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Study of hospitals puts price tag on California’s dirty air, 02/02/10, Sacramento Bee

Study: Weedkiller in waterways can change frogs’ sex traits, 03/02/10, Washington Post

A county lockup for unwanted pill, 03/01/10, StarTribune.com

Pesticide exposure deprives Yaqui girls of breastfeeding – ever, 02/28/10, Indian Country Today

Derived from flowers, but not benign: Pyrethroids raise new concerns, 02/26/10, Environmental Health News

Rising Threat of Infections Unfazed by Antibiotics, 02/26/10, New York Times

What’s in Household Dust? Don’t Ask, 02/23/10, Time CNN

’Lame’ mosquitoes to stop dengue, 02/23/10, BBC News

IVF may raise risk of diabetes, hypertension and cancer in later life, 02/22/10, Guardian

Methane levels may see ’runaway’ rise, scientists warn, 02/22/10, The Independant

Scientists vacuum up the data on dust, 02/19/10, Motherload.com

Nerve agents could be to blame for tripling of child leukaemia in Basra, 02/19/10, Times Online

Years later, MTBE still a danger to water supply, 02/18/10, ABC

Chronic health conditions increasing in children, study finds, 02/17/10, LA Times

Key cancer gene ’link to poverty’, 02/16/10, BBC News

Slow Trip Across Sea Aids Profit and Environment, 02/16/10, New York Times

Pesticides to blame for wave of Parkinson’s in Israeli Arab town, 02/16/10, Haaretz.com

Wanted: Volunteers, All Pregnant, 02/16/10, New York Times 

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, 02/16/10, Washington Post

Despite health risks, casino dealers still exposed to cigarette smoke, 02/14/10, Las Vegas Sun

Free radicals may cause mutations that create superbugs, 02/12/10, Healthzone.ca

Office ’bullying’ a grey area for employers, 02/10/10, Vancouver Sun

Study links mother’s age to child’s risk of autism, 02/09/10, LA Times

Medical services at the Olympics: a monumental challenge, 02/08/10, CMAJ

Thirdhand Smoke Forms Cancer-Causing Residue Indoors That Lasts, 02/08/10, Bloomberg.com

Industrial solvent linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, 02/07/10, LA Times

China threatens world health by unleashing waves of superbugs, 02/05/10, Telegraph

Environmental health news: Air pollution linked to childhood asthma by new study, 02/05/10, Environmental Technology

Poisoning the mind, 02/04/10, The Economist

Traffic Marker? Early Exposure to Air Pollution Associated with Childhood Asthma, 02/01/10 EHP

Livestock on drugs no bargain, 01/30/10, AZ Daily Sun

Keeping Alberni Valleys Air Clean, 01/28/10, Alberni Valley News

Cigarettes might be infectious, 01/27/10, Science News

Don’t let your baby swim, 01/27/10, Reuters

Atomic ’black rain’ may have sickened more, 01/27/10, Asahi.com

Scientists link flame retardants and reduced human fertility, 01/26/10, Environmental Health News

Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds, 01/22/10, Guardian

Why your sofa may harm your health, 01/21/10, Guardian

Behind Mass Die-Offs, Pesticides Lurk as Culprit, 01/07/10, Environment 360

Silver migrates from treated fabrics, 01/07/10, Environmental Health News

Methane release ’looks stronger’, 01/06/10, BBC News

Human, industrial waste goes green.Biosolids in U of A experiments show promise in restoring land damaged by oilpatch activity, 01/06/10, Edmonton Journal

Cell Phone Use May Fight Alzheimer’s, Mouse Study Says, 01/06/10, National Geographic Daily News

Is Dirty Electricity Making You Sick?, 12/15/09, Prevention

Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows, 12/15/09, LA Times

Anti-depressants ’up stroke risk’, 12/15/09, BBC News

Alcohol link to breast cancer recurrence, 12/11/09, BBC News

Ministers target depression in government policy shift, 12/07/09, BBC News

Exposure to Lead Linked with Psychological Problems, 12/07/09, Medpage today

Women Hotel Workers Suffer High Injury Rates, 12/06/09, New America Media

Heavy metals raise risk of penis defects, 12/03/09, Sydney Morning Herald

Toxic gas effects may be seen in future generations, 12/02/09, Times of India

Medical Students Stuck by Needles Often Fail to Report Injuries, 12/01/09, OH&S

Call to ban BPA baby bottle after ’compelling’ breast cancer link, 12/01/09, news.com.au

Plastics chemical phthalate may shorten pregnancy, 11/30/09, Reuters

Scientists grow pork meat in a laboratory, 11/29/09, Times Online

Night shifts a culprit, 11/23/09, LA Times

Avoiding Workplace Conflict Could Lead to MI, 11/23/09, Medpage today

Breast Cancer Research Neglects Environmental Links, 11/22/09, New America Media

Frozen salmon over fresh? Why, it’s better for the planet that way, 11/22/09, Oregon Environmental News

Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than-Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms, 11/21/09, Science Daily

