ACOEM’s webinar on Water Contamination and Waterborne Disease: Are Your Patients at Risk was presented on November 20, 2008. Dr. Patricia L. Meinhardt, Executive Medical Director, Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Arnot Ogden Medical Center and Author of Recognizing Waterborne Disease and the Health Effects of Water Pollution: A Physician On-Line Reference Guide discusses latest trends in waterborne disease and a discussion of recent controversies such as the presence of pharmaceuticals in drinking water and agricultural water as a potential source of E. coli O157:H7 infection. It will review the clinical challenges inherent in evaluating and managing patients who may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water, polluted recreational waters or water contaminated after a natural or man-made disaster. The special needs of susceptible populations at increased risk for morbidity and mortality from water-related disease will be highlighted including waterborne disease outbreaks associated with children in water parks and waterborne nosocomial infections in healthcare facilities. This webinar will also describe the role that healthcare providers can play in protecting and preserving water quality in their communities. Any CME/MOC credit for this activity mentioned within the presentation has expired and is no longer valid.
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Herbert Needleman, MD, is a pioneer in the history of medicine who has helped transform our understanding of the effect of lead on children’s health. In this short opening statement at a1991 Congressional hearing on controlling the hazards of lead, Dr. Needleman reviews the history and politics of childhood lead hazards. In the 1970s, he revolutionized the field by documenting the impact of low lead exposure on the intellectual development and behavior of children. In 1979, he published a highly influential study in the New England Journal of Medicine1 that transformed the focus of lead research for the next generation and played a critical role in the elimination of lead in gasoline and the lowering of the CDC’s blood lead standard for children. Building on a study by Byers and Lord in 1943 and those of Julian Chisolm and others in the 1950s and 1960s, which had documented a variety of chronic damage affecting children who showed acute symptoms of lead poisoning, Needleman’s innovative study analyzed the lead content of the teeth of schoolchildren, correlating it with the children’s behavior, IQ, and school performance. Not surprisingly, Needleman became the focus of the lead industry’s ire. Beginning in the early 1980s, the industry’s attacks on his research and use of public relations firms and scientific consultants to undermine his credibility became a classic example of how an industry seeks to shape science and call into question the credibility of those whose …
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foodoffensive.com’s weekly video broadcast for 1/16/12. In this episode, I cover “Monsanto spends whopping million in third quarter 2011 lobbying federal government” and “Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods — Obama Administration Disappoints/Angers Public “. Also, the second installment in a series of special reports on GMOs. This week’s report: “Genetically Modified Corn” This is the source material for this episode (in order of appearance): TOP NEWS: Monsanto spends whopping million in third quarter 2011 lobbying federal government Friday, January 06, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer www.naturalnews.com “Genetic Conspiracy: Following the Trail” – documentary Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods — Obama Administration Disappoints/Angers Public January 4th, 2012 Agent Orange Herbicide Ingredient Would be Widely Used USDA seeks comments for Monsanto and Dow genetically engineered crops www.cornucopia.org Citizens can comment on the proposed approval of Dow’s 2,4-D tolerant corn and Monsanto’s stearidonic acid soybeans until February 27, 2012. An online petition opposing Dow’s 2,4-D corn variety, which will be sent to President Obama and Secretary Vilsack, can be signed here: www.cornucopia.org “The World According to Monsanto” – agent orange clip – documentary SPECIAL REPORT: GMO – Corn: Health Risks, published studies and products. GMO definitions: en.wikipedia.org The American Academy of Environmental Medicine www.aaemonline.org …
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This board is decidedly stacked against residents. Proponents of resident safety are simply outnumbered. Jennifer Alvarado, Executive Director of Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (lobbying group) was careful to warn members at the beginning of the meeting that they were being recorded… why they would have anything to hide is a mystery. Here is a list of the members of the Wind and Health Technical Workgroup: Dr. Jerry L. Punch, Professor (Co-Chair) Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders Michigan State University Dr. Kenneth D. Rosenman, MD (Co-Chair) Chief, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Michigan State University Julie Baldwin, Manager Renewable Energy Section Michigan Public Service Commission Mark H. Clevey, MPA, Manager Consumer Education & Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Energy Systems (Energy Office) State of Michigan, Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth William MacMillan, PE Electrical Engineer (RET) Consumers Energy John Sarver Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Cliff Williams Orisol Energy US, Inc.
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CEO and founder, Dr. J. Alexander Bralley, discusses environmental medicine, chemical sensitivitiy, and the exposure of chemicals in the environment.
