Environment
Carcigenic chemicals in children's carseats
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Potentially toxic flame retardants have been found in car seats, bassinet mattresses, nursing pillows, high chairs, and strollers.
In all , 80 percent of
Getting PCBs out of schools, Stopping Nukes, and Corpus Christi (PR)
Warning: PCBs Leaking From Old School Lights
A tragic toxic hazard has been found in schools that were built before 1979. Officials in New York City ...
A trip to the doctor's office may help teens quit smoking
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneNearly 6 million teens in the US smoke , despite the knowledge it is addictive and leads to disease.Now scientists say a simple conversation with ...
Violence-Related Firearm Deaths Among Residents of Metropolitan Areas and Cities --- United States
Violence-Related Firearm Deaths Among Residents of Metropolitan Areas and Cities --- United States, 2006--2007
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
May 13, 2011 / 60(18);573-578
Violence-related firearm ...
Drug-resistant MRSA may be spread by bedbugs
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneBedbugs may be hosting superbugs.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases says, bed bugs carrying two types of drug-resistant bacteria, ...
Congress to EPA: Finalize Dioxin Study Once and For All! - Newsletter from CHEJ
A few weeks ago, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and 72 members of Congress sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the EPA to finalize their ...
Don't Be Duped by the Sewage Sludge Industry's "Compost" (PR)
Tell Hollywood It's Not Green to "Greenwash" Sewage Sludge with "Organic" School Gardens!
Some of Hollywood's "green" celebrities—Rosario Dawson, Ed Begley, Jr., and a bevy ...
Occupational Highway Transportation Deaths
Occupational Highway Transportation Deaths --- United States, 2003--2008
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
April 29, 2011 / 60(16);497-502
Highway transportation crashes are the leading cause of fatal ...
Car seat safety an issue when kids can unbuckle themselves
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneAccording to research just presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Denver, researchers at Yale University's School of Medicine found even a one year old ...
Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer?
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
In 1993, talk-show host Larry King had an unexpected guest on his program -- David Reynard, who argued that radiation from a cell ...
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