Study finds higher air pollution near Santa Monica Airport, 11/19/09, LA Times

Salmon as transport vectors for mercury, 11/18/09, Environmental Science & Tech

Supplements tied to cancer, 11/18/09, Sydney Morning Herald

Mass extinction linked to lung cancer mystery, 11/18/09, Environment Science &Tech

PCBs hike blood pressure, 11/17/09, Science News

Mystery of Bangladesh’s mass arsenic poisoning solved, 11/15/09, AFP

Folic acid tied to asthma risk, 11/05/09, The Age

Second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer: International study, 11/04/09, Canada.com

Ailing planet seen as bad for human health, 10/27/09, The Washington Post

Kwantlen facility explores nature’s pesticides, 10/25/09, The Province

What are the dangers of DDT on babies? 10/24/09, IOL

Why boys are turning into girls, 10/23/09, Telegraph.co.uk

Traffic pollution may be to blame for miscarriages, say researchers, 10/23/09, Times Online

Low dose radiation ’harms heart’, 10/22/09, BBC News

Study raises red flag over home insecticides, autoimmune diseases, 10/22/09, USA Today

Older Workers Less Stressed Because They Are The "Healthy Survivors" Says UK Report, 10/22/09, Medical News Today

Eight Years on and 9/11 Clean-up Workers Still Coughing, 10/21/09, Epoch Times

Stress impact on male fertility, 10/21/09, BBC News

Air pollution linked to early form of dementia, 10/21/09, Telegraph.co.uk

Polluted air may give you a headache, 10/20/09, Reuters

An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All, 10/19/09, Wired

Hand Hygiene Model Pinpoints ’Superspreaders’, 10/19/09, Medpage Today

Mercury levels similar in autistic, normal kids, 10/19/09, National Post

Green spaces ’improve health’, 10/15/09, BBC News

Side Effects of 1918 Flu Seen Decades Later, 10/12/09, Time CNN

Cancer and Teen Tanning: Where’s the Regulation?, 10/12/09, Time CNN

Take a deep breath – more bad news on air pollution, 10/12/09, LA Times

Scientists chastise government for drawing out BPA study, 10/12/09, JS Online

Blinded by the Light, 10/11/09 Miller-McCune

Toxic chemicals found in Maine health workers, 10/09/09, Bangor Daily News

New rules, new smoke signals, 10/08/09, The Boston Globe

Arsenic in rice: a recipe for nutrient loss, 10/07/09, Environmental Science & Technology

Concerned about BPA: Check your receipts, 10/07/09, Science News

Autism Is on the Rise (Or Is it?), 10/06/09, Newsweek

BPA in womb linked to aggression in girls, 10/06/09, CBC News

Plastic chemical linked aggression in toddler girls, 10/06/09, USA Today

Air pollution could trigger appendicitis: Study, 10/04/09, Canada.com

London’s new drinking fountains a challenge to bottled water industry, 10/04/09, Guardian

The Island’s tragic breast cancer mystery, 10/04/09, SILive

Pro-incineration expert denied risks of second-hand smoke, 10/04/09, Vancouver Sun

For the First Time, a Census of Autistic Adults, 10/03/09, Time CNN

Acreage residents try to connect dots in cancer cases, 10/03/09, Miami Herald

Research Update: Roots of Hospital Workers’ Asthma Examined, 10/01/09, OH&S

EPA: Dow Chemical Co. study little help in planning dioxin cleanup, 10/01/09, Associated Press

Research Update: Self-Reported HPD Use Varies, 10/01/10, OH&S

Smoking in pregnancy risks psychotic children, 10/01/09, Reuters

Environmental Factors in Birth Defects: What We Need to Know, Oct/09, EHP

Muscle injuries cost the UK £7bn a year, says study, 09/30/09, ICM

Excreted Tamiflu found in rivers, 09/30/09, Science News

Workplace mental health concerns carry up to $11-billion price tag, 09/29/09, Northern Ontario Business

Identification and classification of high risk groups for Coal Workers’Pneumoconiosis using an Artificial Neural Network based on occupational histories: a retrospective cohort study, 09/29/09, 7th Space Interactive 

Polluted plumes from distant countries can cause health problems, study warns, 09/29/09. Oregon Environmental News

Laundry waste water harming Puget Sound, study says, 09/29/09, The News Tribune

Third World population controls won’t save climate, study claims, 09/29/09, Times Online

’Superbug’ turns up at Washington beaches, 09/28/09, Times Colonist

Dust storms spread deadly diseases worldwide, 09/27/09, Guardian UK

Going green forcing shifts in workforce, 09/26/09, The Gazette

Growing plants to make your car, 09/25/09, The Record

New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase, 09/25/09, Washington Post

Chemicals in breast milk linked, 09/25/09, Daily Mail

Some doubt hand washing stops H1N1, 09/24/09, CNN

Male breast cancer patients blame water at Marine base, 09/24/09, CNN

Carbon emissions fall with global downturn: report, 09/23/09, Yahoo Canada

WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer, 09/22/09, Reuters

Your Health: For millions, hoarseness is an occupational hazard, 09/21/09, USA Today

