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ABCNEWS.com
- Health and Medical Issues in the News: What the Nose Knows
  By Nicholas Regush
  Now read Nicholas Regush at his RedFlagsDaily(http://www.redflagsweekly.com/) http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion_17.html
  
  NOTE: Nicholas Regush now writes for the Red Flags Daily
  http://www.redflagsweekly.com/
  - Readers React
    http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion_17_response.html
  - A Diagnosis Excess? [RITALIN]
    A Lawsuit Alleges Attention Deficit Disorder Is Over-Diagnosed
    http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/ritalin_lawsuit0808.html
About.com
http://asthma.about.com/
- Fragrance and Asthma
  Almost unescapable, but often an overlooked asthma trigger.
  http://asthma.about.com/library/weekly/aa072198.htm
- Fragrance Revisited -- Similarities exist between the use of tobacco and fragrance,
  also between the tobacco and fragrance industries.
  http://asthma.about.com/library/weekly/aa110702a.htm
- Fragrance Sensitivity
  Beware of the Terms Fragrance Free and Unscented
  http://allergies.about.com/library/weekly/aa022299.htm
Aerosols linked with baby illness (BBC News Online)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_435000/435652.stm
- Study links aerosols to headache, depression [and ear infections in infants!]
  PlanetArk
  http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=3473
Air I Breathe Makes Me Sick. The
by Amy Simpson
http://www.greenlink.org/affinity/101196/airbreat.html
Air Quality- A look at Environmental Illness
By Dan Knight; May 7, 2000
http://lowendmac.net/soapbox/air-quality.shtml
The Albuquerque Tribune
Sick and shunned: When everyday smells are
an enemy, society should be an ally
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/opinions04/030904_opinions_mckee.shtml
Printer friendly: http://www.abqtrib.com/print/index.cfm
Allergic to modern life (Mary Lamielle, interviewed)
At least that's the way it seems to people with the
extreme form of multiple chemical sensitivity.
By Debra Nussbaum
http://www.phillynews.com/sunmag/1114/feature3.shtml
American Chemical Society (ACS)
http://www.acs.org/
- Environmental Information Pamphlets: Chemical Risk: Personal Decisions
  http://tungsten.acs.org:80/government/publications/eip_crdecisions.html
- Flavors and fragrances: The chemistry challenges
  "A truly multidisciplinary approach is needed to provide consumers with the performance
  they expect while continuing to meet the regulatory challenges of the industry."
  By William L. Schreiber; Lewis G. Scharpf, Jr.; Ira Katz
  http://pubs.acs.org:80/hotartcl/chemtech/97/mar/flav.html
- Fragrances and Aromatic Substances should not be used indiscriminately indoors
  Statement of the Committee on "Indoor Air Hygiene" concerning the use of
  scents and aromatic substances; Berlin, April 14, 2000
  http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-info-presse-e/pressemitteilungen-e/p1400e.htm
- GREEN Chemistry
  "Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or
  eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.
  
