A call to G20 leaders for global action to ban asbestos. ABEVA. November 17, 2018.On November 30, you will be gathering in Buenos Aires for a vital meeting of the G20. You will be considering the many challenges facing our world and striving to find the best way forward. Logo AVEBA (AVEBA) The most widely recognized […]
The European Parliamente wants to ban microplastixs en cosmetics. By Michiel Roscam Abbing. beatthemicrobead.org. 26/10/18. Breaking news: the European Parliament has embraced the environment commission’s report entitled Turning plastic wastelands into fields of gold, by a huge majority. ¿Inofensivo dentífrico? (SerTox) The report, compiled by the European Parliamentarian Mark Demesmaeker, supports the Plastic Strategy, Europe’s strategy to […]
Benefits of Medical Marijuana May Outweigh Risks. By Liam Davenport. medscape.com. June 13, 2016. Medical marijuana users experience significant pain reduction with only minor adverse effects, a new study of cancer and noncancer pain sufferers who had previously tried conventional medications shows. Pesach Shvartzman, MD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, found that using medical […]
EU delays glyphosate decision amid cancer uproar.euractiv.com. March 09, 2016.The EU postponed a decision Tuesday (8 March) on whether to extend the approval of a crucial weedkiller ingredient for another 15 years amid international uproar that it may cause cancer.Glyphosate was first used in the 1970s as the active ingredient in the Monsanto herbicide Roundup […]
Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health.thelancet.com. July 16, 2015. Executive Summary. By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children […]
DDT, Lindane Can Cause Cancer, WHO Says. By Jacob Koffler. time.com. June 23, 2015. DDT was mostly banned in the U.S. in 1970, while lindane is still present in some products. Exposure to insecticides lindane and DDT can cause cancer, according to findings released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. WHO’s International Agency […]
Control of rural house infestation by Triatoma infestans in the Bolivian Chaco using a microencapsulated insecticide formulation, David Eladio Gorla , Roberto Vargas Ortiz and Silvia Susana Catalá. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8:255 doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0762-0
Public Health Image Library (PHIL). CDC/ Amanda Mills. Description:This image depicts a symbolic scenario including a bottle of beer and mixed drink in the background, and in the extreme foreground, a set of car keys had been laid to rest on what appeared to be a bar’s granite countertop. Adults drank too much and got behind […]
US EPA releases risk assessment for n-methylpyrrolidone. chemicalwatch.com. March 24, 2015. A chemical, commonly used to remove paint and other coatings, poses risks to pregnant women and women of childbearing age who have high exposure, according to a final risk assessment released by the US EPA.The assessment of n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) focused on exposures scenarios for […]
This Spring, Look for the Safer Choice Label. By Gina McCarthy. epa.gov. March 04, 2015.Today, we’re unveiling a new Safer Choice label, which will make it easier to find household cleaners and other home products that are safer, more environmentally friendly—and still get the job done. If you missed the video where I shared the […]
Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures. By Diane Duke Williams. news.wustl.edu. January 28, 2015.Women whose bodies have high levels of chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower levels of these chemicals, according to a new study at Washington […]
EPA Takes Action to Protect Consumers from Harmful Chemicals that can Cause Reproductive and Developmental Harm. epa.gov. December 10, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to protect the public from seven ethylene glycol ethers or glymes chemicals that can cause health effects including birth defects and blood toxicity. “Today’s action is […]
Italian supreme court’s asbestos ruling could have major implications for Brazil. theguardian.com. November 1º, 2014, Court’s cancellation of Swiss asbestos polluter’s jail sentence dismays activists in Brazil, where substance is widely used. The Italian supreme court ruling on a case brought against Eternit, a Swiss-based building firm, could have major implications for the continued use […]
