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10 Things Parents Can Do to Protect Children from Environmental Threats	Kathleen Schuler	November 3, 2004
134k Document summary Easy things a parent can do around the house to reduce exposure to environmental threats.
Abstract: Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from swine in the Midwestern United States	T.C. Smith, M.J. Male, A.L. Harper, E. Moritz-Kolev, J.S. Kroeger, D.J. Dickema, L.A. Herwaldt: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA	July 21, 2008
68k Document summary Background: Over the past decade, the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has undergone significant changes. Once primarily a hospital-based pathogen, MRSA is now found increasingly in the community, and this bacterium has caused serious infections in individuals with no history of hospitalization. Additionally, MRSA infections have been documented in horses, dogs, cats, and cattle, among other animals. Recent research has also shown that swine and swine farmers are colonized with MRSA at high levels in the Netherlands and Canada. However, to date no studies had investigated carriage of MRSA in swine and swine farmers in the United States.
Addressing Externalities From Swine Production to Reduce Public Health and Environmental Impacts	David Osterberg, MS, and David Wallinga, MD	October 1, 2004
112k Document summary Article published in American Journal of Public Health, October 2004, Vol. 94, No. 10.
Antibiotic Drug Use in U.S. Aquaculture	Charles M. Benbrook
Antibiotic Drug Use in U.S. Aquaculture Press Release	Ben Lilliston	March 21, 2002
8k Document summary Press release for a report on Antibiotic Drug Use in U.S. Aquaculture
Antibiotic Resistance and Agricultural Overuse of Antibiotics	Health Care Without Harm	October 22, 2004
98k Document summary Over the last century, Western medicine has made tremendous advances in fighting infectious disease. One of the keys to success has been the development of antibiotics -- compounds that kill disease-causing bacteria or inhibit their reproduction. Unfortunately, effective antibiotics are threatened by a global crisis in antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotic resistance in benthic bacteria in fish-farm and control sediments of the Western Mediterranean	Elisabetta Chelossi, Luigi Vezzulli, Anna Milano,
Antibiotics and Fish Farming	IATP
Antibiotics, Animal Agriculture and MRSA: A New Threat	David Wallinga and Marie Kulick/IATP	November 15, 2009
423k Document summary Widespread use of antibiotics, including in agriculture, leads to the development and spread of more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, like MRSA.
Assessing the Full Cost of CAFOs	David Wallinga/IATP	May 11, 2009
203k Document summary What do the worldwide epidemics of the new swine flu and MRSA have in common? Both are connected to swine. And for years public health leaders have been calling for changes to animal agriculture that could help prevent them.
Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Baby Bottles	The Work Group for Safe Markets	February 7, 2008
365k Document summary Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical that is the building block of polycarbonate plastic, has been found to leach out of six major brands of popular baby bottles sold in the United States and Canada. Baby’s Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by a coalition of U.S. and Canadian environmental health organizations, tested plastic baby bottles in the U.S. and Canada, including products made by Avent, Disney/ The First Years, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex, for leaching of bisphenol A. The U.S. bottles were purchased in nine states at major retailers: Babies”R”Us, CVS, Target, Toys”R”Us, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart. Tests found these popular bottle brands leach levels of bisphenol A (5-8 parts per billion) when heated. Laboratory experiments with animals show that exposure to this level of bisphenol A causes a range of adverse effects.
Bisphenol A prevents the synaptogenic response to estradiol in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of ovariectomized nonhuman primates	Csaba Leranth, Tibor Hajszan, Klara Szigeti-Buck, Jeremy Bober, and Neil J. MacLusky	March 26, 2009
453k Document summary Yale School of Medicine researchers reported today that the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), a building block for polycarbonate plastics found in common household items, causes the loss of connections between brain cells. This synaptic loss may cause memory/learning impairments and depression, according to study results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Blissfully Unaware of BPA	Friends of the Earth, Europe	July 24, 2008
879k Document summary In the past few months, Bisphenol A (BPA), a major ingredient of plastic consumer goods has been the focus of increased regulatory and media attention. This report intends to produce a fair and comprehensive review of the scientific knowledge available regarding this controversial substance.
