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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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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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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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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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

Ever read Hints From Heloise? She provided quick, simple, and inexpensive household advice passed down from grandmothers everywhere. The ingredients for cleaning products came from the kitchen cupboard....
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The Science of Environmental Health

March 2006

The Science of Environmental Health: Multidisciplinary, intergenerational, interspecies, interdependent, global, local and important

Cindy Russell, M. D....
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AMA Climate Change Report

October 2008

REPORT 3 OF THE COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH (I-08)

Global Climate Change and Human Health

(Resolution 442, A-07, and Resolution 430, A-08)

(Reference Committee K)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Objective. To review the current scientific information on climate change, discuss some predicted health effects facing various populations as a result of global climate change and modified weather patterns, and offer new policy recommendations for our American Medical Association....
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