihealth, 3/21/01 - "Americans' bodies harbor surprisingly high amounts of a chemical used in soap and cosmetics ... the chemical, diethyl phthalate, may disrupt normal hormone function and cause birth defects"
• American Bodies Harbor Some Suspicious Chemicals - WebMD, 3/21/01 - "a chemical used in soap and cosmetics is surprisingly prevalent"
• FDA Issues Lead Warning To Dentists - Intelihealth, 3/14/01
• Wood Type Leaks Arsenic - Intelihealth, 3/12/01
• Report: Diesel school buses loaded with toxins - CNN, 2/13/01
• Eighth Leukemia Case In Nevada - Intelihealth, 12/31/00
• Food for Thought: Irradiation Is Dangerous, Group Insists, Debate Over the Controversial Procedure Could Get Hot in the New Year - WebMD, 12/25/00
• Deaths Increase as Air Pollution Levels Rise - WebMD, 12/13/00
• List of Carcinogens Could Get Longer, Estrogen, Talc, Wood Dust May Be Added - WebMD, 12/12/00
• Group Cautions Women to Avoid Certain Cosmetics, Products Made with Chemical Could Lead to Birth Defects, Group Says - WebMD, 11/29/00
• Mercury Thermometer Threat - WebMD, 11/22/00
• Groups Say Power Plants Help Kill Residents - Intelihealth, 10/30/00
• Study Links Smog To Long-Term Lung Damage - Intelihealth, 10/20/00
• Toxic Risks Near Projects - Intelihealth, 10/3/00
• We're poisoning our kids, toxins report says - CNN, 9/11/00
• Exposure to Solvents Can Raise Your Risk of Parkinson's - WebMD, 9/11/00
• CDC Measures Exposure To Chemicals - Intelihealth, 9/5/00
• Indoor Air Pollutants Can Harm Children's Health - WebMD, 7/14/00
• Study Links Pollution With Deaths - Intelihealth, 6/29/00
• Work Often Hazardous to Teens' Health - WebMD, 6/14/00
• Smog May Induce Heart Attacks - Intelihealth, 6/6/00
• Release Of PCBs Higher Than Thought - Intelihealth, 5/22/00
• Diet, Dioxin Risk May Be Linked - Intelihealth, 5/18/00
• Study Links Lead, Kids' Delinquency - Intelihealth, 5/16/00
• Contradictory Findings: Fluoride Does Increase Risk Of Hip Fractures - Doctor's Guide, 2/24/00
• Natural disinfectants lack killer instinct, study shows - CNN, 1/31/00
• Report: Gas Additive Can Be Harmful - Intelihealth, 7/27/99
• Dioxin Exposure Linked to Cancer - Intelihealth, 5/5/99
• Chemical Contaminants May Inhibit Cancer-Fighting White Blood Cells - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/99