Clippings
2010
July
Earliest Steps to Find Breast Cancer Are Prone to Error
Stephanie Saul, NY Times (July 19, 2010)
June
Waiter, there's a potential carcinogen in my soup
Ernest Scheyder, Wednesday June 9, 2010; DOVER New Hampshire (Reuters)
May
New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, May 5, 2010, New York Times
April
Graduating From Lip Smackers
DOUGLAS QUENQUA
Published: April 28, 2010, New York Times
Do routine mammograms save lives? Studies showing opposing results suggest it may be time for policy review
8 Apr 2010 The Gazette
KATE KELLAND, REUTERS
Workplace Chemicals May Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Business Week, April 1
March
Herceptin: A wonder drug, but not a miracle
Globe and Mail, March 29
February
Study charts path for better protection from harmful "chemical mixtures"
Chemicals Health Monitor, February
January
Children more likely to have attention, behavioral problems when exposed to phthalates in womb, New York study says
Environmental Health News; January 29
2009
December
Ministers worried about hazardous chemicals cocktails, but postpone action
Health and Environment Alliance, December 22, 2009
Mammography Screenings May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Young, High-Risk Women
The American Journal of Hematology/Oncology, Tasheema Prince,
December 21, 2009
Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma
By NATASHA SINGER and DUFF WILSON,
New York Times: December 12, 2009
Chemical BPA may harm developing fetus, Quebec study suggests
By Aaron Derfel, Montreal Gazette December 10, 2009
$10M grant will help test water for chemicals
Calgary Herald
Cancer From the Kitchen?
Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, NY Times
October
Scientist Looking for Cause of Breast Cancer in Household Objects
By Neal Simpson/staff writer
Wicked Local Brookline
September
Chemobrain: The Flip Side Of Surviving Cancer
July
Chemicals and Our Health
By Nicholas D. Kristof, July 16, 2009 (Op-Ed Columnist, NY Times)
June
Pesticide may seed american infant formulas with melamine
By Janet Raloff, Science News, Web edition: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
May
Look out 'cause this stuff is TOXIC
by Zosia Bielski, Globe and Mail Update; May 19, 2009
Chemical cocktail ‘risk to boys’
BBC News, May 13, 2009
by Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service, May 11, 2009
April 2009
What's in your hair products?
Beware of cosmetics, author says
Are some chemicals more dangerous at low doses?
March 2009
Europe passes disclosure requirements for cosmetics
February 2009
Heavy metals found in kids' face paints
Breast cancer risk, HRT link confirmed
Personal-care chemicals go on toxic list
January 2009
Label ingredients, cancer activists urge
2008
November
Can Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer?
October
Fox News coverage of Environmental Working Group report on chemicals in teenagers cosmetics. (A highspeed connection is necessary.)
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=9985483
September
Humanity at Risk: Lost Boys' Humanity at Risk: Are the Males Going First?
June
Cancer Prevention: "In Cancer Prevention, We Cannot Control All the Elements at Our Individual Level"
(Document translated from French into English by Roland Ah-Song and edited by Annie J. Sasco and Aimée Ward in Bordeaux, June 27, 2008.)
Lips are sealed on lead in lipsticks
May
Proposed law would require all products to list toxic ingredients
Breast cancer survival linked to vitamin D
April
Bisphenol A can alter genes, study finds
Canada first to label bisphenol A as officially dangerous
Green tea inhibits breast cancer in mice
Campaigners urge ban on cancer-link chemicals
Seeking Carcinogenic Labeling on all Cosmetic Talc Products
2007
December
Selecting your Plastics: A Break-down
Industry Talk: Plastic Industry Stance on Bisphenol A
Toxic Nation Campaign Update: From a Baby Rally to Mountain Equipment Co-op’s Announcement
The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know
September
Study suggests DDT, breast cancer link
How cancer research dollars are spent
Quest for cure gets 56%, prevention just 2%
Fighting the wrong war: We know what causes cancer, so why don't we attack it there?