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Jessica Alba Honored With Champion For Children Award
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 28 days ago
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On Monday, multi-talented actress Jessica Alba was honored in Connecticut in acknowledgment of her philanthropic efforts. The Machete star, who has two young daughters, was handed the Champion for Children Award by Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, the
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Toxic waste sites in India cause 'healthy years of life lost'
Mumbai :: India | 1 month ago
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The study leader, Kevin Chatham-Stephens, MD, Pediatric Environmental Health Fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, presented the findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. "Lead and
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Environmental Threats to Children's Health
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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That's right, the number of new cases of children's cancer has been steadily rising over the last 40 years...Scientific research suggests that toxic chemicals found in our homes, schools, and communities are playing a role. Dr. Philip Landrigan, a
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In Memory of Colette: Healthy Child Celebrates Twenty Years
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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We have much to be proud of and grateful for beginning with the everlasting memory of a little girl whose short life, only five years, was for a greater purpose. In 1991, my husband Jim and I founded the charity along with the help of our dear friend
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New lead poisoning guidelines: What parents should know
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to redefine the "action level" for lead exposure in kids has renewed some parents' concerns about the best ways to protect their children. Sponsored Links Children will now be considered at
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BPA, Flame Retardants & Toxic Jewelry
Campbell :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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BPA, Flame Retardants & Toxic Jewelry Necessary News Tuesday, April 03, 2012 So many news stories that relate to children's environmental health, it's hard to keep up! The FDA Rejects BPA Ban in Packaging Late in the day last Friday, the Food and
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A gathering cloud
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The director of Mount Sinai Medical Center's World Trade Center health program is preparing to publish a study that will show elevated risks of cancer among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. A leading authority on the illnesses suffered by Ground
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Stephen M. Levin, Who Ran a Clinic for 9/11 Responders, Dies at 70
Pottstown :: PA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Levin, who played a leading role in bringing attention to the medical needs of thousands of firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers who breathed in the caustic dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, died on Tuesday at
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Get truth on 9/11 cancer
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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One of the critical unresolved issues stemming from the toppling of the World Trade Center on 9/11 is whether service at Ground Zero exposed rescue and recovery workers to toxins that are now producing cancers. The question is important both for
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Air Pollution Poisons Our Children
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Prenatal exposure to mercury lowers kids' IQs, leaving families burdened by a lifetime of caring for children with serious intellectual limitations. Mercury exposure is bad for society and the U.S economy, causing an estimated $8.7 billion dollars in
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