MARYLAND PESTICIDE NETWORK -- NEWS: PUBLIC HEALTH

(March 10, 2008) Health Problems in Persian Gulf War Veterans Higher Due to Chemical Exposure
(February 19, 2008) Researcher Shows Chemicals Alter Male Reproductive System
(January 31, 2008) Hazardous Pesticides Found in Children Who Eat Chemically-Treated Foods
(January 30, 2008) Pesticide Residues Exceed Limit on Strawberries
(January 30, 2008) Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products
(January 29, 2008) Scientists Say Pesticides and Other Pollutants May Be Linked to Diabetes
(January 9, 2008) Study Finds That Antibacterial Enhances Endocrine Disruption
(November 30, 2007) TOXINS FILL OUR HOMES : A DAILY STAR INVESTIGATION
(November 13, 2007) Pesticides Linked to Rising Autism Rates
(October 25, 2007) Centers for Disease Control Links School Environment to Academic Achievement
(October 18, 2007) With Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on the Rise, Study Confirms Risks of Antibacterial Soaps
(October 18, 2007) Scientists Cite Pesticides' Multigeneration Effects, Call for Regulation
(September 27, 2007) Canada's Ontario Premier Calls for Ban of Cosmetic Pesticide Use
(September 17, 2007) Pesticides can 'double' the risk of asthma.
(August 7, 2007) PREADOLESCENTS EXPOSED TO DDT MORE LIKELYTO DEVELOP BREAST CANCER
(August 1, 2007) Study: Early life exposures impact breast cancer risk decades later
(July 30, 2007) Pesticide link to autism suspected
(July 25, 2007) Widespread Toxic Chemical Use Allowed by States on Public Property
(July 13, 2007) European Union Bans the Herbicide Paraquat
(July 6, 2007) STUDY FINDS ORGANIC PRODUCE HAS HEALTH BENEFITS
(July 5, 2007) ORDER OF EXPOSURE CAN MAKE THE POISON
(June 27, 2007) USDA ALLOWS 38 NON-ORGANIC INGREDIENTS IN FOODS LABELLED ORGANIC
(June 6, 2007) Study Finds Pesticide Use Increase Risk of Brain Tumors
(May 25, 2007) Common chemicals pose danger for fetuses, scientists warn Exposure to toxic materials in the womb can cause health problems later in life, an international panel declares.
(May 14, 2007) Common chemicals are linked to breast cancer
(May 10, 2007) NEW STUDY STRENGTHENS LINK BETWEEN PESTICIDES AND LYMPHOMA
(April 26, 2007) ORGANIC BABY FOOD SALES SOAR
(April 10, 2007) Chemical Estrogen- Mimics Impacts Asthma, Immune Functioning
(March 26, 2007) Agricultural Pesticides May Be Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes
(March 12, 2007) Chemicals May Play Role in Rise in Obesity
(March 2, 2007) USDA FINDS PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN A MAJORITY OF FOODS
(February 15, 2007) A Safe House?
(January 9, 2007) Persistent Pesticides Linked to Diabetes
(January 3, 2007) Two NYC Studies Emphasize Importance of IPM
(December 4, 2006) Inquiry Turns To Humans On Pollutant, Hormone Tie Evidence Such as Eggs In Male Fish Spurs Push
(November 13, 2006) New Least Toxic Bed Bug Product On the Market
(October 12, 2006) Breast cancer cases soar in farm workers
(September 22, 2006) Early Onset of Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure
(September 6, 2006) Pesticides lurk in daycare centers
(September 6, 2006) Researchers Find Children Exposed to Pyrethroid Insecticides in the Home
(September 1, 2006) Pyrethroids in the Home
(August 31, 2006) Appeals Court Upholds EPA Pesticide Rule Allowing Ozone-Depleting Pesticide
(August 30, 2006) Effects of Agent Orange Continue Decades After Vietnam
(August 21, 2006) New Investigation Shows Spraying Ineffective in Preventing Spread of West Nile
(August 18, 2006) Researchers Find Over Time Roundup is Not Effective on Weeds
(August 7, 2006) EPA Completes Pesticide Review- Are our Children Better Protected?
(August 4, 2006) EPA Pesticide Program Evaluated, Performance Questioned
(August 2, 2006) Unions Say EPA Bends to Political Pressure
(August 1, 2006) States to EPA: Label all hazards in pesticides
(July 27, 2006) EERC-Led Study Addresses Critical Potential Public Health Risks Related to Pesticide Exposure
(July 25, 2006) Study Finds Agricultural Pesticides Common In Rural House Dust
(July 19, 2006) Elevated Pesticide Levels Found in Children
(July 13, 2006) EU Proposes Tougher Rules on Pesticides
(July 5, 2006) DDT Study Finds New Hazard to Young Children
(June 26, 2006) Study Bolsters Link between Pesticides and Parkinson's
(June 16, 2006) ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALL DISEASE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
(June 5, 2006) Pesticide Industry Plotted Bush Human Testing Policy
(May 25, 2006) Scientists Protest Pending Pending Pesticide Approvals
(May 15, 2006) Children's health study fights for funding
(April 21, 2006) A Toxic Life
(April 16, 2006) EU decision to bar atrazine puts focus on herbicide's use here
(April 4, 2006) Quebec beefs up pesticide ban
(March 20, 2006) Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer
(March 9, 2006) Children Exhibit Adverse Effects From Fetal Pesticide Exposure
(March 3, 2006) Widespread Pesticide Poisoning of Water Focus of Landmark Government Study
(March 3, 2006) Pesticides in the Nation's Streams and Ground Water
(January 26, 2006) North American report on children's health and environment indicators a global first
(January 12, 2006) Insect spray may lower testosterone levels in men
(December 21, 2005) Study Indicates Pesticides May Effect Pre-pubescent Breast Development
(December 8, 2005) Scientists union opposes EPA's pesticide-test plan
(December 5, 2005) Photographer Shows the Hidden Paths of Pesticides
(November 27, 2005) Scientists have amassed evidence that long-term exposure to toxic compounds, especially pesticides, can trigger the neurological disease.
