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26 April, 2008
  • MedPage/AAN: ALS & formaldehyde. April 17, 2008. Working with formaldehyde may increase the likelihood of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a researcher said here, but pesticides were exonerated as a factor.[ See ]. Sent by Javier Waskman.
  • CDC and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health will cosponsor the International Course in Applied Epidemiology, to be held September 22–October 17, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia. [ See ] Sent by Javier Waskman.
  • The Faroes Statement: Human Health Effects of Developmental Exposure to Chemicals in Our Environment. Philippe Grandjean, David Bellinger, Åke Bergman, et al.Journal compilation
    © 2007 Nordic Pharmacological Society. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2007. PDF. Sent by Javier Waskman
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  • Group urges heart test before kids get ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ) drugs. April 21, 2008. Reuters. [ See ]. Watch CNN video.Sent by Javier Waskman.
  • Guiyu, Largest E-Easte Site on Earth. Watch video. Sent by Javier Waskman.
  • TOXMAP: Now Includes TRI 2006, Updated Health Data. [ See ]. Sent by Javier Waskman.
    Food Safety Risk Analysis Training Program – Washington, DC.Summer Integrated Program offers six short courses over three weeks, begin July 7th, 2008. [ See ]
  • WHO Environmental Health in Emergencies Website – New Events.[ See ].You can also subscribe to  listserv to be notified when new information on this work becomes available.Subscribe
  • V Workshop de Analistas de Resíduos de Agrotóxicos. Porto Alegre, Brazil. June 2008. [ See ]
  • PhD fellowships for Spanish students interested in pursuing a PhD in the  USA in Environmental Toxicology.The University of Arizona is offering full PhD fellowships to  students from Spain, Mexico, Brazil and Chile who wish to pursue a PhD degree in the general area of environmental toxicology. [ See ]
  • New issue of Environmental Health Perspectives: Volume 116, Number 4, April 2008.[ See ]
  • The National Library of Medicine (NLM)  is pleased to announce a new web resource about its Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC). [ See ]  



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