Calculating Mercury Intake from USDA's new Food Pyramid	David Wallinga, MD	April 22, 2005
57k Document summary USDA's new Food Pyramid has been criticized for leaving out any guidance on how to replace unhealthy foods with healthy foods. We were amazed that the Food Pyramid actually points people towards the consumption of fish that the FDA and EPA have explicitly warned people against eating due to high levels of mercury contamination.
California County Initiatives Banning Genetically Engineered Organisms	Renata Brillinger, Californians for GE-Free Agriculture	October 15, 2004
80k Document summary Fact sheet prepared by Californians for GE-Free Agriculture outlines the risks and problems associated genetically engineered crops.
Calling on the US Congress to Restructure the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976	Michael P. Wilson, Ph.D, MPH and James Cone, MD, MPH	May 14, 2008
30k Document summary An APHA resolution on chemical policy reform and green chemistry.
Cattle Abuse, Beef Recall, Highlight Systemic Weaknesses	Steve Suppan/IATP	February 21, 2008
58k Document summary The recent recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef represents a systemic breakdown of the U.S. food safety system.
Chemical Exposure From Birth: What Does It Mean?, Wallinga	Dr. David Wallinga	January 21, 2006
506k Document summary Chemical Exposure From Birth: What Does It Mean? as presented by Dr. Wallinga at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Chemical Policy: Serious Problems, Possible Fixes	Daryl Ditz	May 3, 2007
295k Document summary PowerPoint presentation for Healthy Legacy.
Chemicals, Products and Regulatory Failure: A Prescription for Greener Chemistry and Better Public Health	David Wallinga, M.D./IATP	January 28, 2008
202k Document summary IATP�s David Wallinga, M.D., outlines the failure of the U.S. regulatory system to protect public health from toxic industrial chemicals.
Children’s Hospitals a National Leader in Local, Sustainable Foods	Healthcare Without Harm	December 13, 2007
103k Document summary Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is serving local, organic and other sustainable foods during their annual holiday meal today. Children’s of Minnesota is the first children’s hospital among 104 hospitals nationwide to support local, sustainable food by signing The Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, a voluntary commitment to serve food that is healthier for people and the environment.
Civil Society-Labor Coalition Rejects Fundamentally Flawed	coalition of groups	April 12, 2007
30k Document summary We strongly urge all who have an interest in nanotechnology’s future to reject this proposed framework. Respect for adequate worker safety, people’s health, and environmental protection demands nothing less.
CleanMed 2008 Keynote	Dr. Jeremy Lazarus	July 28, 2008
34k Document summary Leynote speech given by Dr. Jeremy Lazarus on behalf of Dr. Ron Davis, president of the AMA.
Coalition Letter to EPA re PBDE Peer Review	IATP/Environmental Working Group/Natural Resources Defense Council/Center for Science in the Public Interest/PEER/National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 280/Union of Concerned Scientists	March 17, 2008
73k Document summary An open letter protesting the removal of Dr. Deborah Rice as chair of the EPA scientific panel reviewing safe exposure limits for the toxic brominated flame retardants.
Colorants, Supermarkets and the National Lawsuit filed by Smith and Lowney of Seattle April-May, 2003	Various News Services
Comment on Section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill	Mark Muller, Lina Gordy	December 10, 2002
341k Document summary IATP's comment submitted to the Rural Business and Cooperative Service
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Health Risks from Air Pollution	David Wallinga, MD	November 2, 2004
85k Document summary Just 5% of U.S. farms account for 54% of its beef and dairy cattle, swine, and poultry, concentrating manure as well as animals. These industrial-scale operations, called CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) or factory farms, produce 575 billion pounds of manure yearly. Manure concentration contributes to air and water pollution, and likely to antibiotic resistance, impacting both workers and neighbors. This factsheet outlines the health risks from air pollution caused by CAFOs.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Health Risks from Water Pollution	David Wallinga, MD	November 2, 2004
183k Document summary Just 5% of U.S. farms account for 54% of its beef and dairy cattle, swine, and poultry, concentrating manure as well as animals. These industrial-scale operations, called CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) or factory farms, produce 575 billion pounds of manure yearly. Manure concentration contributes to air and water pollution, and likely to antibiotic resistance, impacting both workers and neighbors. This factsheet outlines the health risks from air pollution caused by CAFOs.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Health Risks to Farmers and Workers	Daivd Wallinga, MD	November 2, 2004
98k Document summary Just 5% of U.S. farms account for 54% of its beef and dairy cattle, swine, and poultry, concentrating manure as well as animals. These industrial-scale operations, called CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) or factory farms, produce 575 billion pounds of manure yearly. Manure concentration contributes to air and water pollution, and likely to antibiotic resistance, impacting both workers and neighbors. This factsheet outlines the health risks to farmers and farm workers.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 651	Minnesota State Legislature	May 6, 2008
218k Document summary The text of the Public Health Omnibus bill containing the deca BDE phase out, and the phase out of phthalates in children's products as it was passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.
