Vivvo CMS 4.1 foodconsumer.org http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. foodconsumer.org http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/files.php?file= http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ New survey finds mercury in fish http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/new_survey_finds_mercury_in_fish_150920090906.html Environment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:05:00 +0000 The following abstract is cited from a new survey report released by National Water-Quality Assessment Program and Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. Mercury in Fish, Bed Sediment, Tap Tops Flow round London (press release) http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/070920090832_tap_tops_flow_round_london.html Environment Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:31:00 +0000 2 September 2009                Embargoed to 00.01am, Thursday 3 September 2009                  Avoid This if You Want to Keep Your Thyroid Healthy http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/050920090824_avoid_this_if_you_want_to_keep_your_thyroid_healthy.html Environment Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:23:00 +0000 Posted by: Dr. Mercola  September 05 2009   Bromides are a common endocrine disruptor. Because bromide is also a halide, it competes for the same receptors that are used Mercury level in women increases - study http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/040920090717_mercury_level_in_women_increases_-_study.html Environment Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:16:00 +0000 David Liu davidl at foodconsumer dot org  More U.S. women today than ever tested positive for inorganic mercury and the average concentration of mercury in women Is Fluoride Added to in Your Water? Get it Out http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/17062009116_is_fluoride_added_to_in_your_water_get_it_out.html Environment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:45:00 +0000 News ReleaseNew York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.  Is Fluoride Added to in Your Water? Get it Out New York – June 15 -- Sociodemographic differences in binge drinking among adults http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/sociodemographic_differences_in_binge_drinking_among_adults.html Environment Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:11:00 +0000 Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults --- 14 States, 2004Binge drinking, defined in this study as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on one Pesticides Persist in Ground Water http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/pesticides_persist_in_ground_water.html Environment Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:58:00 +0000 USGS scientists examine factors influencing pesticide detection in ground water in the May-June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality. Credibility Gap: Are New Food Packaging Chemicals Any Safer? http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/credibility_gap_are_new_food_packaging_chemicals_any_safer.html Environment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:06:00 +0000 WASHINGTON, June 9, 2008 - DuPont and other chemical companies have promised to phase out a cancer-causing chemical found in grease-resistant coatings for food packaging. Exposure to pesticide raises diabetes risk http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Environment/3066.html Environment Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:35:00 +0000 MONDAY JUNE 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new US government study shows that licensed pesticide applicators that used chlorinated pesticides for more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes. foodconsumer.org