Images in clinical medicine: Elemental mercury embolism to the lungs. rancisco Gutiérrez, M.D., and Lucio Leon, M.D.N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1791June 15, 2000. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200006153422405. Figure 1 A 21-year-old dental assistant attempted suicide by injecting 10 ml (135 g) of elemental mercury (quicksilver) intravenously. She presented to the emergency room with tachypnea, a dry […]
IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISKS TO HUMANS. Volume 100C (2012)Arsenic, Metals, Fibres and DustsView full volume in pdfView Lancet Oncology summary as html or pdfOrder this volume from WHO Press FRONT AND BACK MATTER Cover Contents and Note to the Reader List of Participants Preamble General Remarks List of Abbreviations Cumulative Cross Index to IARC MonographsTHE MONOGRAPHSArsenic and Arsenic CompoundsBeryllium and […]
Byzantine monks used asbestos in wall paintings centuries before Industrial Revolution. By April Holloway. ancient-origins.net. April 01, 2014. Researchers have discovered that Byzantine monks used asbestos in plaster coatings underlying their wall paintings centuries before the fibrous material began to be used in the construction industry. The material, which is now known to cause serious […]
No Amount of Alcohol Is Safe. By Laura A. Stokowski .medscape.com. April 30, 2014.Responsible Drinking? Not Very"Responsible drinking" has become a 21st-century mantra for how most people view alcohol consumption. But when it comes to cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe.[1] That is the conclusion of the 2014 World Cancer Report (WCR), issued by […]
Countries:he boundaries shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the United Nations Environment Programme or the United Nations.http://www.mercuryconvention.org Signatories (Minamata Convention on Mercury) LIST OF SIGNATORIESNumber of Signatories: 93Number of Parties: 1ParticipantSignatureRatification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a)Angola11/10/2013 Argentina10/10/2013 Armenia10/10/2013 Australia10/10/2013 Austria10/10/2013 Bangladesh10/10/2013 Belgium10/10/2013 Benin10/10/2013 Bolivia (Plurinational State […]
A Toxic Legacy. By Jack Newsham.yaledailynews.com. September 08, 2013.The sun had just come out when graduation ceremonies began on Old Campus on a wet May morning in 1996. While a huge labor demonstration on the New Haven Green shook some students and their families, little of the clamor made it through Phelps Gate. The Yale […]
Lead poisoning and health. Fact sheet N°379. who.int. September 2013.Key factsLead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children.Childhood lead exposure is estimated to contribute to about 600 000 new cases of children developing intellectual disabilities every year.Lead exposure is estimated to account for 143 000 deaths […]
Chemical Intolerance in Primary Care Settings: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Outcomes.David A. Katerndahl, Iris R. Bell, Raymond F. Palmer and Claudia S. Miller. doi: 10.1370/afm.1346Ann Fam Med July/August 2012 vol. 10 no. 4 357-365.Abstract:PURPOSE This study extends previous community-based studies on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of chemical intolerance in a sample of primary care clinic […]
Chemical Intolerance in Primary Care Settings: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Outcomes.David A. Katerndahl, Iris R. Bell, Raymond F. Palmer and Claudia S. Miller. doi: 10.1370/afm.1346Ann Fam Med July/August 2012 vol. 10 no. 4 357-365.Abstract:PURPOSE This study extends previous community-based studies on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of chemical intolerance in a sample of primary care clinic […]
‘Bombs’ Ineffective Against Bedbugs, Experts Say. By Robert Preidt. nlm.nih.gov. June 4, 2012. Over-the-counter foggers won’t eliminate the blood-sucking pests; might make infestation worse.Bad news for folks suffering from bedbug infestation: New research shows that bug bombs are ineffective against these blood-sucking pests. The insect control products, also called foggers, have been sold for decades for […]
‘Bombs’ Ineffective Against Bedbugs, Experts Say. By Robert Preidt. nlm.nih.gov. June 4, 2012. Over-the-counter foggers won’t eliminate the blood-sucking pests; might make infestation worse.Bad news for folks suffering from bedbug infestation: New research shows that bug bombs are ineffective against these blood-sucking pests. The insect control products, also called foggers, have been sold for decades for […]