  "Green chemistry is environmentally benign, linking the design of chemical
  products and processes with their impacts on human health and the environment.
  http://www.acs.org/education/greenchem/
  - EPA's Green Chemistry Program
    http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/
  - 12 Principles of Green Chemistry
    http://www.acs.org/education/greenchem/principles.html
- Technical Booklets and Pamphlets
  http://tungsten.acs.org:80/government/publications/technical.html
- The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
  http://tungsten.acs.org:80/government/publications/tech_oshastandard.html
- Top 100 US Chemical Firms
  With $231 billion in sales, these companies continue to be shaped by mergers and
  acquisitions, but without a megadeal
  By George Peaff, C&EN Northeast News Bureau
  http://pubs.acs.org:80/hotartcl/cenear/970505/art.html
  - MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS SHUFFLE THE RANKS OF TOP 100 CHEMICAL PRODUCERS
    http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/cenear/970505/table1.html
  - 100 CHEMICAL PRODUCERS RANKED BY SALES, OPERATING PROFITS,
    PROFITABILITY, AND ASSETS
    http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/cenear/970505/table2.html
- Special Delivery -- drug delivery system
  http://pubs.acs.org:80/cen/coverstory/7838/7838scit1.html
American Demographics, June 1997
- Checkout Line -- Dollars and Scents
  by Marcia Mogelonsky
  http://www.demographics.com/publications/ad/97_ad/9706_ad/ad970625.htm
- Scent of a Market
  by Maxine Wilke; August 1995
  http://www.demographics.com/publications/ad/95_ad/9508_ad/ad783.htm
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Achieving Healthy Indoor Air
  Report of the ATS Workshop: Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 16-19, 1995
  THIS WORKSHOP REPORT WAS APPROVED BY THE ATS
  BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARCH 1997
  "... Perfumes are among the most difficult to control since they are perceived by their
  users as pleasurable. Personal rights and preferences for perfumed products must be
  evaluated against the discomfort that scents cause for some people. The odoriferous
  materials are highly volatile synthetic chemicals; in effect, they contribute to the total
  VOCs. Scented personal products are not limited to perfumes; they include residual
  scents on clothing from detergents and fabric softeners, soaps, shampoos, deodorants,
  skin lotions, and cosmetics. The only successful method of control is to eliminate these
  odors, either by avoiding their use, as with perfumes, or by using unscented products. ..."
  http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/156/3/S33
An NPR Report on Dioxin: How "Neutral" Experts Can Slant a Story
By Charlotte Ryan; April/May 1993
http://www.fair.org/extra/best-of-extra/dioxin-experts.html
Anderson Labs, Inc. and their Hot Topics
http://www.andersonlaboratories.com/alweb11.htm
- Emissions From Vinyl Mattress Covers Implicated In Asthma
  http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/newsline/conferen/chalng97/vinyl.htm
- LAB TESTED DIAPERS
  http://www.andersonlaboratories.com/alweb12b.htm
Annual Reports
FREE ANNUAL REPORTS on over 3,600 Public Companies
http://www.prars.com/
Attitudes Regarding MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities)
by Barbara Herskovitz January 26, 1999
http://www.fiscorp.net/iaq/iaqapps4.html
Avoiding Chemical Toxins in Your Food and Water Storage
By Amy Marsh
http://cassandraproject.org/chems.htm

-- B --
"Bay Area Gardeners Can Weed Out Water Pollution
Many Gardeners Use Pesticides up to 20 Times the Rate of Farmers"
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/pw/storm/gardener.html
BBC
- Bullying bosses 'cause sickness'
  Tuesday, 13 February, 2001, 00:16 GMT
  From what I've experienced and what I've gathered from the tales of others, there is no bullying
  boss quite like the one who cannot and will not understand synthetic fragrance sensitivity. -- barb
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1166000/1166708.stm
- Health threats of untested chemicals
  Tuesday, 13 February, 2001, 13:08 GMT
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1167000/1167962.stm
Blazing Tattles
What is MCS ?
by Claire W. Gilbert, Ph.D.
http://www.concentric.net/~blazingt/info/whatisch.htm
Breast Cancer Options
Cosmetics and Fragranced Products Pose High Risks for Breast Cancer and Other Illnesses
by James W. Coleman, Ph.D.
http://www.charityadvantage.com/mhop/cosmeticsandfragranced.asp
Betty Bridges, RN
Also see: Betty Bridges, RN
http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/b.htm#Betty
- Another Perspective: Halifax Press Releases, and statements by Betty Briges, RN
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/aaprbb.htm
- Continuing Education Courses
  Fragrance Sensitivity: Impact on Health and Health Care
  (In "Course Number" field, type in 138 and click on "Find.")
  http://epsilon.wlci.com/scripts/t3cgi.exe/spjc/display.taf?noshow=1
- Environmental Health Perspectives
  - Scents and Sensitivity: Volume 106, December 12, November 1998
    http://members.aol.com/enviroknow/perfume/EHPscents.htm
  - Fragrances and Health: Volume 107, Number 7, July 1999
    http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-7/correspondence.html
- Flavour and Fragrance Journal
  ISSN: 1099-1026 Print ISSN: 0882-5734
  Volume 17, Issue 5, 2002. Pages: 361-371
  Fragrance: emerging health and environmental concernsÝ
  Articles Available Online in Advance of Print
  Published Online: 16 Apr 2002
  Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
  (posted 4/19/02: bw)
  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/93514043/START
- FlipSide Alternative Daily --
  
