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English News Copyright EurekaPro.info http://eurekapro.info/EurekaPro/images/RSSen.gifhttp://EurekaPro.info 5 9678 The drought gripping stretches of central and eastern China has dried Lake Honghu into an expanse of exposed mud, stranded boats and dying fish farms, threatening the livelihoods of residents in Hubei Province who call this their "land of fish and rice." http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/62173 Tue, 31 May 2011 PlanetArk en-ca extreme weather 9679 Global warming will likely open up coastal areas in the Arctic to development but close vast regions of the northern interior to forestry and mining by mid-century as ice and frozen soil under temporary winter roads melt, researchers said. http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/62156 Mon, 30 May 2011 PlanetArk en-ca Climate Change 9674 Wildfires have increased dramatically in recent decades and are only going to become more common, exposing other Canadian communities to similar threats, experts say. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/26/pol-enviro-wildfires-cities.html Thu, 26 May 2011 CBC en-ca extreme weather 9666 Alberta is no stranger to forest fires, but they typically occur in remote areas and don't threaten property. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/the-raging-alberta-wildfires-that-devastated-slave-lake/article2024456/ Tue, 17 May 2011 The Globe and Mail en-ca extreme weather 9663 Several days of rain have raised the water levels in the still-flooded Richelieu Valley, and there is no sign of any change in the forecast until Wednesday. http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110516/mtl_rain_richelieu_valley_110516/20110516/?hub=MontrealHome Mon, 16 May 2011 CTV en-ca extreme weather 9662 The northern Alberta town of Slave Lake is partially in ruins after a devastating, fast-moving wildfire caught community officials off guard http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/slave-lake-reeling-after-alberta-fires-cause-devastating-destruction/article2023343/ Mon, 16 May 2011 The Globe and Mail en-ca extreme weather 9656 The flood crisis has expanded into areas around Lake Manitoba as increasing amounts of water from the raging Assiniboine River is sent there by the Portage Diversion. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/13/mb-flooding-lake-manitoba.html Fri, 13 May 2011 CBC en-ca extreme weather 9655 Doug Connery should be planting. And seeding. And harvesting. In a normal year, by this time, “the asparagus would be coming up like grass.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/waiting-for-the-flood-manitoba-farmers-caught-in-agonizing-routine/article2019604/ Fri, 13 May 2011 The Globe and Mail en-ca extreme weather 9654 Two hundred miles above Canada’s most northern shore lies a body of international water that has been covered in ice for more than 800,000 years – a sea the size of the Mediterranean kept beyond reach of commercial fishing interests by a vast frozen dome of white. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/coastal-nations-urged-to-preserve-arctic-waters/article2020519/ Fri, 13 May 2011 The Globe and Mail en-ca Climate Change 9649 Allergy sufferers are suffering a bit longer each year due to climate change, according to a new study which tracked weather and pollen data from 1995 to 2009 at 10 sites across central North America. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/313783/group/News/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 Fargo-Moorhead Forum en-ca Outdoor Air 9648 An asbestos removal contractor is facing jail term after being charged by WorkSafeBC with allegedly putting employees’ lives at risk by letting them work unwittingly on homes that contained asbestos. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/WorkSafeBC%20wants%20jail%20asbestos%20contractor/4512430/story.html wed, 30 Mar 2011 Vancouver Sun en-ca Workplace Environmental Health 9647 Xcientists have started monitoring air pollution levels of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals as part of a global project. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/28/3175339.htm Tue, 29 Mar 2011 ABC News en-ca Outdoor Air 9646 Inupiat Eskimo villagers in the Chukchi Sea village of Kivalina rely on wild animals to survive, but a recent arrival associated with climate warming is causing health concerns. http://bit.ly/f9J6oI Mon, 28 Mar 2011 Associated Press en-ca Aboriginal Environmental Health 9640 When they agreed to be tested for the presence of industrial chemicals in their bodies, they weren't sure what to expect. The results proved surprising. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110320/LIVING09/110318017/0/OPINION/Toxics-Hazardous-chemicals-pervade-everyday-products-Americans-bodies?odyssey=nav%7Chead Sun, 27 Mar 2011 Burlington Free Press en-ca exposure 9641 The National Children's Study is launching a pilot program to research the impact of smog and other environmental factors in children, through 37 study centers across the United States. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_17652702 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 Pasadena Star-News en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9639 Authorities are likely to cast a much wider net for possible food contamination in Japan after elevated levels of radioactivity were discovered in more milk and spinach near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Sunday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704433904576212663007391014.html wed, 23 Mar 2011 Wall Street Journal en-ca Radiation 9638 Mercury, sulfates, ozone, black carbon, flu-laced desert dust. Even as America 
