"The Dirt on Dust"
"When you get right down to it, dust is pretty complicated. It also may be affecting your health."
Source: NPR, 11/10/2009
Environmental Health
"Asbestos Killing More Canadians Than Ever; Like Old 'Landmines'"
"An aggressive cancer linked to asbestos is killing more Canadians than ever before, even decades after the end of a boom that saw buildings stuffed with the toxic substance."
Source: Canadian Press, 11/09/2009
"Study Analyzes Cellphone Tumor Risk"
"Scientists looking at 23 studies involving almost 38,000 people initially see no connection. But a closer look at the highest-quality studies tells another story."
Source: LA Times, 10/14/2009
"Mosquito-Borne African Virus A New Threat To West"
"The United States and Europe face a new health threat from a mosquito-borne disease far more unpleasant than the West Nile virus that swept into North America a decade ago, a U.S. expert said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 09/21/2009
"Study Reveals How Much Cellphone Radiation You're Getting"
The Environmental Working Group has compiled a database on the amount of radiation emitted by 1,268 different brands of cell phones.
Source: Wired, 09/10/2009
The Crap Shoot, Is Your Neighborhood Pool Making You Sick?
The Washington City Paper tested 27 public pools in the nation's capital and 37 percent of them came up positive for bacteria that can lead to outbreaks of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Shigella, norovirus, E. coli infection and other recreational water illnesses.
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37705
Source: Washington City Paper, 09/19/2009
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amalgamates environmental information from several sources across the country into this online tool for tracking environmental exposures and chronic health conditions.
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