The weblog version of this message is at: #590: Don’t blame it all on cell phones Previous message #577: reported on a study that found an apparent connection between heavy mobile use and reduction in sperm counts. “Researchers found those men who used a phone for four hours or more a day had fewer sperm
Read more →The weblog version of this message is at: #547: Ban stops use of brominated flame retardant in Sweden From Sylvie: Press release 25 August 2006 Ministry of Sustainable Development Ban stops use of brominated flame retardant in Sweden The Government decided today to ban the use of the brominated flame retardant decaBDE. The ban applies
Read more →The weblog version of this message is at: http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/index.php?p=545 Following is a Japanese court case that involves an electrical appliance outgassing brominated flame retardants (BFRs), now used in practically all appliances, from toasters to heaters to computers. BFRs are closely related to PCBs and concerns have been widely raised about the toxic effects of exposure,
Read more →From Lyn-Louise Milnes in New Zealand: Mercury vaccines, electrosensitivity, autism, other infant disorders Here is a list of facts linking TCV vaccines containing mercury (thimerosal) to electrosensitivity and to childhood developmental problems like ADHD, tics and autism. Sadly, (1) some evidence suggests that some people may be more electro-sensitive than others, (2) high levels of
Read more →http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpa/news/articles/press_releases/2005/051122_EAreport.htm Press Statement 22 November 2005 Environment Agency report on Environment and Health The Health Protection Agency welcomes the publication of the Environment Agency’s (EA) report Better Environment, Healthier People (1). It recognises the impact of the environment on health and well-being and in particular the effects of flooding and climate change, poor air quality,
Read more →From Sylvie: The Allergy and Environmental Health Association of Quebec http://www.aeha-quebec.ca/ Environmental Sensitivities – A Definition Environmental sensitivities can occur when people become sensitive to substances or phenomena in their everyday environment at levels well below what would be considered to be acceptable to “normal” people. Sensitivity reactions can be triggered by scented products, cleaning
Read more →Sent by Sylvie in France: N E W S R E L E A S E September 19, 2005 Contact: Patti McCafferty, 978-934-3238, patricia_mccafferty@uml.edu UMass Lowell Report Links Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Cancers http://www.sustainableproduction.org/pres.shtml LOWELL “” The University of Massachusetts Lowell today released a report that links dozens of environmental and occupational exposures to
Read more →Exposure to pesticides can cause Parkinson’s http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18625014.900 26 May 2005 Special Report from New Scientist Print Edition Andy Coghlan SUSPICIONS that pesticides could cause Parkinson’s disease have been strengthened. The more pesticide you are exposed to, the higher your risk of developing the disease, say investigators who have studied almost 3000 people in five European
Read more →   By Alain Brunel     Le Devoir     Tuesday 03 May 2005    The number of new cancer cases is growing twice as fast as population in Canada: as of now, 44% of Canadian men and 38% of Canadian women will be affected during their
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