UK public health officials call for Censorship on MMR vaccine safety debate

UK public health officials call for Censorship on MMR vaccine safety debate - Dr. Andrew Wakefield response to the measles outbreak in South Wales

http://www.hydrogen2oxygen.net/en/uk-public-health-officials-call-for-censorship-on-mmr-vaccine-safety-debate/

"Dr Wakefield responds to UK public health officials call for censorship on MMR vaccine safety debate, measles vaccine failure, and issues a further challenge for open debate."

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Studies: Air pollution linked to brain damage

Studies: Air pollution linked to brain damage
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/studies-air-pollution-linked-to-brain-damage

"Scientists in 2004 studied the brain tissue of children and young adults in Mexico who had died of accidents and were stunned by what they found -- a discovery that rocked the world of neuroscience and has gone largely untested until now.
Almost all the young people had evidence of Alzheimer's protein plaques scattered throughout their brain tissue.
The only factor linking one case to another was air pollution in Mexico City, which led scientists at the time to hypothesize that smog might be a trigger of Alzheimer's disease and that the mind-robbing damage might start early in life."

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Toxic Chemicals Bill Needed To Protect Children

Toxic Chemicals Bill Needed To Protect Children
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-ahmed-toxic-chemicals-bill-would-protect-chi-20130429,0,1068876.story

"A bill that would provide protection to young children against toxic chemicals — both before and after birth — was unfortunately bottled up in the General Assembly's Appropriations Committee last week but should be revived by amendment before this legislative session ends."

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Flame retardants to be removed from nap mats

Flame retardants to be removed from nap mats
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Flame-retardants-to-be-removed-from-nap-mats-4436828.php

"A  Minnesota company has pledged to remove flame-retardant chemicals from the children's nap mats it sells in California as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday by the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland."

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Amended bill meant to crack down on toxic chemical spills

Amended bill meant to crack down on toxic chemical spills
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/585033.html

"Companies could be penalized 10% of their sales if spills harm people or environment; businesses call the measures "excessive""

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Consumers warned on toxic backpacks

Consumers warned on toxic backpacks
http://www.tempo.com.ph/2013/04/consumers-warned-on-toxic-backpacks/#.UYAVQ0rk3Ko

"A toxic watchdog based in Quezon City warned parents on the presence of dangerous chemicals on backpacks that cause brain-damage and lower intelligence quotient (IQ) scores."

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Chemicals on federal radar pervasive in Chicago air - Environmental Health News

Chemicals on federal radar pervasive in Chicago air — Environmental Health News

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2013/siloxanes-in-the-air

 

"On the brink of federal regulatory review, chemicals in deodorants, lotions and conditioners are showing up in Chicago's air at levels that scientists call alarming. The airborne compounds – cyclic siloxanes – are traveling to places as far as the Arctic, and can be toxic to aquatic life. "These chemicals are just everywhere," said Keri Hornbuckle, an engineering professor at the University of Iowa."

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