Congress Passes Toy Safety Standards on Lead and Phthalaes	Healthy Legacy	August 1, 2008
24k Document summary In a major victory for parents and children’s health advocates, Congress passed legislation establishing the first-ever national standards for the toxic chemicals lead and phthalates in toys and child care articles. The bill passed by wide margins, with a 424-1 vote in the House and a 89-3 in the Senate.
Considering the Contribution of U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy to the Obesity Epidemic: Overview and Opportunities	Mark Muller, Heather Schoonover and David Wallinga/IATP	February 23, 2007
269k Document summary This paper lays out some of the ways agricultural policies help shape which, and in what relative quantities, foods are produced and consumed in the United States. In doing so, it identifies some important contributing factors to negative trends in overweight and obesity.
Consumers' Right to Know	IATP
Could hormone residues be involved?	vom Saal FS	March 28, 2007
49k Document summary Associate editor’s comment on the article ‘Semen quality of fertile US males in relation to their mothers’ beef consumption during pregnancy’ by Swan et al.
CPRC Brief: Green Chemistry in California	Michael P. Wilson with Daniel A. Chia and Bryan C. Ehlers	May 14, 2008
206k Document summary By 2050, California’s population is expected to grow by about 50%, from 36 to 55 million residents. This expansion will be accompanied by a growing set of social, economic, and environmental problems whose magnitude will be determined in large part by the policy decisions California makes now and in coming years. In charting a course to a sustainable future, policymakers will need to guide industrial development in such a way that it fully integrates matters of environmental quality and human health.
Creating a Healthy Home, Schuler	Kathleen Schuler	January 26, 2006
662k Document summary Creating a Healthy Home as presented by Kathleen Schuler, IATP at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Dangers of Agricultural Antibiotics	Sue Jarrett and David Wallinga	January 15, 2007
47k Document summary In light of human health concerns, an FDA panel of experts has rejected a proposal by the maker of a new antibiotic for selling the drug to treat respiratory disease in beef cattle.
Depression and Pesticide Exposures Among Private Pesticide Applicators Enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study	Cheryl L. Beseler, Lorann Stallones, Jane A. Hoppin, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Aaron Blair, Thomas Keefe, and Freya Kamel	September 9, 2008
180k Document summary This EHP-in-Press article has been peer-reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication. The EHP-in-Press articles are completely citable using the assigned DOI code for the article. This document will be replaced with the copyedited and formatted version as soon as it is available. Through the DOI number used in the citation, you will be able to access this document at each stage of the publication process. Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.11091 available via http://dx.doi.org/
Direct Marketing of Certified Wild Fish	IATP
E.U. Decides to Ban Toxic Flame Retardant	Healthy Legacy	April 1, 2008
27k Document summary Brussels – A toxic flame retardant, known as deca BDE, is now officially banned in Europe. In 2006, the European Commission decided to exempt the toxic flame retardant from a list of hazardous substances banned in the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. Today the European Court of Justice voted against the European Commission’s exemption, making yet another toxic chemical illegal for use in European products.
