Health & Environment

H&E is a monthly publication about environmental health issues, how they affect humans, and (somewhat indirectly) what role in these terms healthcare can play in preventing illness

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  1. Farm pesticides linked to deadly skin cancer

    Workers who apply certain pesticides to farm fields are twice as likely to contract melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to a new scientific study.

    from Health & Environment on 05 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  2. Bad chemistry: The poison in the plastic that surrounds us

    Part of the Independent's extensive coverage of BPA, this piece looks at the evidence for harm from BPA and how scientists and industry are divided.

    from Health & Environment on 01 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  3. Investigation: Scandal of danger chemical in baby bottles

    Front-page story by the independent about how baby bottles containing BPA are being banned in the US and Canada but still on sale in the UK

    from Health & Environment on 01 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. Danes temporarily ban BPA from baby food

    Denmark has introduce a temporary national ban on bisphenol A in materials in contact with food for children aged 0 – 3 years (infant feeding bottles, feeding cups and packaging for baby food).

    from Health & Environment on 31 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. French Senate backs proposal to ban BPA in baby bottles

    France may become the first EU country to ban bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby feeding bottles after its upper parliamentary house, the Senate, backed a proposal to stop use of the chemical.

    from Health & Environment on 30 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  6. Chemists convene In San Francisco, talk green chemistry

    Report on the American Chemistry Society's annual bash in San Francisco, focused on green chemistry.

    from Health & Environment on 30 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  7. Amid Nanotechnology's Dazzling Promise, Health Fears Grow

    Part 1 of an in-depth report by AOL news, about the health concerns surrounding a booming but poorly-regulated industry in nanotechnology.

    from Health & Environment on 30 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  8. Gender-bender chemicals 'putting everyone at risk'

    The Daily Mail reports on a literature review which concludes that BPA is ubiquitous.

    from Health & Environment on 27 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  9. BPA found to alter protein signalling pathways in cell proliferation

    New research, expected to aid in the understanding of how BPA may be influencing the susceptibility of the mammary gland to cancer transformation, finds that key proteins involved in signaling pathways such as cellular proliferation are regulated at the protein level by BPA.

    from Health & Environment on 25 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  10. EU considers changing REACH chemicals law

    Speed is just one of the problems, with Environment Commissioner Potočnik saying REACH implementation is "bad" and the current situtation is "non-sustainable".

    from Health & Environment on 25 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  11. EU bans triclosan from food packaging

    Full test pertaining to the decision by the European Commission to ban the antimicrobial 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'hydroxydiphenyl ether (better known as triclosan) from food packaging. Triclosan is widely used in e.g. toothpaste and soaps.

    from Health & Environment on 25 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  12. Infertility linked to prostate cancer

    Researchers have discovered a link between infertility and prostate cancer and speculate that damages to the male sex chromosome -- for instance through exposure to environmental toxins in the womb -- may be involved.

    from Health & Environment on 24 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  13. MEP chair calls on EU Commission to unblock REACH authorisation

    The EU Parliament Environment Committee is demanding progress on the following three elements of REACH: PBT criteria; a decision on the first seven chemicals requiring authorisation; and increasing the limited number of chemicals on the list.

    from Health & Environment on 24 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  14. Why everything you've been told about evolution is wrong

    Not everything. Another in-depth article about epigenetics.

    from Health & Environment on 23 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  15. Washington signs safe-plastic law

    Washington becomes 5th state to outlaw bisphenol-A; other environmental bills also inked.

    from Health & Environment on 22 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  16. Daily intake of bisphenol A and potential sources

    Study concluding that "On the basis of an assessment of urinary BPA and questionnaire data from the 2005-2006 NHANES, consumption of soda, school lunches, and meals prepared outside the home - but not bottled water or canned tuna - was statistically significantly associated with higher urinary BPA."

    from Health & Environment on 22 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  17. Exposure to Phthalates and Breast Cancer Risk in Northern Mexico

    Study concluding that "exposure to diethyl phthalate (DEP), the parent compound of MEP, may be associated with increased risk of BC, whereas exposure to the parent phthalates of MBzP and MCPP might be negatively associated."

    from Health & Environment on 22 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  18. Exposure to some phthalates may double breast cancer risk, some lower it

    Researchers conducting a study of phthalate exposure and breast cancer among Mexican women reported that metabolites of one type of phthalate are associated with at least twice the risk of breast cancer, while other types appear to lower risk.

    from Health & Environment on 22 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  19. GAO report scolds EPA

    Environmental Protection Agency's commitment to keeping children safe from toxic chemicals has lapsed, and top officials routinely ignored scores of recommendations by the agency's own children's health advisory committee, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office.

    from Health & Environment on 22 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  20. Progress in the War on Cancer

    JAMA commentary in progress in the "war on cancer".

    from Health & Environment on 19 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this