Mosquito-Borne African Virus A New Threat To West, 09/21/09, Reuters

Tie to Pets Has Germ Jumping to and Fro, 09/21/09, NY Times

Hate Calculus? Try Counting Cow Carbon, 09/18/09, Wall Street Journal

Tobacco to kill 6 million people next year: Report, 09/14/09, Canada.com

Study: Showerheads may deliver blast of bacteria, 09/14/09, CNN Health

Lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men, 09/09/09, E! Science News

Houseplants Cut Indoor Ozone, 09/09/09, Science Daily

How Air Pollution Can Damage the Heart, 09/09/09, Time

Study: Denser development may cut pollution, 09/09/09, USA Today

Study Reveals How Much Cellphone Radiation You’re Getting, 09/09/09, Wired

Occupational exposure to coffee dust can cause health problems, 09/08/09, Reuters

Inhaling a Heart Attack: How Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Disease, 09/08/09, Reuters

High levels of lead in bone hard on the heart, 09/08/09, Reuters

Study: Granite countertop cutters at risk of deadly radiation exposure, 09/06/09, NaplesNews.com

Air conditioning linked to fewer heart-related hospitalizations, 09/04/09, Environmental Health News

How little PVC is too much? 09/02/09, CBC News

Job insecurity leads to health problems in U.S. workers, 08/27/09, U of M News Service

Changes in DNA probably occur due to maternal smoking during pregnancy, 08/27/09, Health Jockey

Cancer in wildlife, normally rare, can signal toxic dangers, 08/27/09, Environmental Health News

Smokers’ Cars Loaded With Nicotine, 08/24/09, AJC

Brain experts check suntan nanos, 08/24/09, BBC News

Tap water, weedkiller — and dispute over safety, 08/23/09, Seattle Times

Scientists uncover new ocean threat from plastics, 08/20/09, Independant Science

Candle use linked to cancer risk, 08/20/09, BBC News

Clean energy safer for workers, 08/18/09, JS Online

’Scary’ study finds E. coli in dairy ice-creams, 08/18/09, Otago Daily Times

Discontinued pajama flame retardant detected in baby products and house dust, 08/18/09, Environmental Science and Technology

Herbs ’can be natural pesticides’ , 08/17/09, BBC News

Relax! Vacations Are Good For Your Health, 08/17/09, NPR

Poor team spirit causes depression, 08/14/09, Times of India

Mesothelioma is Increased Risk for Sheet Metal Workers, 08/14/09, Cancer Monthly

Lead-based Consumer Paint Remains A Global Public Health Threat, 08/05/09, Science Daily

Dust exposure after 9/11 linked to high asthma rates, 08/05/09, CNN Health

Study finds link between drinking and cancer, 08/04/09, Canada.com

Sun Exposure May Trigger Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Women, 07/30/09, NIEHS

Concern about air pollution declines in California, poll finds, 07/30/09, LA Times

Toxic chemical still found in ’BPA-free’ bottles: Health Canada, 07/30/09, The Province

Submariners’ health to be tracked over long-term, 07/29/09, CTV

Food allergies get curiouser and curiouser, 07/29/09, New Scientist

Urban Pollution Fouls U.S. Beaches, Sickens Swimmers, 07/29/09, Bloomberg.com

Study: Sunbeds as harmful as cigarettes, 07/29/09, CNN Health

Bolivia’s Indians feel the heat, 07/29/09, BBC News

Workplace hearing-loss programs don’t work well, 07/28/09, National Post

Veterinary Practices In UK Need Good Access To Occupational Health, 07/27/09, Medical News Today 

Study ties sunlight to brain function, 07/27/09, UPI.com

Divorce takes health toll that remarriage can’t heal, study says, 07/27/09, CNN Health

IV tube chemical linked to preemie liver woes, 07/27/09, Taiwan News

Study Finds Higher Speed Limits Result in More Deaths, Injuries, 07/21/09, Automobile

Stress and Pollution Up Risk for Children, 07/20/09, USC News

Smog lowers kids’ IQs, even before they’re born, shows New York study, 07/20/09, Daily New NY

Co-operative gives £53,000 to Canadian Cree for tar sands lawsuit, 07/20/09, Guardian UK

Air pollution linked to increased fire threat, 07/13/09, mydesert.com

Sun warnings ‘overstated’ as science finds new clue to skin cancer, 07/12/09, Times Online

Bisphenol A traces found in baby food: Health Canada, 07/10/09, CBC

Why Air Quality on Planes Can Seem Stagnant, 07/10/09, Wall Street Journal

We’re not as green as we think, study finds, 07/10/09, CBC

Fluoride/Cancer Link is Plausible, 07/10/09, Huliq

Public Praises Science; Scientists Fault Public, Media, 07/09/09, People-press.org

Wearing the nicotine patch before quitting increases success, study says, 07/09/09, LA Times

Study: Digging in sand can increase health problems, 07/09/09, Newsday

Pigs at risk from people as new flu spreads, 07/09/09, Reuters

Presenteeism may increase rates of future absences, 07/09/09, Risk & Insurance

You could be throwing your money down the drain buying bottled water, 07/09/09 Examiner

Tiny Troubles How Nanoparticles Are Changing Everything From Our Sunscreen to Our Supplements, Jul/Aug/09, Emagazine

Too Much Texting Can Spell Neck, Arm Pain, 07/06/09, Forbes

Study: Virility Better Protected by No-Nose Bicycle Saddle, 07/06/09, Ergoweb

Canadian researchers set to study impact of nanomaterials on aquatic ecosystems, 07/06/09, Eurek Alert!

Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant, suit says, 07/03/09, CNN

Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows, 07/03/09, Science Daily

Sea level rise: It’s worse than we thought, 07/01/09, New Scientist

Get Out of the Way: Ambulance Safety Data Calls For Drivers To Respect Ambulance Right of Way and Rescuers to Buckle Up, 06/30/09, BusinessWire

L.A. Traffic Causing Premature Births: Study, 06/30/09, Discovery News

Birth defects show human price of coal, 06/23/09, Canada.com

Study warns of cataclysmic melting of glaciers, 06/22/09, Ottawa Citizen

Climate burden of refrigerants rockets, 06/22/09, Nature News

Climate change may increase spread of diseases in B.C.: report, 06/22/09, Straight.com

Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say, 06/20/09, Science Daily

Health workers not taking pandemic precautions: CDC, 06/18/09, CBCNews

Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby, 06/18/09, Forbes

Madfish?: scientist warns that farmed fish could be a source of mad cow disease, 06/17/09, Mongobay.com

Women in agriculture at highest risk of leukemia, 06/17/09, China View

Study claims L.A. pollution worst in morning, 06/10/09, Daily Breeze

INVESTIGATION: Do dirty coal plants make us more vulnerable to swine flu?, 06/10/09, Facing South 

Going to Work When Sick May Lead to Future Absences, 06/09/09, News Wise 

Road particles pose ’higher risk’, 06/09/09, BBC News

Parkinson’s disease linked to pesticides, 06/05/09, UPI.com

Parkinson’s Disease Associated With Pesticide Exposure In French Farm Workers, 06/05/09, Science Daily

Cell phones allow everyone to be a scientist, 06/04/09, MSNBC

We breathe in 10,000 litres of air a day - much of it a "toxic soup of pollutants", 06/03/09, Vancouver Sun 

Space headache a real phenomenon, 06/02/09, BBC News

Aircraft contrails raise questions, 06/01/09, Times & Transcript

Researchers look to study health, environment during 2010 Games, 05/29/09, Winnipeg Free Press

No favours for VANOC from health authority, 05/29/09, Canoe.ca

Researchers hope to study how Olympics affect public health, 05/29/09, Vancouver Sun

Researchers look to study health, environment during 2010 Games, 05/29/09, PG Citizen

2010 Games research to give insight into public health, 05/28/09, Vancouver Sun 

Staying Green in the Sun, Is my sunscreen bad for the environment? 05/26/09, Slate

Indigenous health linked to land care, 05/26/09, ABC Science

Artificial sweetener lingers in groundwater, 05/26/09, ABC Science

As research shows mouthwash contains TWICE the alcohol of wine, could you be gargling your way to cancer? 05/25/09, Mail Online

Climatologists alarmed at Amazon’s fatal flooding, 05/25/09, Globe and Mail

SFU ponders Olympic research proposals, 05/22/09 SFU Online

Health Buzz: BPA Comes From Drinking Bottles and Other Health News, 05/22/09. US News

Superbugs learning to ’network’ with human immune system: Researcher, 05/15/09, Vancouver Sun 

Focus on children best way to stop flu bugs: Study, 05/15/09, Windsor Star

Veterinarians at high risk for viral, bacterial infections from animals, 05/15/09, Eurek Alert! 

Prenatal exposure to flame retardant is associated with increased risk of male genital anomalies, 05/15/09, Environmental Health News

Breast cancer survivor suspects work toxins to blame, 05/14/09, Windsor Star

Smoking study capped Caesars dealer’s long, lonely fight, 05/13/09, Las Vegas Sun

B.C. groundwater law needs to build muscle, 05/12/09, The Province

Study links formaldehyde to more common cancers, 05/12/09, USA Today

Cleaner air from reduced emissions could save millions of lives, says report, 05/12/09, The Guardian

Folic acid might be losing its sheen, 05/11/09, LA Times

Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work, 05/10/09, New York Times

Losing your job can make you sick, study finds, 05/09/09, CTV 

Another Blow to Ethanol: Biolectricity Is Greener, 05/08/09, Time 

Toenails might help link N.S. cancer rates and arsenic, 05/06/09, CTV

Flushing out unsettling truths about water quality, 05/2009, The Ring

Study: Global warming may spike Lyme disease cases, 05/06/09, Philly Burbs 

Women smokers ’face higher risk of lung cancer than men’, 05/04/09, News Scotsman

Earlier Puberty in European Girls, 05/04/09, New York Times

Deadly Fungus in B.C., 05/04/09, CBC National 

DDT use should be curtailed, left only as ’last resort’ in some malaria-plagued areas, scientists say, 05/04/09, Environmental Health News 