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This board is decidedly stacked against residents. Proponents of resident safety are simply outnumbered. Jennifer Alvarado, Executive Director of Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (lobbying group) was careful to warn members at the beginning of the meeting that they were being recorded… why they would have anything to hide is a mystery. Here is a list of the members of the Wind and Health Technical Workgroup: Dr. Jerry L. Punch, Professor (Co-Chair) Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders Michigan State University Dr. Kenneth D. Rosenman, MD (Co-Chair) Chief, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Michigan State University Julie Baldwin, Manager Renewable Energy Section Michigan Public Service Commission Mark H. Clevey, MPA, Manager Consumer Education & Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Energy Systems (Energy Office) State of Michigan, Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth William MacMillan, PE Electrical Engineer (RET) Consumers Energy John Sarver Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Cliff Williams Orisol Energy US, Inc.
Dr. Robert McLellan, Immediate Past President of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, testifies at an Education and Labor Committee hearing concerning the underreporting of injury and illness in the workplace on June 19, 2008.
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Watch more videos on drkit.org! In this interview, the Educational Director for the Center of Environmental Medicine who works within a Toxicology program discusses jobs that can be obtained after graduation and the typical learning experiences found within the degree program. In addition, advice is provided for students who might be considering enrolling in this type of degree program.
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Hi, this is LarryHobbs @ Fatnews.com. Men consuming 2000 mg of dietary calcium per day 25% less likely to die over 10 years vs 1000 mg CALCIUM The one-third of men consuming the most dietary calcium—roughly 2000 mg per day—were 25% less likely to die over the next 10 years compared to the one-third of men consuming the least dietary calcium—roughly 1000 mg per day—according to a study that followed 23366 Swedish men, aged 45–79 years, who were NOT taking dietary supplements. Dietary Calcium Two-thirds of dietary calcium was from milk and milk products “The main sources of this nutrient in the diet were milk and milk products (68.5%),” the paper notes. Comment: Calcium supplements do NOT reduce risk of death Another study found that calcium supplements did NOT reduce the risk of death Another paper analyzing data from 9 other studies found that calcium supplements did NOT reduce the death during the studies, but instead INCREASED the risk of death by 1%, although this was not statistically significant, that is, it could have been due to random chance. At the very least this other paper suggest that calcium supplements do NOT provide any protection, and may actually INCREASE the risk of death. The take-away message for me is to get your calcium from dietary sources and NOT from supplements. The other paper is published here: fatnews.com Calcium supplements increase the risk of stroke by 15-20% according to 9 studies REFERENCE Kaluza J, Orsini N, Levitan E, Brzozowska A …
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www.emfnews.org www.emfnews.org www.emfnews.org Since brain tumours often develop very slowly it may be many years before the full impact of our reliance on mobiles becomes clear. But they are already implicated in another area of concern to health professionals, the onset of dementia in those under 65. Experts are at a loss to explain the increase in this condition which has seen a surge in demand for pre-senile dementia units across the country. But can we really be surprised when a study at the Institute of Environmental Medicine in Sweden confirmed this month that exposure to EMFs significantly accelerates brain degeneration? The risks posed by EMFs are recognised not only by scientists, but hard-headed commercial organisations. In 1997, the insurance company Swiss-Re identified EMFs as likely to cause the biggest increase in claims in years to come. Swiss-Re and other insurers have therefore refused to indemnify the mobile phone operators against health claims from their customers. Even so, we should not hold out much hope of our politicians protecting us from EMFs. The mobile phone industry in the UK contributes around £20 billion in tax every year, so it’s hardly likely the Government will take action to reduce the number of calls. Indeed, it seems to be going in almost the opposite direction, encouraging the installation of Wi-Fi networks in our schools with tactics which sometimes verge on coercion. I’ve been told about a school which was threatened that it would …
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Frances Fox reveals shocking information on the unseen side effects of radiation of electromagnetic frequencies. As a psychic investigator she has been able to accurately predict what science is just now proving: those silent radiating frquencies are damaging our health by damaging our electric system. Our electrical system is an invisible but very real energy body identified thousands of years ago as the matrix from which our physical body and health are formed. It has been called different names throughout human history: your etheric body, your health aura, your electromagnetic body, your matrix. But regardless of its name, it is the human electric system and it is under violent attack by the overwhelming radiation from an increasingly electronically drivem society. And that is an inconvenient truth, but a truth none the less. www.francesfox.com author of Your Matrix Your Electric Body on Amazon
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