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Environmental Health News
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Links to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
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A skin-deep dilemma: Sunscreen.
Is sunscreen essential body armor against cancer and aging? Or is it another assault on your skin? Here's how to know what's tops in the tube.
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Fighting tooth and nail.
After years of debate, federal officials have agreed to investigate mercury-based fillings.
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WHO report says sanitation 'crucial' for tackling water-borne disease.
A WHO (World Health Organization) report has determined that effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are needed if water-borne diseases are ever to be controlled.
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Vancouver diners swallowing carbon tax on pizza like dessert.
It may be causing pain at the pump, but a carbon tax on pizza has been going down a treat at a Vancouver restaurant since June, 2007.
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Latest suspect in salmonella outbreak: fresh salsa.
The search for the source of the nationwide salmonella outbreak tightened Wednesday to focus on fresh salsas made with tomatoes and other ingredients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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"Buddy" initiative asks for nitrogen reduction.
Two environmental groups Wednesday launched the Barnegat Bay Buddy initiative, asking officials and private citizens to help reduce the amount of nitrogen flowing into the bay.
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Maryland's bars and restaurants find ways to deal with smoking ban.
Overall, the effect of the ban has been difficult to judge; even the statewide liquor and restaurant associations are having trouble setting the ban aside from other economic pressures.
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Stop requiring ethanol production.
With the price of corn soaring, it's clear that the ethanol mandate is bad economic policy and bad energy policy.
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Caffeine 'could help prevent MS'.
A study has found that mice given the equivalent of six to eight cups of coffee a day were less likely to develop a disease similar to multiple sclerosis, and researchers hope this could lead to new ways to prevent MS in humans.
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Chef proves school lunch can be healthy, cheap.
The introduction of healthy school lunch programs is one major reason France has been able to curb childhood obesity rates after two decades on the rise, according to two recent studies.
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Study: red rice yeast helps cut bad cholesterol.
A dietary supplement called red rice yeast, combined with fish oil and healthy lifestyle changes, can help reduce "bad" cholesterol as effectively as the statin drug Zocor, new research suggests.
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Sunscreen safety.
85 percent of sunscreens don't provide protection against UV rays, or have ingredients that either are known health hazards or have not been tested for safety, according to an investigation of nearly 1,000 products by the Environmental Working Group.
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Many sunscreens contain harmful ingredients, new study says.
A new study from the Environmental Working Group reports too many sunscreens on the market contain harmful ingredients, don't offer UVA and UVB protection and actually lose effectiveness too quickly when they are in the sun.
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Salmonella probe looks beyond tomatoes.
With the number of salmonella victims still climbing, federal regulators are widening their investigation to include other fresh produce commonly consumed with tomatoes.
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Tomatoes still lead list of suspects in salmonella probe.
Officials with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that tomatoes still lead the list of potential culprits, but they are expanding their probe to include other types of produce commonly served with tomatoes.
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Ban on trans fats begins in New York.
The strictest ban on trans fats in the U.S. has gone into full effect in New York City. The ban extends to nearly all prepared food in restaurants and bakeries.
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Learning to save the environs.
If going green is the way, then students of Malacca International School (MIS) are heading in the right direction by being in the only school with its own sustainable-living programme.
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Fremont to spend millions fixing water, sewer system.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency yesterday approved design plans for construction in Fremont of an estimated $20 million reservoir, which the agency is requiring the city build to filter toxins from its Sandusky River drinking water supply.
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County pursuing good path with state in air quality monitoring.
Manatee County ranks among the worst in the state for air pollution.
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Anger rises over salmonella probe.
More than 11 weeks into a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds across the U.S., the government's failure to determine it's origin is causing rising anger among those slammed by slumping sales of tomatoes, the outbreak's prime suspect.
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