  HALIFAX LEADS THE WAY WITH FRAGRANCE FREE POLICIES (1)
  http://www.flipside.org/vol2/sep99/99se22a.htm
  
  SELF REGULATION OF THE FRAGRANCE INDUSTRY IS INADEQUATE AT BEST (2)
  http://www.flipside.org/vol2/oct99/99oc02a.htm
  
  Scents and Sensitivity
  Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 106,
  December 12, November 1998
  http://members.aol.com/enviroknow/perfume/EHPscents.htm
  "Scents and Sensitivity "
  Sick-building syndrome can cause some serious workplace woes
  By Julyne Derrick
  http://www.jobfair2000.com/html/atwork/fea10-34.htm
  
  SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS NOW MAKE UP MORE THAN 80-90%
  OF THE MATERIALS USED IN FRAGRANCES (3)
  http://www.flipside.org/vol2/oct99/99oc13a.htm
  
  SAFETY CONCERNS AND TESTING FRAGRANCE MATERIALS (4)
  http://flipside.org/vol2/oct99/99oc22a.htm
- Fragranced Products Information Network
  http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm
  
  Safety of Fragrances: A Case for Concern
  by Betty Bridges, RN
  http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/Commentary2.html
Beyond Stupid
The willful slaughter of Canadians with environmental sensitivities.
http://www.storm.ca/~chris/home.html

"First, do no harm."
http://www.storm.ca/~chris/donoharm.html
BRAIN MAPPING
Brain Mapping the Chemically Sensitive by Donald L. Dudley,M.D., Seattle.
http://www.connect4free.net/home/geofjoan/brain_map/brainmap.html
Breathing Room - The battle over new ozone restrictions pits asthma sufferers
against skeptical industry leaders
by Glynn Wilson
http://www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/cover_dir/711_air.html
Brobeck, Attorneys at Law

Employee with a Heightened Sensitivity to Strong Fragrances May Be Disabled Under the ADA
http://www.brobeck.com/news_events/issues_archive.asp?newsItem=IA2#3
Business Week

Is Your Office Killing You?
Sick buildings are seething with molds, monoxide--and worse
Somehow or other, they manage to ignore the role of toxic synthetic fragrance chemicals.
But otherwise, you'll find this article worth reading and considering. -- barb
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_23/b3684001.htm
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Calgary Hearld
"Perfume no bed of roses for noses"
By Robert Walker, Calgary Herald; Sunday 14 May 2000
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/stories/000514/4101111.html
California's Deregulation Disaster
Corporate Watch
http://www.corpwatch.org/headlines/2001/0013.html

TURN = CONSUMER POWER
Concerned about sky-rocketing electric rates? Demand that the CPUC and
Governor Davis act now to protect consumers from the failure of deregulation.
(Deregulation inherited from administration of Gov. Willson (R). -- barb)
http://www.turn.org/
CBC News, Canada
GM seeds blowin' in the wind
"...Scientists say Manitoba farmers can't expect GM canola to go away easily.
In fact, even spraying the plant with herbicide repeatedly doesn't
guarantee it won't come back. They say the only sure way to rid a field of
GM canola is to pull it out by hand.

"The spread of the seed means farmers in Western Canada can't be sure
their crop is GM-free and that could hurt sales. Entz says many people
blame the seed's creator for the problem. "The genes belong to Monsanto and
the question farmers are asking is are they liable, or is the company liable?"

