Environmental Health News
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Scope of salmonella-tainted flavouring recall will continue to grow.
Tuesday March 9th 2010, Canwest News Service
It could take months for some companies to figure out whether a flavoring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found its way into their products, experts say.'Eating for two' may harm baby
Tuesday March 9th 2010, London Times
A study in pregnant mice found that diets which were high in fat or carbohydrates had an effect on almost 2,000 genes in the developing offspring, including those involved in kidney function and smellStudies show danger of even small amounts of lead in children’s blood
Monday March 8th 2010, Los Angeles Times
High doses of lead have for some time been linked to chronic kidney damage. But a recent study found that even small levels of lead exposure may be damaging to children's kidneys.Advocates sound alarm on cell phone radiation
Monday March 8th 2010, Fresno Bee
Mindy Brown is on a crusade to warn people about radiation from cell phones. It started after her husband, Fresno State football coach Dan Brown, developed brain cancer.Are flame retardants putting us at risk?
Monday March 8th 2010, Environment Report
Certain kinds of flame retardant chemicals leach out of our couches, our TVs, our carpet padding and many other things in our homes. And they're getting into our bodies.World's largest dead zone suffocating sea
Monday March 8th 2010, National Geographic News
The Baltic is now home to seven of the of the world's ten largest marine "dead zones"—areas where the sea's oxygen has been used up by seabed bacteria that decompose the raining mass of dead algae.