Effect of Pesticide Exposure on Learning and Development, Moulton & Petros	Patricia Moulton, Ph.D. and Thomas Petros, Ph.D.	January 26, 2006
220k Document summary Effect of Pesticide Exposure on Learning and Development as presented at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains COnference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
EPA feels heat over flame retardant	NATURE	April 3, 2008
176k Document summary A much-anticipated report on the health hazards of a ubiquitous flame retardant has been delayed amid controversy over the removal of a respected toxicologist from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory panel reviewing the report.
Exposure to exogenous estrogens in food: possible impact on human development and health	Anna-Maria Andersson and Niels E. Skakkebaek	June 1, 1999
177k Document summary There has been increasing concern about the impact of environmental compounds with hormone-like action on human development and reproductive health over the past decades. An alternative but neglected source of hormone action that may be considered in this connection is hormone residues in meat from husbandry animals treated with sex steroid hormones for growth promotion.
Fact Sheet: Increasing Navigation Efficiency on the Mississippi without Lock Expansion	Heather Schoonover and Mark Muller	November 26, 2003
268k Document summary Proponents of navigation expansion have long maintained that the only way to eliminate traffic delays on the Mississippi River is to expand the locks, a project that would cost over two billion dollars, take decades to complete and do little to benefit small farmers, rural communities or the environment. On the contrary, a number of small-scale, non-structural measures exist that would increase navigation efficiency immediately, cost much less to implement and better benefit everyone involved. This fact sheet explores these non-structural measures.
FAQ: Melamine in Food Products Manufactured in China	CDC	June 4, 2009
20k Document summary News reports and the World Health Organization (WHO) state that tens of thousands of infants in China who consumed infant formula contaminated with melamine are suffering from urinary tract stones, kidney damage, and kidney failure. For more information visit the Food and Drug Administration website.
Farmed Fish & Omega-3 Fatty Acids	Ronald W. Hardy
FDA Decision on BPA Outrages Health Advocates	Healthy Legacy	August 20, 2008
35k Document summary Scientific studies ignored on bisphenol A evaluation
FDA letter from Minnesota coops on arsenic and animal feed	Minnesota food coops	May 5, 2010
140k Document summary A letter from food cooperatives in Minnesota in support of a legal petition to the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw support for the use of arsenic in animal feed.
FDA Petition on Arsenic	IATP and Center for Food Safety	December 8, 2009
237k Document summary A petition to the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw approvals for animal feed that includes arsenic as an ingredient.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Anderson	Diane Anderson	January 21, 2006
2080k Document summary Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders as presented by Ms. Diane Anderson at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk	The Investor Environmental Health Network, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment	May 14, 2008
3546k Document summary This Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk examines the financial dimensions of toxic chemical risk – in products, in supply chains, and in many investors’ portfolios. It explores how these risks may be quantified, and offers fiduciaries a policy framework to view these long-term (but often poorly understood) threats to shareholder value. It also highlights some of the emerging investment opportunities that inevitably arise when the power of the market dynamic is harnessed to move towards commercializing new technologies and increasing the efficiency of existing technologies. We also profile the growing wave of shareholder concern around toxic chemicals and associated financial liabilities, as well as responses by a broad spectrum of companies after the 2006 proxy season. While the companies that acted cited various reasons for adopting more health-protective policies, all acknowledged the role of shareholder dialogue in advancing the issue of toxics to the forefront of management’s attention.
Fish and Marine Conservation	IATP
Fish at Risk: Why Wild Salmon Matter	IATP
Fish, Pigs,Poultry, and Pandora's Box: Integrated Aquaculture and Human Influenza	Mike Skladany
Fishy Tale, A	L. Lockwood
Food Safety in the Legislative Grinder	Rod Leonard/IATP	August 12, 2009
187k Document summary An analysis of the recently passed House of Representatives bill on food safety.
Food Stamps, Food Security and Public Health: Lessons from Minnesota	Carla Kaiser/IATP	July 8, 2008
273k Document summary An analysis of food assistance and nutrition programs and how they could better deliver immediate benefits and help achieve long-term food security.
For the Hearing On Antibiotic Resistance And The Use Of Antibiotics In Animal Agriculture	Multiple signers, including IATP	July 14, 2010
26k Document summary As organizations committed to protecting patients, public health, animal health, and food safety, we wish to submit this written testimony to express our concern about the misuse of antibiotics in agriculture and our strong support for policies, including the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA, H.R. 1549, S. 619), that will institute a public health approach to antimicrobial use in animals.
