Bisphenol A in Cash Register Receipts
It's Not Just for Dinner Anymore - by Cindy Russell, MD
When we heat up a can of soup we are getting more than we bargained for. Along with the vegetables and meat we are getting a tag along endocrine disruptor called bisphenol A (BPA) which leaches from the lining of the can....
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Nanotechnology to Nanotoxicology
A New Cause for Concern - Cindy Russell, MD
Nanotechnology using ultrafine particles (UFP) has been hailed as the next industrial revolution, but like many other industrial processes such as chemical manufacturing, human toxicity and ecotoxicity are studied well after their release into the environment. Early studies show that some nanoparticles can have significant long-term toxic effects due to their shape, small size, structure, biopersistence, and attachment to the product....
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Pesticides and Honey Bees
State of The Science
Pesticides and Honey Bees....
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Why Fi? Wireless Communication and Your Health
October 2010
Why Fi?: Is Wireless Communication Hazardous to Your Health?
Cindy Russell, M. D....
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Coming Clean: Why you Don’t Need Antibacterial Soap
Cindy Russell, M.D., Chair Environmental Health Committee SCCMA
Many of us are reasonably worried about spreading germs, from Staphylococcus skin infections to Avian Flu viruses to Salmonella on food. There has understandably been an increased anxiety about infectious disease lately....
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The Navigation Guide
October 2010
The Navigation Guide
An Evidence-Based Tool to Bridge the Gap between Clinical Practice and Environmental Health Science
Patrice Sutton, MPH; Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD; Pablo Rodriguez, MD; Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH
Rapidly accumulating evidence indicates that ubiquitous exposure to “everyday” levels of environmental chemicals can manifest in a wide range of adverse health outcomes across the human lifespan and generations. 1,2 Approximately 87,000 chemical substances were registered for use in U....
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Air Freshener Article
December 2008
Clean and Green: Reducing Your Risk of Asthma and Cancer
By Cindy Russell, MD
Vice President, Community Health
Chair, Environmental Health Committee
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The Science of Environmental Health
March 2006
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AMA Climate Change Report
October 2008
REPORT 3 OF THE COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH (I-08)
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Pediatric Toolkit
December 2006
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California’s New Biomonitoring Program
What are the poisons within? November 2007
Cindy Lee Russell, M. D....
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Global Climate Change Update
April 2006
What will Santa Claus Do?
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