In a letter to readers, a fluoridation opponent argues that painting opponents as right-wing conspiracy theorists deflects attention from what he calls weak science behind fluoridation, and faults commentators including Rachel Maddow for using a Nevada candidate's opposition to ridicule her.
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Environment
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Environment
New Tobacco Controls Have Public Health Impact
A year after the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act became law, key provisions took effect on June 22, 2010: larger health warnings on smokeless tobacco products and advertisements, and a ban on the descriptors "light," "low" and "mild."
Environment
What should I do if I see lightning?
Lightning strikes most often in thunderstorms, which build on hot, humid days. The National Weather Service advises moving into a building with a roof, walls and floor as soon as lightning is seen or heard, and says it is safe to touch and help a strike victim.
Environment
Letter to Reader: Lighting water on fire
A letter to readers from the Environmental Working Group promoting Josh Fox's documentary Gasland, on hydraulic fracturing and contaminated water supplies, ahead of its HBO broadcast on June 21.
Environment
The BP Oil Spill May Be Bad, But This Cover Up is Far More Deadly
Mercola amplifies Sayer Ji's argument that the chemical dispersants BP chose for the Gulf oil leak magnify the environmental damage, and that the company understated the spill, moving from there is no leak on April 21 to a 5,000-barrel-a-day estimate.
Environment
Red Alert: Insider Study on Cell Phone Safety Seriously Flawed
The International EMF Collaborative counts 11 design flaws in the Interphone study, including counting cordless-phone users as unexposed and omitting tumors in the 20 percent of brain volume cell phones irradiate. The group says the brain cancer risk was underestimated.
Environment
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Volunteer or Donate
A public notice on the Deepwater Horizon spill, listing phone numbers and links for volunteering, reporting oil on land or oiled wildlife, offering boats to the Vessels of Opportunity Program, donating to bird rescue groups and reporting suspected spill-related fraud.
Environment
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Sadness
Among 5,560 smokers and 2,995 nonsmokers, higher secondhand smoke exposure measured by saliva samples tracked with more psychological distress and hospitalization. Mark Hamer says the link may be causal and that the effect of smoking bans deserves study.
Environment
Does Washing Produce Get Rid of Bacteria?
Mercola reports that washing produce may not remove all bacteria, since rough surfaces give them places to hide. He argues the answer lies in cleaner growing conditions and small-scale farming rather than in irradiation or in avoiding fresh produce.
Environment
5 Ways to Reduce Children's Pesticide Exposure
U.S. News advises buying organic produce, keeping trichlorfon off the lawn, clearing old diazinon from the shed, avoiding malathion for head lice and pressing schools to adopt integrated pest management. Mercola adds that a Pediatrics study links common pesticides to increased ADHD symptoms.
Environment
Breaking News! What Did This 10-Year, 13-Nation Study Discover About Brain Cancer and Cell Phones?
Dr. Mercola reports on the WHO's 13-country Interphone study, which tied at least 30 minutes of daily cell phone use over 10 years to greater brain cancer risk. He notes the $30 million project was partly industry-funded, years behind schedule, and disputed among its own scientists.
Agriculture
Get to know which food is low in pesticides
A ranking from Foodnews.org, a service of the Environmental Working Group, listing the 15 fruits and vegetables with the lowest pesticide levels, led by onions and avocado, and the 15 with the highest, ending with celery.
Environment
What is the Real Cancer Threat from Cell Phones?
The President's Cancer Panel reported that environmentally induced cancers have been grossly underestimated and urged long-term monitoring of electromagnetic exposure from cell phones and wireless devices. Dr. Ted Schettler says even a slight risk would burden public health.
Environment
What is the current water temperature at the beach?
A government FAQ pointing readers to Recreation.gov for water sports sites and rentals, the USGS WaterAlert service for river and lake conditions, and the National Oceanographic Data Center's Coastal Water Temperature Guide for regional beach temperatures.
Environment
Loss of Male Fetuses Higher after 9/11
UC Irvine researchers report in BMC that the male-to-female birth ratio fell significantly after the September 11 attacks, with fewer male live births in December 2001. They attribute it to “communal bereavement,” arguing male fetuses are more susceptible to maternal stress hormones.
Environment
Pesticides linked to high risk of ADHD in children
A Pediatrics study of 1,139 children aged 8 to 15 found those with high urinary organophosphate pesticide levels were about twice as likely to have ADHD as children with undetectable levels, and a tenfold rise in one pesticide class was linked to 50 percent higher risk.
Environment
Cell phone use may increase brain cancer risk
A study in the International Journal of Epidemiology found people using cell phones 30 or more minutes a day were 40 percent more likely than the lightest users to develop glioma. News reports called the findings inconclusive, and researchers note brain tumors can take decades to appear.
Environment
Obese kids more likely to be bullied
Following 821 children whose BMI was measured in third, fifth and sixth grade, researchers reported in Pediatrics that obese children were almost twice as likely to be bullied as peers of normal weight, regardless of race, income, social skills or academic performance.
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