Predicting Flu With the Aid of (George) Washington, 05/03/09, New York Times

’Green’ lightbulbs poison workers, 05/03/09, Times Online 

Catching Flu From Money, 05/01/09, New Yok Times

Prevention: Enforcing Law Cuts Teenage Smoking, 04/27/09, New York Times

Study confirms cot death link to smoking, 04/22/09, Sydney Morning Herald

Radiation exposure tied to aggressive thyroid cancer, 04/21/09, CTV

rinking Wine May Increase Survival Among Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients, 04/21/09, Science Daily 

New Research Shows Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Cancer, 04/20/09, Naples Daily News

Pavement sealcoat a source of toxins after storms, new UNH study shows, 04/16/09, Foster.com 

Textile Workers Face Greater Lung Cancer Risk, 04/14/09, Cancer Monthly

Stressed teachers suffer breakdowns, 04/13/09, Guardian

City air pollution ’shortens life’ , 04/12/09, BBC News

Health risks of shipping pollution have been ’underestimated’, 04/09/09, Guardian

COPD Underlying Cause in 5 Percent of U.S. 2005 Deaths: CDC, 04/08/09, OH&S 

Sexual banter at the office a general turn-off: study, 04/08/09, Vancouver Sun

Traffic pollution can harm babies in the womb, claim researchers, 04/08/09, Telegraph 

Poor Air Quality in Prince George Means Free Transit, 04/08/09, CJDC 890

Cancer research says that sunbeds caused surge in skin cancer, 04/08/09, Times Online 

Pesticides blamed for some childhood brain cancers, 04/07/09, Environmental Health News

Beijing keeps Olympic restrictions on cars after air quality improves, 04/06/09, The Guardian

Bottled Water Carries Hidden Cost to Earth, 04/06/08, Discovery 

Can chemical abortions be linked to Midwestern agriculture?, 04/06/09, Iowa Independant

CDC Study Finds Rocket Fuel Chemical in Baby Formula, 04/03/09, Pro Publica

Are some chemicals more dangerous at low doses?, 04/03/09, Scientific America

Traffic Linked To Higher Arthritis Risk?, 04/02/09, The Boston Channel

Breast cancer risk higher in non-white women who worked with PCBs, 04/02/09, Environmental Health News

First link found between latitude and sex of babies, 04/01/09, New Scientist 

Flame retardants in dust may alter men’s hormone levels, 04/01/09, Environmental Health News

Enviro-commissioner has concerns about drinking water, 03/31/09, London Free Press

Scientists find ’baffling’ link between autism and vinyl flooring, 03/31/09, Environmental Health News

Will your holiday flight poison you? The toxic fumes leaking onto planes and the people who have suffered their effects, 03/28/09, DailyMail 

Food may contain environmental estrogens, 03/27/09, Environmental Health News 

Bushfire pollution deaths to rise, 03/26/09, Guyra Argus

Compensation fears over night work cancer, 03/24/09,  FT.com

Nanoparticles from sunscreens damage microbes, 03/24/09, Environmental Health News 

How Big Is That Widening Gyre of Floating Plastic? 03/25/09, Wall Street Journal

Air Pollution Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk, 03/23/09, Environmental News Service

Peer Influence May Play a Greater Role than Risk Perception in Protective Equipment Use, Issue 1 2009, Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention

Stove smoke fires up neighbours, 03/20/09, Nanaimo Daily News

City’s garbage a threat to ground water, 03/20/09, Vancouver Sun

Changing climate increases West Nile threat in U.S., 03/20/09, The Daily Climate

Brain cancer linked to youngsters using cellphones, 03/16/09, The Gazette

Study says diesel spill fix causes more harm than good, 03/16/09, The Whig

’10 Americans’ hits home for Mill Valley mom, 03/16/09, San Francisco Chronicle

New lifeline for asbestosis sufferers, 03/09/09, The National 

Long work hours tied to poorer mental function, 03/05/09, National Post

Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks, 03/05/09, Globe & Mail 

Secondhand smoke may double likelihood of depression, 03/04/09, USA Today

Breathing problems spike on hot days, 03/03/09, Reuters UK 

Asbestos-related cancer a threat to carpenters, 03/03/09, Reuters UK 

Island kids most likely in B.C. to have respiratory illness, 03/03/09, Times Colonist 

Alberta probes link of workplaces to cancer, 03/02/09, Calgary Herald

Some good news: Fewer kids have high lead levels, 03/01/09 International Herald Tribune

Scientists find bigger than expected polar ice melt, 02/25/09,  AFP

Smokers who step outside still bring their leftover poisons back through the door, 02/24/09, Plain Dealer 

Early pollen exposure ’asthma risk’, 02/24/09, Channel 4

Mercury hotspots continue to impair human cognition, 02/24/09, Environmental Health News

A worldwide pollutant may cause gene loss, 02/23/09, Environmental Health News

Deadly fungus moving from B.C. to U.S. Northwest, 02/19/09, CTV 

New grant for study into pollution and respiratory health, 02/18/09, In the News 

Low levels of BPA raise breast cancer risk in rat offspring, 02/16/09, Environmental Health News

