Nitrates in mom's drinking water linked to birth defects in kids.

Nitrates in mom's drinking water linked to birth defects in kids.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2013/06/nitrate-in-moms-drinking-water/

"Babies whose mothers consume nitrates in drinking water have a higher risk of spina bifida, cleft palate and other birth defects, according to a large study of children in Texas and Iowa. Used as fertilizers on crops, nitrates are one of the most widespread chemical contaminants in aquifers around the world. The study is the first to compare birth defects in kids to their mothers' consumption of nitrates-tainted drinking water during pregnancy."

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Dramatic increase in hospitalization of US children with inflammatory bowel disease

Dramatic increase in hospitalization of US children with inflammatory bowel disease
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130625141208.htm

"The largest investigation to date has found a dramatic increase in the number of hospitalizations for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during the past decade in the United States."

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Gagged by Big Ag

Gagged by Big Ag
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/06/ag-gag-laws-mowmar-farms

 

"Horrific abuse. Rampant contamination. And the crime is…exposing it?"

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Early-life Air Pollution Linked with Childhood Asthma in Minorities, in Study

Early-life Air Pollution Linked with Childhood Asthma in Minorities, in Study
http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/06/106861/early-life-air-pollution-linked-childhood-asthma-minorities-study

"A research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and Latinos. The researchers said their findings indicate that air pollution might, in fact, be a cause of the disease, and they called for a tightening of U.S government standards for annual exposure to NO2."

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NIH Launched Dietary Supplement Label Database

NIH Launched Dietary Supplement Label Database
http://www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov/dsld/

"Searchable collection contains product information and ingredients from labels of dietary supplements sold in U.S.  Researchers, as well as health care providers and consumers, can now see the ingredients listed on the labels of about 17,000 dietary supplements by looking them up on a website. The Dietary Supplement Label Database, free of charge and hosted by the National Institutes of Health."

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Ohio Environmental Council Environmental-Conservation Briefing Book 2013

Ohio Environmental Council Environmental-Conservation Briefing Book 2013

http://www.theoec.org/sites/default/files/BriefingBook2013.pdf

 

MCS document appears on pages 21 and 22.

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Scientists say new study shows pig health hurt by GMO feed

Scientists say new study shows pig health hurt by GMO feed
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-gmo-pigs-study-idUSBRE95A14K20130611

"Pigs fed a diet of only genetically modified grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than pigs who dined on conventional feed, according to a new study by a team of Australian scientists and U.S. researchers."

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