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NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals. As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Harvard finds kidney stones, malaria among global-warming risks. Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School said. Bloomberg News. 20 November 2009.
Radioactive waste contaminating Canadian water supply: Report. Nuclear facilities and power plants are contaminating local Canadian food and water with radioactive waste that increases risks of cancer and birth defects, says a new report to be released on Friday. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Workers, students exposed to potential toxins at Paramus school. Nearly 100 people affiliated with the West Brook Middle School are suing the school board and the borough, accusing them of knowingly exposing the plaintiffs to potentially toxic chemicals in 2007, according to documents filed in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack. Bergen County Record, New Jersey. 20 November 2009.
Culture clash in medicine. Two new recommendations, calling for delaying the start and reducing the frequency of screening for breast and cervical cancer, have been met with anger and confusion from some corners, not to mention a measure of political posturing. New York Times. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Group issues clarification on mammography advice. The federally funded task force that loosened guidelines for breast-cancer screening this week clarified its position Thursday, in response to an intense backlash generated by its new recommendations. Wall Street Journal. 20 November 2009. [Subscription Required]
Doctors group advises Pap smear every two years for women in 20s. Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
The mammogram storm: Benefits vs. risks. Common sense tells women that while mammography is an imperfect defense against a disease that will kill 40,000 of them this year, it's better than nothing. No wonder new breast-cancer screening guidelines issued this week went over with a thud. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Mammogram debate took group by surprise. The Preventive Services Task Force, which urged women to get less-frequent screening for breast cancer, was created to be apolitical. Yet some observers say its apolitical nature may have made it clueless about just how strongly people would react. New York Times. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Guidelines push back age for cervical cancer tests. New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended. New York Times. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Group recommends less-frequent Pap tests. Only days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has done the same for Pap smears. Los Angeles Times, California. 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day. According to a new report, most of our favourite cosmetics are cocktails of industrially produced and potentially dangerous chemicals that could damage our health and, in some cases, rather than delivering on their potent 'anti-ageing' promise, are causing us to age faster. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
My 669 chemical romance. They turn us into natural beauties while zapping zits and waging war on wrinkles. What could be bad about that? Well, quite a lot, it seems. Everyday cosmetics and toiletries are full of chemicals - some potentially harmful. London Daily Mirror, United Kingdom. 20 November 2009.
What drives China? Soon, cleaner fuel. Lorry driver Zhang Jianwei isn't worried about cleaner fuel requirements that come into force in China next year, raising the price of motor fuels -- he will just keep buying cheaper, dirtier diesel at smaller stations. Reuters. 20 November 2009.
City air: from foul to critical. Calcutta began the week as a polluted city but will end it as a critically polluted city. Calcutta Telegraph, India. 20 November 2009.
Mercury discharges drastically lower as Onondaga County's trash-to-energy plant owner asks NY to renew permit. Ten years ago, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s trash incinerator was a leading source of mercury pollution in Central New York. But the plant has cut mercury emissions 50-fold since then. Syracuse Post-Standard, New York. 20 November 2009.
4 groups threaten to sue over Mirant's P.G. landfill. Four environmental groups are threatening to sue the owners of a Prince George’s County landfill they say is dumping toxic chemicals into a creek feeding the Patuxent River watershed. Baltimore Daily Record, Maryland. 20 November 2009.
White Rock claims EBSCO illegally dumped hazardous waste. White Rock Quarries Thursday presented findings that apparently show EBSCO Industries illegally dumped more than 15 tons of hazardous waste in Vincent over 15 years. Columbiana Shelby County Reporter, Alabama. 20 November 2009.
Texas plant won't burn Mexican hazardous materials. The company cited the economy for its decision to abandon the chemical waste importation plan, but environmental groups claimed victory in stopping the area from becoming a "dumping ground for the world." Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic.' According to some researchers, Africa is on the brink of a smoking epidemic. BBC. 20 November 2009.
Soon, no smoking in public housing? Property owners can be subject to legal action from tenants who are not being protected from secondhand smoke, according to a local group. North Platte Telegraph, Nebraska. 20 November 2009.
UK goes smoke-free. Kentucky's flagship public university gave the official heave-ho to tobacco on Thursday, touting the health benefits of a smoke-free policy covering all of its sprawling campus in the heart of burley tobacco country. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
Hidden poison: San Jacinto River's submerged toxic dumps must be secured, and soon. Since 2005, state and federal environmental officials have known the source of dangerous levels of the carcinogen dioxin originating in the San Jacinto River and contaminating seafood harvested from northern Galveston Bay. Houston Chronicle, Texas. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
Coffin nails: State smoking worst. Sadly, West Virginia has America's worst rate of deadly cigarette smoking and exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke inside homes. We urge the state's excessive number of smokers to be brave and break free. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. Editorial, 20 November 2009.
The controversy over mammograms. It is important to keep the findings and recommendations of the expert panel in perspective. They are a mere guidance. The decision about whether to be screened is left to each woman--to determine what risks and benefits she is most comfortable accepting. New York Times. Editorial, 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
New view of mammograms. Breast cancer is expected to kill 40,000 women in the U.S. this year. We agree with experts who say better screening methods are needed, but until those come along, the changes to the recommendations have confused medical decision-making rather than guided it. Los Angeles Times, California. Editorial, 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Testing our patients. The aim of medicine is, above all else, to do no harm. But one must wonder if that will be the case with a new medical recommendation on the detection of breast cancer. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. Editorial, 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Addicted to mammograms. The public has been led to believe that breast cancer tumors need to be found as early as possible, so convincing people that we are screening too much is an uphill battle. New York Times. Opinion, 20 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Saddle up for the coal war. The coal industry, like the tobacco industry before them, is employing the same tricks and strategies. Sydney Australian, Australia. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Chemicals and pregnancy. There have been many studies coming out lately that validate my entire approach to pregnancy and parenting. The latest, just announced by the Washington Toxics Coalition, shows babies are exposed to chemicals in everyday consumer products even before they're born. Daily Green. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
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