Rise in malaria rates, drug resistance tied to climate, 02/16/09, TDC

Pollution link to asthma in womb, 02/15/09, BBC News

’Toxic’ cabin air found in new plane study, 02/13/09, Telegraph.co.uk 

Science confirms native complaints that rotting homes make them sick, 02/11/09, Times Colonist 

Hotter office, home printers linked to hazardous particles, 02/11/09, West Australian

A new window into hormone-altering chemicals, 02/09/09, Environmental Health News

Traffic-related air pollution shortens lifespan, 02/03/09, Environmental Health News

Biofuels more harmful to humans than petrol and diesel, warn scientists, 02/02/09, The Guardian

 The high cost of bad driving habits, 02/02/09, LA Times

Food may not be sole BPA source, 01/30/09, Globe & Mail

Toxic air raises risk of death, 01/30/09, Health Zone

Researchers find link between chemical, cancer in Shannon, Que., 01/29/09, CBC News

PFOA slows breast development in mice exposed via mom, 01/29/09, Environmental Health News

C8 panel finds possible link to high uric acid, 01/28/09, Charleston Gazette

Study links C8 to infertility in women, 01/28/09, Charleston Gazette

BPA lingers in body, study finds, 01/28/09, JS Online

Climate change ’irreversible’, warn scientists, 01/27/09, Telegraph.co.uk

Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces Hurdles, 01/24/09, New York Times

Coal-tar sealcoats pollute nearby soil and water, 01/22/09, Environmental Health News

Study: Cleaner air adds 5 months to US life span, 01/21/09, Associated Press

Staff at ’higher risk’ of cancer, 01/20/09, BBC News

Salmon in near-shore Pacific contaminating killer whales, 01/20/09, Environmental Health News

Nurses who breathe in cleaning chemicals are more likely to get asthma, 01/19/09, Telegraph.co.uk

Paint it white, 01/16/09, The Guardian

Working with pesticides impacts women’s fertility, 01/15/09, Environmental Health News

Could new varieties of wheat and barley save the planet from climate change? 01/15/09, The Guardian

Powerlines linked to leukemia in B.C. report, 01/13/09, Vancouver Sun

Disorder linked to high levels of testosterone in womb, 01/12/09, The Guardian 

Firefighting even more hazardous, study finds, 01/08/08,  Barrie Advance

Autism researcher: ’Time to start looking’ at the environment, 01/08/09, LA Times

Info A tale of two pollutants, 01/08/09, TDC 

Heart-disease patients in B.C.’s poorest neighbourhoods twice as likely to die, 01/08/09, Vancouver Sun 

Corals in peril, 01/07/08, ACS Publications 

Smoking in pregnancy, aggressive children linked , 01/07/09, Globe and Mail

 Crops absorb livestock antibiotics, science shows, 01/06/09 Environmental Health News 

PCBs influence allergy risk, 01/05/09, Environmental Health News

 A New Cigarette Hazard: ‘Third-Hand Smoke’, 01/02/09, New York Times

Even protected ears at risk from noise at work, 01/01/09, Medline Plus

Tracking the source of zinc pollution, 12/31/08, ACS Publication

Revealed: The cement that eats carbon dioxide, 12/31/08, The Guardian 

Incautious approval of germ killer?, 12/31/08, ACS Publications

Job insecurity is bad for your health, 12/17/08, The Guardian

If not for us, it would be very, very cold, University of Wisconsin-Madison study says, 12/16/08,  Wisconsin State Journal 

Last decade is the warmest on record, scientists say, 12/16/08, The Telegraph 

Preventing Food Allergy—Is It Possible?, 12/15/08, U.S.News

Scientists think small to find ’nano’ dangers, 12/15/08, Scotsman.com

World’s males are under siege, 12/14/08, Times Colonist

Cleaning the air helps cool planet, 12/12/08, The Daily Climate

Diesel truckers at cancer risk from exhaust, 12/09/08, San Francisco Chronicle

Cornell study suggests environmental trigger for autism, 12/08/08, Ithaca Journal

All That Noise Is Damaging Children’s Hearing, 12/08/08, New York Times

Is Happiness Infectious?, 12/05/08, Medical News Today

Second-hand smoke raises odds of fertility problems,12/05/08, CTV 

Can toothpaste harm your thyroid?, 12/05/08, Environmental Health Sciences 

Study strengthens link between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in boys with asthma, 12/04/08, Eurek Alert! 

