Health & Environment

Previous issues of H&E.

Issue 21 – Chemical interference in thyroid function

Issue 20 – Mental health and environmental contaminants

• Toxicant exposure and mental health: opportunities for treatment?
• American Cancer Society plans to examine environmental factors behind disease
• Doctors tested for exposure to hazardous chemicals common in healthcare

Issue 19 – Time is of the essence

• A question of when: can timing of conception affect child health?
• Swedish County Councils plan to stimulate development of PVC-free blood bag
• Differences in breast milk may hold clues to high cancer rates in Danes

Issue 18, September 2009 – Fear of a fat planet

• Fear of a fat planet: closing the gaps in understanding obesity
• Media reporting misses key point of organic study
• France could be first European country to ban BPA

Issue 17, August 2009 – Rising cancer rates

• Rising cancer rates: Attention on the environment in struggle to explain increased incidence
• Medical society recommends action to limit risks posed by hormone-like chemicals
• Materials in medical devices found to contribute to health complications for premature infants

Issue 16, July 2009 – Limitations of risk assessment

• Risky assessments: how chemical safety testing fails to anticipate harmful effects on health and the environment
• Animal research associates BPA exposure with vaginal cancer
• Three phthalates among the seven chemicals EU agency describes as being of “very high concern”

Issue 15, June 2009 – Night work and health

• Night time work environment contributes to increased cancer risk for workers
• Danish girls found to be starting puberty earlier
• Male monkey behaviour feminised by pre-natal BPA exposure

Issue 14, May 2009 – Antibiotic resistance

• Are infection control measures contributing to antibiotic resistance?
• French government agency advises against use of phthalates in medical devices
• New studies link pesticide use to Parkinson’s Disease and childhood brain cancer

Issue 13, April 2009 – Endocrine disrupting chemicals

• Sending the wrong signals: the danger to long-term health posed by endocrine disruptor exposure during developmental windows
• High bisphenol-A levels found in hospitalised premature infants
• Cleaning chemicals put nurses at up to 70% increased risk of asthma