(November 18, 2005) Christmas Tree Farm Workers At High Risk For Pesticide Poisoning
(November 1, 2005) What Is Organic? Powerful Players Want a Say
(November 1, 2005) Children's Advisers Ask EPA To Boost Ban On Child Pesticide Testing
(October 17, 2005) New Site Gives Consumers Brand-by-Brand Safety Ratings for Over 14,000 Personal Care Products
(October 11, 2005) Children Often More Contaminated Than Their Mothers, New WWF Report Shows
(October 11, 2005) Girl's Illness Traced to 'Toxic' School
(September 30, 2005) Organic Diets Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Common Agriculture Pesticides
(September 14, 2005) Exceptions in new EPA rules would allow testing pesticides on children
(August 11, 2005) Proposed EPA rules on human testing come under attack
(July 22, 2005) Presence of Harmful Chemicals In Humans Is Broad and Common
(July 21, 2005) CDC Releases Third Report On Chemical Contamination In Humans
(July 14, 2005) Toxic elements found in infants' cord blood
(June 30, 2005) Senate Votes to Block Pesticide Tests on Humans
(June 16, 2005) EPA Reviewing 24 Tests of Human Pesticide
(June 3, 2005) WSU findings show that disorders can be passed on without genetic mutations
(May 23, 2005) U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban Human Studies of Pesticides
(April 11, 2005) EPA Pulls Study That Encourages Children's Pesticide Exposure Other Human Pesticide Testing Studies Continue
(March 30, 2005) EPA Warns on Carcinogens' Risk to Kids
(March 24, 2005) Pesticides Among Chemicals Found in New Study on Household Dust
(March 21, 2005) Study Shows Pyrethroids Inhibits Neurologic and Immune System Activity
(January 17, 2005) U.S. lawn-care industry fighting back against pesticide bans
(December 20, 2004) Secret EPA Deal To Abandon Year-End Ban of Deadly Pesticide Dursban
(November 19, 2004) Experts call for new chemical attack antidotes
(November 12, 2004) New Survey Finds 100% of Responding Hospitals Use Hazardous Pesticides In or Around Facilities
(November 10, 2004) EPA Suspends Study on Kids And Pesticides
(October 30, 2004) Study of Pesticides and Children Stirs Protests; Staffers Fear EPA Project Endangers Participants
(October 26, 2004) Chemical Industry Funds Aid EPA Study; Effect of Substances on children Probed
(October 21, 2004) Pediatricians Need More Training on Environmental Health
(October 7, 2004) Report Details New Links Between Environmental Toxicants and Breast Cancer
(August 15, 2004) Pollutants cause huge rise in brain diseases
(July 14, 2004) EPA Rejects Recommendations For Stricter Protections On Childrens Health
(June 28, 2004) Maryland Public Schools Achieve IPM STAR Certification
(July 3, 2004) Hopping Mad: A frog biologist battles an agrichemical giant
(June 1, 2004) Concerns rise over chemicals as targets
(May 12, 2004) U.S. Population Burdened With High Levels of Pesticides In Their Bodies
(April 28, 2004) Measure intended to guard against pesticides
(April 23, 2004) Ontario College of Family Physicians - PRESS RELEASE - Pesticide Hazards
(April 15, 2004) Pre-Term Labor Drug Sensitizes Brain to Pesticide Injury
(February 3, 2004) You failed the blood test.
(February 3, 2004) Indoor air is becoming polluted by powerful household chemicals
(December 23, 2003) Canaries in the mine: Evidence of chemical effects on kids mounts
(December 21, 2003) Early Exposure to Chemicals May Boost Risk of Asthma
(November 21, 2003) Study Shows Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos (Dusban) Also Damages Heart and Liver
(October 23, 2003) Saliva spits out information on chemical exposure
(June 18, 2003) Archives of Environmental Health
(June 18, 2003) EPA Blames Popular Pesticide for Frog Abnormalities
(March 24, 2003)Study of Insecticide Neurotoxicity Yields Clues to Onset of Parkinson's Disease
(March 24, 2003) Organophosphate Insecticide Use may be Linked to the Gulf War Syndrome and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
(January 11, 2003) Prevalent Risk to Pregnant Women
(January 8, 2003) Ethics of Human Pesticide Studies Questioned
(January 8, 2003) Exposure to Indoor Pesticides during Pregnancy in a Multiethnic, Urban Cohort.
(October 29, 2002) Schools learning to keep pests away without toxins, Law requiring advance notice of chemical use led officials to try steam, kites and noise.
(September 2, 2002) Beyond Pesticides - Study Shows Farmers Poisoned by Pesticides Can Cause Depression

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