C-Section Might Boost Baby’s Asthma Risk, 12/03/08, US News

Health - a Victim of Climate Change, 12/02/08, IPS 

Bug vs. bug: How do mosquitoes survive deadly viruses unscathed?, 12/01/08, Scientific American

They came from above, 12/01/08, TheScientist.com

Study links asthma rate to birth month, 12/01/08, Boston Globe

Asthma rate higher in US-born blacks, Dorchester study finds, 12/01/08, Boston Globe 

Efforts to properly dispose of medicine increase, 11/30/08, Freep.com

Secret To Workplace Happiness? Remember What You Love About The Job, Study Urges, 11/28/08 Science Daily

GIS Tracks West Nile Virus and Mosquitoes in Valdosta, Ga, 11/26/08, Government Technology

Can having a bad boss give you heart disease?, 11/24/08, CTV

Hairspray and birth defects, 11/24/08, NHS Choices

Study on aging still going strong some 50 years later, 11/24/08, The Seattle Times

Health threat from beauty parlours, 11/23/08, The Observer

Toxic contamination starts at home: Study, 11/21/08, Canada.com

Panel finds widespread Gulf War illness, 11/16/08, Rome News 

Study bolsters link between Parkinson’s, pesticide, 11/16/08, FresnoBee

Diabetes link to germ-free environment, 11/16/08, Sydney Morning Herald

B.C. pine beetle solution may cause toxic trees, 11/15/08, CTV 

Air pollution findings need fine tuning, expert says, 11/14/08, PG Citizen 

Plants Can Accumulate Nanoparticles In Tissues, 11/13/08, Science Daily

Arsenic linked to cardiovascular disease at EPA-regulated drinking water standards, 11/13/08, E! Science News

Air Pollution Is Dangerous Indoors and Out, 11/12/08, Chicago Health 

Biggest local pollution-asthma study underway, 11/10/08, The Windsor Star 

Running Afoul of Composting, 11/06/08, UBC 

Are men becoming extinct?, 11/05/08, The Windsor Star

Backpack on Board, 11/01/08, Environmental Health Prespectives 

Tropical Illness Reaches Pacific Northwest, 10/31/08, Web MD

Frontier, A Journal of Research and Discovery, Fall/Winter 2008, UBC

Warning on workers’ mental health, 10/22/08, BBC News

Experts predict next epidemic will start in animals, 10/21/08, USA Today

Cancer: One Consequence of Our Plastic Society, 10/19/08, CTV

Health Canada makes it official: BPA is health hazard, 10/16/08, Vancouver Sun

Bottled Water Is No Purer Than Tap Water, Group Says (Update1), 10/15/08, Bloomberg Press

Bottled water has contaminants too: study, 10/15/08, CTV  

1,300 farmers develop skin rash in central China; chemical pollution suspected, 10/15/08, China View

Working through the menopause, 10/14/08, Physorg.com

Music players linked to hearing damage, 10/13/08, RTE News 

Occupational injuries very common in surgeons, 10/10/08, Reuters 

Pollution from livestock farming affects infant health, 10/08/08, E! Science News

Canada’s Oil Sands: Pollution Delivery to the Great Lakes? 10/08/08, Environmental Communications

BPA linked to chemotherapy resistance, 10/08/08, CBC News 

S.F. traffic noise risks health of 1 in 6, 10/08/08, San Fransisco Chronicle 

Calgary study links appendicitis with air quality, 10/06/08, CBC News

Pollution linked to appendicitis, 10/06/08, BBC News 

Research: Key Component of Debilitating Lung Disease Identified, 10/06/08, The JHU Gazette

80 mn Chinese at risk of dying from Indoor pollution, 10/04/08, Times of India 

Van with 13 workers raises safety worries, 10/03/08, Times Colonist

Tulane gets grant for children’s health study, 10/03/08, The Times-Picayune 

P.G. tops B.C. with worst fine particulate air pollution, 10/03/08, PG Citizen 

6 environmental research studies reveal critical health risks from plastic, 10/02/08, Eurek Alert!

Metro Vancouver air quality shows encouraging trend, 10/02/08, Vancouver Sun

Tracking Pollution From Space, 10/01/08, Inside Science

No driveway carwashes, Wash. state says, 9/30/08, USA Today

The Poison’s in the Packaging, 9/30/08, Thomas Net

Pollution killing world’s coral reefs, 9/30/08,Reuters 

Outdoor pools boost child’s asthma risk: study, 9/25/08, Times Colonist

Long-standing problems threaten Canadian food safety, experts warn, 9/24/08, CBC 

Drinking in early pregnancy tied to cleft lip, 9/24/08, Reuters India

Beetle Epidemic May Affect Weather, Air Quality, 9/24/08, Discovery

Eye safety shouldn’t be ignored at work, 9/23/08, The Province

Could Particulate Matter Air Pollution be a Factor in Worsening Heart Failure?, 9/22/08, The Earth Times

UCLA, partners establish new center on environmental effects of nanotechnology, 9/17/08, Eurek Alert! 

Study Finds Lead in Synthetic Turf Can Be Absorbed into Gastric Fluids, 9/17/08, News Wise

Nurses Exposed to Toxic Cleaning Chemicals in Hospitals; Cancer Risk Elevated, 9/11/08, Natural News 

Health Consequences of 9/11 Continue, 9/11/08, Newsmax

Does pollution affect heart health?, 9/10/08, NHS 

Calcium during pregnancy reduces harmful blood lead levels, 9/9/08, Eurek Alert!