tightens emission standards, the 
fast-growing economies of Asia 
are filling the air with hazardous components that 
circumnavigate the globe. http://discovermagazine.com/2011/apr/18-made-in-china-our-toxic-imported-air-pollution Tue, 22 Mar 2011 Discover en-ca Outdoor Air 9632 A recent study revealed additional factors to be responsible, such as obesity, parental smoking, and bottle-feeding instead of breast-feeding. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Obesity-parental-smoking-cause-asthma-among-kids-Study/articleshow/7687933.cms Mon, 21 Mar 2011 New Delhi Times of India en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9631 When the idea of a smoking ban in public places was first mooted there were apocalyptic warnings from the tobacco industry: it was claimed the move would lead to widespread civil unrest. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Dani-Garavelli--Five-years.6733085.jp Sun, 20 Mar 2011 Edinburgh Scotsman en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9630 The oil spill from the BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig didn’t just foul the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Released gas and evaporating oil also polluted the air above. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i11/8911notw4.html Thu, 17 Mar 2011 Chemical & Engineering News en-ca Outdoor Air 9629 Maintenance records on some of the full-body X-ray scanners that emit ionizing radiation showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-03-11-tsa-scans_N.htm wed, 16 Mar 2011 USA Today en-ca Radiation 9628 Experts say the country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam from the crippled plants could go on for weeks or even months. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 New York Times en-ca Radiation 9627 Scientists say the tiny airborne specks of pollution carry carcinogenic chemicals deep into lungs and trigger DNA damage and gene changes comparable to the hazards of cigarette smoke and car exhaust. http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/hazards-of-wood-smoke Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Environmental Health News en-ca Indoor Air 9620 Women exposed to second-hand smoke while pregnant are more likely to experience a stillbirth or have babies with birth defects, according to an analysis. http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Secondhand%20smoke%20tied%20higher%20birth%20defect%20risk/4399370/story.html Fri, 11 Mar 2011 Reuters en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9619 The OHS is investigating the circumstances under which a 24-year-old man ended up in critical condition after an explosion at a sweet gas well southwest of Edmonton. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Several%20injured%20Alberta%20well%20blast/4398146/story.html Fri, 11 Mar 2011 Postmedia News en-ca pollution 9618 We're a far cry from bathing suit season, but that isn't stopping the American Academy of Pediatrics from essentially telling the nation's teenagers to knock it off when it comes to tanning. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/08/3456608/momme-pediatricians-warn-under.html Thu, 10 Mar 2011 Sacramento Bee en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9617 Weather patterns have kept much of the Arctic region unusually warm, and last month, sea ice extent reached the lowest level on record. http://www.climatecentral.org/blog/arctic-sea-ice-sets-another-record-low/ Thu, 10 Mar 2011 Climate Central en-ca Climate Change 9616 According to a new study, even BPA-free containers release chemicals that, like BPA, mimic estrogen and disrupt normal biological processes. http://www.fairwarning.org/2011/03/bpa-free-containers-release-bpa-like-chemicals-study-says/ wed, 9 Mar 2011 Fair Warning en-ca Chemical Hazards 9615 A new study supports the fear that kids can be exposed to more than 100 times the recommended limit of this noxious metal when they mouth or accidentally swallow common, inexpensive jewelry items. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/childrens-jewelry-100-times-limit-toxic-cadmium/story?id=13048508 wed, 9 Mar 2011 Good Morning America en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9606 Pitched battles are a regular occurrence in northern Alberta, Canada, as development of the province’s oil sands continues to expand. http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.119-a126 Mon, 7 Mar 2011 Environmental Health Perspectives en-ca Risk Assessment, Management & Communication 9605 Most plastic products, from sippy cups to food wraps, can release chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen, a new study finds. http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134196209/study-most-plastics-leach-hormone-like-chemicals Mon, 7 Mar 2011 All Things Considered en-ca Chemical Hazards 9608 Climate change presents new risks for food care, sanitation and wellbeing in the Arctic, but little research has been done in remote villages experiencing some of the biggest temperature swings. http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1109in_arctic_climate-change_threats_include Fri, 4 Mar 2011 Anchorage Arctic Sounder en-ca Aboriginal Environmental Health 9607 It’s clear that Agent Orange was “very widely used” in Ontario for more than three decades and may have been used in other provinces and territories, the Ontario government said Monday. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/agent-orange-used-widely-in-ontario-over-decades-minister-says/article1924512/ Fri, 4 Mar 2011 Reuters en-ca Chemical Hazards 9600 Tanning salons should close their doors to minors to protect them from skin cancer, a group of 60,000 pediatricians said Monday in a new policy statement. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-health-tanning-idUSTRE71R1Y320110228 Thu, 3 Mar 2011 Reuters en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9599 Concern that CT scan radiation is causing cancer has focused public scrutiny on radiologists and medical physicists—and riled up controversy among them. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6020/1002.full Thu, 3 Mar 2011 Science en-ca Radiation 9598 Female mice whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to chlorpyrifos are slow learners. The same exposure-- comparable to what people encounter in the environment-- leaves males unaffected. http://bit.ly/icUM6G wed, 2 Mar 2011 Milwaukee Bay View Compass en-ca Chemical Hazards 9597 Pierre Arcand, Quebec's environment minister, said through a spokesperson Monday that he plans to make public "as promptly as possible" a report by the province's environmental-impact agency. http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec%20plans%20prompt%20release%20report/4362097/story.html wed, 2 Mar 2011 Montreal Gazette en-ca Environmental Planning 9596 Canada must launch a sweeping probe into the use of a deadly component of Agent Orange, Ontario officials say in a strongly worded request to the federal government. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/946153--minister-calls-for-national-probe-of-agent-orange Tue, 1 Mar 2011 Toronto Star en-ca Chemical Hazards 9595 Nursing infants are exposed through breast milk to two commonly used brominated flame retardants : TBBPA and HBCD. Exposures via this source are four times higher than exposures estimated for adults. http://bit.ly/ieA1qP Tue, 1 Mar 2011 New Science en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9588 It’s nearly impossible to prove scientifically that certain diseases are caused by household chemicals found in everything from kitchen cleaners to baby creams. http://www.boston.com/yourtown/malden/articles/2011/02/28/toxic_or_not/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 Boston Globe en-ca Risk Assessment, Management & Communication 9587 The vast majority of industrial chemicals in use today have not undergone health and safety testing. As a result, we are all treated like random guinea pigs. http://bit.ly/fnXn4E Mon, 28 Feb 2011 Environmental Health News en-ca Chemical Hazards 9584 Allergy season aggravates kids' asthma attacks, but other types of fine particle pollution in the air throughout the year also measurably affect children's lung function, sometimes dramatically. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-pollution-kids-idUSTRE71M65D20110223 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9583 Air pollution triggers more heart attacks than using cocaine and poses as high a risk of sparking a heart attack as alcohol, coffee and physical exertion. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-heart-air-pollution-idUKTRE71N05920110224 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca Outdoor Air 9580 Cutting atmospheric soot, methane and ground-level ozone is the quickest way to tackle climate change in the short term, according to a new report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12548160 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 BBC en-ca Climate Change 9579 Pollen season is lengthening in proportion to warming observed in North America: An extra two weeks, on average, across Wisconsin, Nebraska and almost a full month in the Canadian breadbasket. http://bit.ly/hBEmSj Thu, 24 Feb 2011 Daily Climate en-ca Outdoor Air 9578 Less than an hour of cellphone use can speed up brain activity in the area close to the phone antenna, raising questions about the health effects of low levels of radiation emitted from cellphones. http://nyti.ms/hAsfY0 wed, 23 Feb 2011 New York Times en-ca Radiation 9577 Canadians and Americans are alike in so many ways, but when it comes to levels of the plastic-making compound bisphenol A in their bodies, there is a huge difference. http://bit.ly/fswwlM wed, 23 Feb 2011 Globe and Mail en-ca Chemical Hazards 9571 BP had workers on the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill – but they were not consulted. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110218/us_nm/us_oil_spill_causes Tue, 22 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca environmental politics 9570 Edmonton shouldn’t join the swarm of Canadian cities banning pesticides because the move could drastically boost weed-control costs without proof of improved human or environmental health, a new report says. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/City%20wary%20Edmonton%20wide%20pesticide/4310522/story.html Tue, 22 Feb 2011 Edmonton Journal en-ca Chemical Hazards 9569 An increasingly vocal group of scientists and conservationists believes the dam-building rodent is an overlooked tool to mitigate climate change – a natural remedy for our sick rivers and wildlife. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/leave-it-to-beavers/article1913908/singlepage/#articlecontent Mon, 21 Feb 2011 Globe and Mail en-ca Environmental Planning 9568 Ontario has widened its probe of Agent Orange spraying to include all areas of the province, government officials say. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/941635--agent-orange-probe-widens Mon, 21 Feb 2011 Toronto Star en-ca Chemical Hazards 9563 Cancer-causing toxins used to strip the jungles of Vietnam were also employed to clear massive plots of Crown land in Northern Ontario and were often dumped on human markers below. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/940243--star-exclusive-agent-orange-soaked-ontario-teens Fri, 18 Feb 2011 Toronto Star en-ca Chemical Hazards 9562 An increase in heavy precipitation that has afflicted many countries is at least partly a consequence of human influence on the atmosphere, climate scientists reported. http://nyti.ms/ebJ51y Fri, 18 Feb 2011 New York Times en-ca Climate Change 9559 Is the rising sea level caused by climate change threatening the supply of drinking water in New Brunswick's coastal communities? http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/1379895 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 Fredericton Daily Gleaner en-ca Drinking Water 9558 United States researchers have found that people who used two specific varieties of pesticide were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/15/3138492.htm Thu, 17 Feb 2011 ABC News en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9557 The federal government’s No. 1 hunting ground for environmental offenders isn’t in the boreal forest — it’s in the back rooms of Canada’s neighbourhood dry cleaners. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/938054--local-dry-cleaners-top-target-for-environment-canada-inspections wed, 16 Feb 2011 Canadian Press en-ca Personal Service Establishments 9556 Some experts believe that exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide may explain why thousands see their GPs, complaining of chronic exhaustion. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1357042/Why-feeling-tired-time-mean-theres-killer-house.html wed, 16 Feb 2011 London Daily Mail en-ca Indoor Air 9555 People who smoke cigarettes or have smoked in the past may be more likely to develop Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/us-smoking-gehrigs-idUSTRE71D6LJ20110214 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9554 Thirty out of 37 pesticides tested blocked male hormones, including 16 that had no known hormonal activity until now. Most are fungicides applied to fruit and vegetable crops. http://bit.ly/gRwaP5 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 Environmental Health News en-ca Chemical Hazards 9544 Smoking accelerates mental decline and damages parts of the brain linked to dementia, an Australian study has found. But there is good news for long-term smokers: quitting reverses the harmful effects on the brain. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/smoking-harms-mental-health-but-quitters-arrest-decline-study-finds-20110209-1an22.html Mon, 14 Feb 2011 Sydney Morning Herald en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9543 For decades petrochemical waste and all manner of chemical byproducts from Montreal refineries and factories was dumped in two deep holes in rural Mercier. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Mercier%20lagoons%20hidden%20poisons/4255355/story.html Mon, 14 Feb 2011 Montreal Gazette en-ca Liquid Waste 9546 People who have spent more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis, according to an Australian study. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/us-sun-ms-idUSTRE7170BL20110208 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca exposure 9545 New concerns are being raised about the hazardous materials contained in some of their more energy-efficient replacements, such as light-emitting diodes or LEDs. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/the-dark-side-of-leds-some-colored-lights-contain-lead.html Fri, 11 Feb 2011 Los Angeles Times en-ca Chemical Hazards 9547 Deforestation and climate change have intensified the threat of malaria, bringing malaria-carrying mosquitoes closer to cities and into other previously malaria-free areas. http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/561/news56110.html Thu, 10 Feb 2011 Myanmar Times en-ca Zoonoses 9537 An analysis of the contaminants that leach from packaging into food, and the safety rules that regulate food packaging, reveals important gaps that may undermine food safety. http://bit.ly/hRMymE Thu, 10 Feb 2011 New Science en-ca Food 9539 This is bad, of course, because the more kids see smoking on TV, the more likely they are to pick up the habit themselves, according to multiple studies. http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-smoking-on-tv-20110208,0,2338691.story wed, 9 Feb 2011 Los Angeles Times en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9538 Fertilizer runoff from farms feed blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, which are deadly to pets and livestock. The blooms also could disrupt reproduction in aquatic wildlife through estrogenic effects. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i07/8907scene1.html wed, 9 Feb 2011 Chemical & Engineering News en-ca Agricultural Operations 9533 A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that ozone smog, a type of air pollution most often found in big cities, poses a major public health danger. http://bit.ly/hGnBzr Tue, 8 Feb 2011 Voice of America en-ca Outdoor Air 9532 Babies exposed to high levels of pesticides while in the womb may suffer from learning problems, a new study suggests. http://usat.ly/e1j0Ya Tue, 8 Feb 2011 USA Today en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9528 If we don’t know what chemicals are put into the atmosphere, and how those chemicals react with each other, we won’t be able to predict their effect on air quality and climate. http://bit.ly/hvFQlh Mon, 7 Feb 2011 Chemical & Engineering News en-ca Outdoor Air 9527 Dengue in Texas. Malaria in New York. Hypertoxic pollen in Baltimore. Climate change is making disease and other humanitarian threats ever more challenging. http://bit.ly/fvv2EX Mon, 7 Feb 2011 Discover en-ca Climate Change 9526 A team of pediatricians has called for a ban on naphthalene, used in mothballs, after the death of a baby and catastrophic brain injuries to two others. http://bit.ly/fwiUEL Mon, 7 Feb 2011 Sydney Morning Herald en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9523 New laboratory research suggests that prions from chronic wasting disease in deer could infect people and create an entirely new kind of brain disorder. http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/115246649.html Fri, 4 Feb 2011 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel en-ca Zoonoses 9522 Children with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times as likely to also have a viral infection. The number of cases has been increasing. Scientists are now searching for environmental factors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12354032 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 BBC en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9518 Scientists have made a prototype of the most accurate blood test yet for the human form of mad cow disease, and say their work could transform diagnosis and screening of the fatal brain disorder. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/03/us-cjd-test-idUSTRE71202820110203 Thu, 3 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca Zoonoses 9517 Some research studies have linked consumption of cow’s milk with a heightened breast-cancer malignancies. Others have suggested milk drinking might be protective. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/69424/title/Science_%2B_the_Public__Early_cow%E2%80%99s_milk_consumption_may_cut_breast-cancer_risk Thu, 3 Feb 2011 Science News en-ca Food 9513 It sounded like a panacea for climate change: "geo-engineering" the atmosphere to block some sunlight and counter global warming. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/30/a-climate-cure-s-dark-side.html wed, 2 Feb 2011 Newsweek en-ca Climate Change 9512 The WHO is reviewing the safety of a H1N1 flu vaccine after a Finnish study suggested children who got the shot were nine times more likely to suffer from narcolepsy, a rare sleeping disorder. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-flu-pandemrix-finland-idUSTRE7103SN20110201 wed, 2 Feb 2011 Reuters en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9509 The Greater Toronto region has made significant steps in improving air quality and reducing carbon emissions. But it needs more leadership on improving transit and curbing urban sprawl. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/931177--air-quality-carbon-emission-improvements-in-gta-report-card?bn=1 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 Toronto Star en-ca Outdoor Air 9508 The good news: Toronto's doing better when it comes to the air you breathe, the amount of water you use and the density of your neighbourhood. The bad news: It’s largely thanks to the economic slump. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/report-card-on-toronto-finds-environment-improved-but-credits-recession/article1889067/ Tue, 1 Feb 2011 Globe and Mail en-ca Public Facilities - General Health & Injury Prevention 9507 Just a few key aspects of climate change could wipe out up to half of the annual gain in the standard of living for the average European household by 2080. http://bit.ly/fm4otH Tue, 1 Feb 2011 Nature en-ca Climate Change 9503 Canada is losing the war on cheap contraband cigarettes. High school students, federal public servants, office workers, construction gangs, and little old ladies — they all smoke them. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/930654--war-on-cheap-illegal-smokes-losing-ground-critics-say Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Toronto Star en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9502 An accurate, fast and specific test to detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, often referred to as "mad cow disease", has been developed, paving the way for better diagnosis of the fatal condition. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/01/31/3125943.htm Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Australia ABC News en-ca Zoonoses 9501 In December, the Alberta government quietly posted its new air-quality objectives for sulphur dioxide (SO2), which are much less restrictive than those recommended by the World Health Organization. http://bit.ly/e95GRG Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Edmonton Journal en-ca Outdoor Air 9496 Researchers have found disturbing evidence that houseflies and cockroaches carry antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria normally found in the guts of livestock. http://bit.ly/fdC5gi Fri, 28 Jan 2011 London Daily Mail en-ca Zoonoses 9495 The provincial panel named Thursday to design a cure for Alberta's ailing oilsands pollution monitoring system is too heavy on industry and too light on scientists, critics charge. http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Pipeline%20exec%20head%20pollution%20panel/4180352/story.html?cid=megadrop_story Fri, 28 Jan 2011 Calgary Herald en-ca Environmental Planning 9492 "Mad cow disease", is almost extinct just 25 years after it was discovered. However, more cases of the human equivalent, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, may be waiting in the wings. http://bit.ly/h27GFC Thu, 27 Jan 2011 New Scientist en-ca Risk Assessment, Management & Communication 9488 Many people who live in cities or near highways are accustomed to a lullaby of cars whizzing by, but that noise may put them at increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests. http://bit.ly/fVAXTS wed, 26 Jan 2011 CNN en-ca noise 9487 Smoking and, to a smaller degree, obesity explain why Americans do not live as long as the French or Japanese, U.S. experts reported on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O7H220110125 wed, 26 Jan 2011 Reuters en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9486 Big cities like New York, London and Shanghai send less pollution into the atmosphere per capita than places like Denver and Rotterdam, a study released says. http://bit.ly/ih7hWN wed, 26 Jan 2011 Agence France-Presse en-ca Outdoor Air 9482 Women may have yet another reason not to smoke. In addition to causing lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests that smoking also may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer. http://usat.ly/iebMsV Tue, 25 Jan 2011 USA Today en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9481 When it comes to the contaminant cadmium, eating a single B.C. farmed oyster is equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes. http://bit.ly/gstXvx Tue, 25 Jan 2011 Vancouver North Shore News en-ca Food 9478 The Alberta government may adopt new limits for sulphur dioxide emissions considered by some to be much weaker than those recently recommended by the World Health Organization. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Potential%20Alberta%20sulphur%20dioxide%20limits%20soft%20critics/4152859/story.html Mon, 24 Jan 2011 Edmonton Journal en-ca exposure 9477 There is a stark warning from one of the government's most senior advisors that urgent action must be taken to protect the next generation from a global food crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12264200 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 BBC en-ca Food 9473 Less fluoride in drinking water wouldn't lead to more tooth decay. http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_fluoride21.11c4514.html Fri, 21 Jan 2011 Riverside Press-Enterprise en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9472 The biggest shale gas player in New Brunswick says it wants solid rules on resource development that even environmental watchdogs would embrace. http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1372766 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 New Brunswick Business Journal en-ca environmental politics 9468 Alberta is lagging when it comes to discouraging cigarette smoking in vehicles carrying children, says the Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Cancer%20society%20calls%20Alberta%20wide%20smoking%20cars%20with%20children/4130314/story.html Thu, 20 Jan 2011 Calgary Herald en-ca Tobacco Reduction 9467 The fireplace is acquiring a social stigma. Among those who aspire to be environmentally responsible, it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses. http://nyti.ms/gKwMBE Thu, 20 Jan 2011 New York Times en-ca Indoor Air 9466 Health Canada recently announced strict new rules limiting the use of phthalates in toys and other children's products. But companies remain free to use phthalates in a host of other consumer goods. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/health-canada-restricts-use-of-rubber-duck-chemicals-in-childrens-products/article1875129/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 Globe and Mail en-ca Children's Environmental Health 9462 A purportedly 'safer' phthalate, DINP, is now widely used in plastic products, but new evidence shows that it, too, interferes with normal hormonal pathways and affects development. http://bit.ly/e94VzJ wed, 19 Jan 2011 Environmental Science & Technology en-ca Chemical Hazards