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ANHE 1st National Conference (June 7-9, 2010): Call for Abstracts

The planning committee invites abstracts to be considered for oral and poster presentations.  Abstracts describing research, policy/advocacy, education, or practice issues related to environmental health and nursing are welcome, and abstracts related to the conference theme are particularly encouraged. Abstracts must be received by midnight EST, February 15, 2010. For details and forms visit:  http://nursing.umaryland.edu/calendar. To read more about the conference click here.

National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures: December 2009 Project Update

The National Conversation team has been very busy since we sent our mid-October e-mail update. As you’ll read below, all six of the project work groups and the project Leadership Council have held in-person meetings. Please read on for current project information, and as always, e-mail nationalconversation@cdc.gov with any questions or comments.  Read more…

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Credibility key in 9/11 health trials.

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As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated cl...

Industrial solvent linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease.

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Exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene increases a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease nearly sixfold, California researchers said Sunday....

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Firms face new asbestos case.

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James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and '70s in a bid to dissuade regulatory authorities from restricti...

Miners battle lung disease in hazardous mine.

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Black lung is China's No 1 occupational disease. Experts warn that the high number of victims reflects serious flaws in the monitoring of occupational...

Farmers wonder if LNG is worth its salt.

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In response to energy companies' plans to extract billions of dollars worth of gas from the area's underground coal, normally conservative farmers are...

Rajendra Pachauri raises more eyebrows.

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The Indian head of the UN climate change panel, already under fire over errors in a key 2007 report, is raising eyebrows again after publishing a raun...

Alliance first national conference: June 7-8, 2010

  • Join us at the first national conference for nurses addressing the relationship between human health and the environment. Learn about the growing movement that is being created by nurses as they "green" their health care institutions, engage in scientific inquiry, integrate environmental health practices into nursing assessments and interventions, and create and support policies that protect human health and the environment. Come hear about and share in the expanding roles that nurses are taking in the exciting and critical field of environmental health. To read more, go to Alliance first national conference