Exposure to air pollution can hinder heart function, 9/8/08, CTV 

Spokane man’s suit claims popcorn led to lung disease, 9/4/08, Seattlepi.com 

CDC: 1 in 20 Americans Depressed, 9/3/08, WebMD Health News

Potential Health Impact of Inhaled NanoMetals to be Studied by Multidisciplinary Team at Johns Hopkins, 9/3/08, John Hopkins

Bisphenol A May Affect Brain, Behavior, Prostate in Children, 9/3/08, ENS-newswire

Hospital Mould Lawsuit to Set Precedent, 8/28/08, YLE News

Not-So-Permafrost: Big Thaw of Arctic Soil May Unleash Runaway Warming, 8/26/08, Scientic American 

Coffee, firefighting don’t mix: study, 8/22/08, Times Colonist

Wellness Checkpoint Measures the Link Between Health and Productivity, 8/20/08, PR Web

Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease, 8/19/08, E! Science News

West Nile recovery? One year, 8/19/08, TheSpec.com

Marshfield Clinic researcher receives Niosh grant for follow-up hearing study, 8/19/08, Business North

New, potentially damaging, pollutant is discovered, 8/19/08, Philadelphia Inquirer 

LSU chemist isolates air pollutants, 8/18/08, The Advocate

Little-Known Impacts of Smell and Taste on Health, 8/18/08, Emax Health 

Ontario launching pilot projects to reduce emissions, 8/17/08, CTV 

Using live fish, new tool a sentinel for environmental contamination, 8/13/08, E! Science News

New bird flu threat could be H9N2, researchers say, 8/12/08, Reuters 

Bothell firm still easing pain using ergonomics, 8/11/08, Seattlepi.com

Inside offers no escape from pollution, 8/11/08, Stuff.co.nz

Clean Home Could Give Child Asthma, 8/8/08, Daily Express

’Alarming’ elevated cancer risk in South Seattle linked to air pollution, 8/8/08, Seattlepi.com 

Supportive workplaces "can help reduce sickness absence", 8/6/08, Management in Practice 

Get Ready to Itch and Sneeze, 8/2/08, Newsweek  

Phthalates: Are the chemicals that make plastic bendy a health hazard?, 8/1/08, CBC News

Carcinogen worries stick to food packaging, 7/30/08, L.A. Times 

Mason study shows most health department directors see climate change as looming health threat, 7/29/08, E Science News

Study Shows Exposure To Bad Air Raises Blood Pressure, 7/29/08, Medical News Today

Killing fields, 7/27/08, Scotland on Sunday 

Nanotechnology: Really, really small stuff that’s really big, 7/25/08, CBC News 

Where the mould grows, 7/25/08, Globe & Mail

Cancer claims costing city, 7/24/08, TheSpec.com

Kids and cellphone warning, 7/24/08, TheStar.com 

What’s Lurking in Your Countertop? 7/24/08, The New York Times

Unknown risks - Safety of nanotechnology products is no small concern, 7/23/08, Market Watch Weekend Edition

Medicine Gears Up for a Code Green Doctors, Hospitals Put Environment On Their Charts, 7/22/08, Washington Post

Pollution behind girl child births? 7/16/08, The Economic Times 

Survey finds growing concern about the impact of mental health issues in the workplace but lack of awareness in the Executive Suite, 7/15/08, CNW Group

It’s Not the Answers That Are Biased, It’s the Questions, 7/15/08, The Washington Post

Closing coal-burning power plant in China and improved cognitive development in children, 7/14/08, Eurek Alert!

Federal workplace safety agency recognizes sewage sludge disease, 7/14/08, TheStar.com

Link shown between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in metro Atlanta area, 7/10/08, Eurek Alert!

Chickens have role in guarding public health, 7/5/08, The Press-Enterprise
 
Northern America May Suffer New West Nile Outbreaks, 7/4/08, Redorbit 

Coast Salish and USGS Commit to Restoring Salish Sea Water Quality, 7/2/08, USGS News Room

Penn Study Pinpoints New DNA Weapon Against Bird Flu, 7/2/08, Environment News Service

Air pollution may impact babies’ birth weight , 6/27/08, CTV News

Small B.C. town fights gravel pit expansion, 6/24/08, CTV News

Pollution from Traffic Linked to Allergies in Children, 6/18/08, Health News

Beware the ’Blackberry Thumb’: New repetitive stress injury caused by typing only with thumbs on hand-held devices, 6/15/08, US News

Vinyl shower curtains a ’volatile’ hazard, study says, 6/12/08, Canada.com

Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China: study, 6/11/08, AFP

Hispanic Workers Face Higher Fatality Rates, 6/9/08, Occupational Hazards

Home cure for asthmatics removes ’triggers’, 6/7/08, Vancouver Sun

Thousands of moms-to-be recruited for asthma study, 6/6/08, CanWest News Service

Research may explain winter spike in heart deaths, 6/6/08, Reuters

Is Golf Causing Diabetes? Pesticides Commonly Used on Golf Courses Linked to Disease: NIH, 6/5/08, The Daily Green

Research examines flight air quality, 6/4/08, ABC News

New Research Shows Returning To Work Can Aid People With Depression, 6/4/08, Medical News Today