Frequently asked questions on Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic in Your Meat	David Wallinga, M.D.	April 4, 2006
93k Document summary A Q&A with David Wallinga, M.D., on the IATP report "Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic in Your Meat."
Getting More Sustainable Food into London's Hospitals: Can it be done? Is it worth it?	Sustain\Emma Hockridge and Jeanette Longfield	October 1, 2005
726k Document summary In our hospitals the priority, understandably, lies in clinical treatment of patients. Food has been a functional requirement to be provided to visitors, patients and staff whilst they are at NHS facilities. Health professionals have always advocated the benefits of a good diet, which includes fresh fruit and vegetables but, until recently, catering provision was an area which did not have the profile to challenge the demands of hospital waiting lists or improved efficiency. Catering rarely found its way onto the boardroom agenda.
Go Wild Campaign	IATP
Green Chemistry & Environmental Health: Problems Meet Solutions	Advancing Green Chemistry, Environmental Health Sciences	September 22, 2008
283k Document summary Join us for a one-day conference exploring Environmental Health Sciences and Green Chemistry and how these fields connect.
Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation	Michael P. Wilson with Daniel A. Chia and Bryan C. Ehlers	May 14, 2008
659k Document summary This report was prepared in response to a January 2004 request for technical assistance in the area of chemicals policy from California State Senator Byron Sher, chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, and Assembly Member John Laird, chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The request was prompted by the committees’ interest in a California chemicals policy that would address public and environmental health concerns while also building long-term capacity in the design, production, and use of chemicals that are safer for humans and the environment. The committees were also interested in the implications for California of chemicals policy developments occurring in the European Union.
Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California	The Centers for Occupational and Environmental Health - University of California	May 14, 2008
2303k Document summary The principles of chemicals policy outlined in this report highlight the need for a modern, comprehensive solution to pressing health, environmental and economic problems associated with California’s management of chemicals and products. These policies will promote the science, technology, and commercial applications of green chemistry: the design, manufacture and use of chemicals, processes and products that are safer for human health and the environment. Building new productive capacity in green chemistry will support a vibrant economy, open new opportunities for investment and employment, and protect human health and the state’s natural resources.
Guide to Safer Children's Products	Healthy Legacy & IATP	September 18, 2008
2073k Document summary Guide to Safer Children's Products with Product Insert
Halloween Face Paints Contain Lead, Heavy Metals Linked to Skin Allergies	Healthy Legacy	October 27, 2009
48k Document summary Parents should consider safer alternatives for kids’ costumes
Health Care in the Heartland: 2007 Health Insurance Survey of Missouri Farm and Ranch Operators	Bill Lottero, Carol Pryor, Mark Rukavina, Jeffrey Prottas, Sidney D. Watson	May 6, 2009
4680k Document summary In 2007, The Access Project contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to survey 257 Missouri farmers and ranchers to gather data about their health insurance and the burden that health care expenses are placing on farm and ranch families.
Health Care Without Harm Policy Statement on Antibiotics in Food	Health Care Without Harm	October 26, 2004
170k Document summary The majority of U.S. antibiotics currently are given to animals, with a substantial proportion given to food animals without any diagnosed illness (non-therapeutic use), either to promote growth or to compensate for the infectious risk stemming from crowded, stressful, and often unsanitary conditions. Hospitals and health care institutions have a substantial interest in ensuring that existing antibiotics remain effective for treating human infections as long as possible.
Health, Economy, Environment: Sustainable Energy Choices for a Nation	Julia Gohlke, Sharon Hrynkow, Christopher Portier	May 6, 2009
90k Document summary Energy policies are in transition worldwide based on a convergence of factors including static oil production coupled with increased demand, a desire for energy independence, and growing awareness of climate change. Making energy choices that improve human health, the environment, and economic development is possible if we understand the complex interplay between systems for energy delivery and sustainable, healthy human environments.
Healthiest Catch, The	L. Murphy