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Mashup Score: 0Reimagining healthcare to reduce pollution, tackle climate change and center justice - 11 month(s) ago
“We need to understand who is harmed by an economy that’s based on fossil fuels and toxic chemicals.”
Source: EHNCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Scientists warn of disinfectant dangers: Study - 12 month(s) ago
“It’s ironic that the chemicals we’re deploying in vain for one health crisis are actually fueling another.”
Source: EHNCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“Antimicrobial resistance was already contributing to millions of deaths per year before the pandemic. Overzealous disinfection, especially with products containing [quats], threaten to make it worse” https://t.co/YK92ND3t3i
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New report finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not testing food, additives or packaging for chemicals that cause obesity or disrupt our metabolism.
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Op-ed: The FDA needs to start protecting us from obesity-promoting food chemicals - EHN #obesogenic #environment #microbiome #obesity https://t.co/GYgcoCSTDV
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The impact is comparable to smoking, six times higher than HIV/AIDS, and 89 times higher than conflict and terrorism.
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The good news here is that as evidence mounts of the harmful health consequences of air pollution, there are actions we can take to mitigate the problem. #PublicHealth #AirPollution https://t.co/5Vj3rjniFR
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Protecting people from exposure to toxic “forever chemicals” will be a top priority for new state regulations throughout the U.S. in 2022, according to a new analysis.
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The EPA has promised to regulate PFAS...In the meantime, some states are taking action to protect residents from harmful exposures. https://t.co/GVFTZK4ckW #PFAS
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Mashup Score: 8A known but ignored danger - 2 year(s) ago
The worker’s premature death in 2015 is an exemplar case of methylene chloride’s most fatal effect—its ability to decrease your ability to breathe and stay conscious.In the 1800s, methylene chloride was used as an anesthetic, but doctors discontinued the practice after seeing how often going under c…
Source: EHNCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“As a medical student and public health practitioner, I believe that people like my parents should not have to choose between working and being healthy.” Read the op-ed by Annie Hoang, MPH ’21: https://t.co/9IHIUSMvGj
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Researchers found fast food from popular chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and Pizza Hut contain harmful chemicals linked to a suite of health problems.
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Fast food burgers, fries, and pizza may leave you full of phthalates https://t.co/toIHrmIWtB via @EnvirHealthNews
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Mashup Score: 0Measuring Houston’s environmental injustice from space - 3 year(s) ago
Satellites show communities of color are far more exposed to pollution in Houston, offering a potential new way to close data gaps and tackle disparities.
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Fascinating use of satellite data to document the disproportionate exposure to pollution among Houston's Black and Latino residents#PublicHealth https://t.co/apBULO1sQj
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Middle-aged men in Pennsylvania’s fracking counties die from heart attacks at a rate 5% greater than their counterparts in New York where fracking is banned.
Source: EHNCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Living near fracking wells is linked to higher rate of heart attacks: Study - EHN. #kahnchronicle https://t.co/hIpUuX1jCK
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A woman’s exposure to the pesticide DDT during pregnancy can increase her granddaughter’s risk for breast cancer decades later, according to a new study.
Source: EHNCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
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Reimagining #healthcare to reduce pollution, tackle #climatechange and center justice | #sustainability #ESG https://t.co/M9xjdePEpX