The Week in Environmental Health News, May 24 to May 28, 2010

May 31, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
Environmental Health
Food
Gulf Oil Spill
H1N1
Water
Work Place Health and Safety
Misc

DISEASE AND MEDICAL
U.S.A.: Distress of 9/11 may have led to miscarriages, research says (25 May 2010) CNN Health
By: M. Park. Available: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/25/9.11.miscarriage.bereavement/. [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, May 17 to May 21, 2010

May 24, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
Environmental Health
Food
Gulf Oil Spill
H1N1
Water
Work Place Health and Safety
Misc

DISEASE AND MEDICAL
U.S.A.: Obesity Prevention in Women: Tipping the Scales Towards Health (14 May 2010) The Huffington Post.
By:S. M.D. Blumenthal.  (On-line) Available: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-blumenthal/obesity-prevention-in-wom_b_576870.html. Cited 2010 [...]

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Wind Turbine Syndrome, Part II

May 19, 2010

By: Rosemary Stephen PMed, (cert) EOH, IPM, Elements: Environmental Health Intelligence

There is a segment of the general population who cannot live close to wind turbines; if such turbines are installed, they complain that their quality of life is greatly affected. Are these people really experiencing symptoms or [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, May 10 to May 14, 2010

May 17, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
Food
Public Health
Work Place Health and Safety

DISEASE AND MEDICAL
Albany , New York, USA: The State Unveils a Cancer Map (10 may 2010) The New York Times
By D. Hakim
A [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, May 03 to May 07, 2010

May 9, 2010

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Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
H1N1
Water
Work Place Health and Safety

DISEASE AND MEDICAL
Detroit Michigan, USA: Public health concern: Researchers say hookah use on the rise (02 May 2010) HometownLife.com
The smoking of hookah — [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, April 26 to April 30, 2010

May 3, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Climate Change and Health
Disease and Medical
Environment
Environmental Contaminants
Water
Work Place Health and Safety

CLIMATE CHANGE and HEALTH
USA: IH-led Research Group Links Climate Changes, Human Health Impact (26 Apr 2010) HealthLeaders Media
By: J.N. Simmons
In a [...]

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Wind Turbine Syndrome, Part I

April 29, 2010

By: Rosemary Stephen PMed, (cert) EOH, IPM, Elements: Environmental Health Intelligence

Although windmills are a green form of renewable energy, complaints of a debilitating effect, called wind turbine syndrome, are surfacing wherever windmills are installed. In Japan, for instance, people started to complain about experiencing physical discomfort such has [...]

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Landfill fire in paradise, Part II

April 27, 2010

By: Rosemary Stephen PMed, (cert) EOH, IPM, Elements: Environmental Health Intelligence

Landfill fire in New Providence may have exposed residents to dioxins
The landfill fire which burned from 12 Feb to 09 Mar 2010 on New Providence island in the Bahamas, may have released dioxins and particulate matter into the [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, April 19 to April 23, 2010

April 26, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Climate Change
Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
Earth Day
Food
HIV/AIDS
International
Water
Work Place Health and Safety

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change and human health studied (22 Apr 2010) UPI.com
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are now aware of what types of [...]

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The Week in Environmental Health News, April 12 to April 16, 2010

April 19, 2010

In order to help you find topics that interest you, this week’s news articles are categorized under:

Disease and Medical
Environmental Contaminants
Food
H1N1
Work Place Health and Safety

DISEASE AND MEDICAL
Hospital admissions dropped after anti-smoking legislation in place (12-Apr-2010), Canadian Medical Association Journal via EurekAlert
By: EurekAlert, contact Kim Barnhardt
“Since the implementation of anti-smoking legislation, hospital [...]

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