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Phthalates May Increase Risk of
Preterm Births
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/phthalate-exposure-associated-with-preterm-births/
A new study conducted in Mexico provides evidence that women with
higher exposure to phthalates may be more at risk of delivering
premature babies. Phthalates are chemicals that are primarily used
as plasticizers in the manufacture of flexible vinyl, which is used
in consumer products, flooring and wall coverings, food contact
applications, and medical devices. This is the first human study to
investigate associations between exposure to phthalates and preterm
birth rates. Other studies examining the link between urinary
phthalate markers and gestational age at birth have found mixed
results.
Playgrounds: They're Safer But Still
Can Be Dangerous
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-07-29-playground-safety_N.htm
Playgrounds have come a long way from the asphalt jungle gyms of the
1960s and 1970s.
Monkey bars and hot metal slides have virtually disappeared. They've
been replaced by colorful plastic castles with guardrails and ramps
and rounded edges. And instead of blacktop and concrete, many new
playgrounds are covered with soft wood mulch or springy rubber chips
made from recycled tires. Yet in spite of these improvements, many
playgrounds still fall short on safety, experts say.
Study: Home Pesticides
Linked to Childhood Cancer
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/home-pesticides-cancer-47072904
As if links to Parkinson's disease, diabetes and obesity, cancer,
low sperm counts and other reproductive health problems, and
childhood developmental problems and diseases were not enough ... or
that pesticide residue is common on foods, or that that children are
even more susceptible than previously thought, or that pesticides
stick around in the home for decades after being used, or that the
EPA is slow to remove known toxic pesticides from the market, and
doesn't require chemical makers to even list toxic "inert"
ingredients ... now there's another reason to avoid using pesticides
around the home.
Study Shows Connection Prenatal
Exposure to Air Pollutants Can Lower IQ
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2008-3506v1
The Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health released
a new study, published in the latest issue of Pediatrics. The
article, "Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure
and Child IQ at Age 5 Years," shows that prenatal exposure to
environmental pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
can adversely affect a child's intelligence quotient or IQ. PAHs are
chemicals released into the air from the burning of coal, diesel,
oil and gas, or other organic substances such as tobacco. They are
widespread in urban environments and throughout the world.
Chemicals and Our Health
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/opinion/16kristof.html?scp=1&sq=chemicals%20and%20our%20health&st=cse
However careful you are about your health, your body is almost
certainly home to troubling chemicals called phthalates. These are
ubiquitous in modern life, found in plastic bottles, cosmetics, some
toys, hair conditioners, and fragrances — and many scientists have
linked them to everything from sexual deformities in babies to
obesity and diabetes. The problem is that phthalates suppress male
hormones and sometimes mimic female hormones.
Study Finds Pesticide Link to
Childhood Leukemia
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gojVCT1jBhMitQovIkW5fEup2E1Q
Patients with childhood leukemia have elevated levels of household
pesticides in their urine, according to a new study by the
Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
'BPA-free' Bottles Leach Chemical:
Study
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/bpa-free-bottles-leach-chemical-study-52061922.html
Health Canada scientists have found bisphenol A leaching into liquid
in plastic baby bottles marketed to parents as being free of the
toxic chemical. The study says "traces" of the toxin were found in
"BPA-free" bottles while internal correspondence between a
department official and the lead scientist went further,
characterizing the amounts in two brands as "high readings."
Maine Releases Chemicals of High
Concern List
http://www.maine.gov/dep/oc/safechem/highconcern/
Maine’s law on Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products [ 1] directs
the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in
concurrence with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to publish a list of
Chemicals of High Concern by January 1, 2010. A chemical may be
included on the list only if it has been identified by an
authoritative governmental entity on the basis of credible
scientific evidence as being known as a carcinogen, a reproductive
or developmental toxicant or an endocrine disruptor; persistent,
bioaccumulative and toxic; or very persistent and very
bioaccumulative.
FDA Concludes Mercury in Dental
Fillings Not Risky
http://www.contracostatimes.com/health/ci_12978999?nclick_check=1
Dental amalgam fillings have so little mercury that they're not a
health hazard, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruled after
concluding a six-year review of 200 studies on the contentious
issue.
"The best available scientific evidence supports the conclusion that
patients with dental amalgam fillings are not at risk for
mercury-associated adverse health effects," said Susan Runner, the
FDA's dental products director. It was something of an about-face
for the FDA, which last year settled a lawsuit with anti-mercury
activists by posting on its Web site a precaution saying questions
remained about whether the small amount of mercury vapor the
fillings can release were enough to harm the developing brains of
fetuses or very young children. That advisory, which was updated as
recently as July 8, has been removed from the FDA site.
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LDA of Michigan's Healthy Children
Project Offering Conference Co-Sponsorships
http://www.ldaofmichigan.org/conf.cosponsorships.pdf
LDA would like to co-sponsor up to three (3)
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