"Monsanto is urging farmers to call them if they have unwanted
genetically-modified canola growing on their land. The company says it will
come and remove it by hand, till it under, or use a special herbicide to kill it. ...
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/21/mb_seeds210601
CBS HealthWatch
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Is It Something in the Air?
In three parts. -- barb
http://cbshealthwatch.aol.com/aolmedscape/p/G_Library/article.asp?RecID=1915&SP=1&ContentType=Library&NB=0&Channel=nan
Formatted to print
http://cbshealthwatch.aol.com/aolmedscape/p/G_Library/Library_print.asp?RecID=1915&Channel=nan&ContentType=Library
Chemical & Engineering News Online
See American Chemical Society, above.
Chemical Sensitivity
By Dr W. J. Rea; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT W.J.REA.
http://www.arrakis.es/~loruda/chem_sen.htm
CSIRO Online
Drought: air pollution link found
http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=SahelDrought
Clean Living
Search for:
Thursday, January 07, 1999
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Woman turns sensitivity to chemicals into environmental crusade"
By Joan Whitely; Review-Journal

http://www.lvrj.com/
James W. Coleman, PhD
Cancer Research Center of America, Inc. http://www.CancerResearchAmerica.org

A Flawed Study in Opposition to the Value of Breast Self Examination
By James W. Coleman, Ph.D.
http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/colesbe.htm

Concerns over chemicals in cosmetics
Are åplasticizing¼ substances causing health woes?
By Francesca Lyman; October 4, 2000
http://www.msnbc.com/news/472235.asp
Note, I found this mirrored . . .
http://www.california.com/~hawk/ToxinsMCS.htm

"Cosmetics and Beverage Alcohol with
Carcinogenic and Estrogenic Links to Breast Cancer"
by James W. Coleman, Ph.D.,Cancer Research Center of America, Inc, Louisville, KY
"Annually, tens of thousands of women are condemned to die of breast cancer 20 years prematurely because of poor lifestyle choices. To help reduce the high incidence of breast cancer and its recurrence, women are advised to become well informed about the potential sources and origins of this disease and its epidemiology. It is within a medical certainty that breast cancer is caused by ionizing radiation or carcinogenic chemicals or a combination of both. These agents cause breast cells to grow out of control resulting in malignant tumors. ..."
http://www.understandingbreastcancer.com/cosmetics.htm

Cosmetics and breast cancer - June 1, 2003
By James Coleman, PhD
Cancer Research Center of America, Inc.
http://www.cancerresearchamerica.org/cosmetics.html

Visitor's Forum -- letters by others in response to Dr. Coleman's article
Includes my letter, suggesting safer alternatives. -- barb
http://www.cancerresearchamerica.org/forum.html

Cosmetics and Breast Cancer - 2002
By Dr. James Coleman
Hearts with Soul
http://heartswithsoul.com/cosmeticsbreastcancer.htm

Cosmetics and Fragranced Products Pose High Risks for Breast Cancer and Other Illnesses
by James W. Coleman, Ph.D.; Breast Cancer Options
http://www.charityadvantage.com/mhop/cosmeticsandfragranced.asp

Cosmetics Linked to the Causes of Breast Cancer and Fatal Breast Cancer
http://www.cancerresearchamerica.org/edu.html

Link between Cosmetics and Cancer Being Studied
An editorial that appeared November 13, 2000 in the Readers' Forum, Louisville Courier-Journal.
By James W. Coleman, Ph.D., Cancer Research Center of America, Inc
http://ehnca.org/www/actnletr/lcedcole.htm

Proposed Study: Cosmetics and Other Beauty Aid Products that
Contain Known Carcinogens in Relation to Breast Cancer
http://www.cancerresearchamerica.org/study.html
Complete Health
http://www.completehealthmag.com/

"Fragrant Poison"
By Micky Absil
http://www.completehealthmag.com/fall2001art06.html

IS YOUR HOUSE MAKING YOU SICK?
By Micky Absil
http://www.completehealthmag.com/fall2000art08.htm

Making Scents of Aromatheraphy - Let your nose lead you
By Alana Kapell
http://www.completehealthmag.com/sum2001art02.htm
Conscious Choice
http://www.consciouschoice.com/

Health Conscious
http://www.consciouschoice.com/healthconscious/index.html

"Smells Can Make You Sick"
Rebecca Ephraim, RD, CCN; April 2002
http://www.consciouschoice.com/healthconscious/healthconscious1504.html
"Corporate Junk Science In The Media" . . . Parts 1 & 2
By Edward S. Herman; Z Magazine
Part 1
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/jan99herman.htm
Part 2
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/feb99herman.htm
Corporate Manipulation of 'Scientific Evidence Linking
Chemical Exposures to Human Disease: A Case in Point -- Cigarette Science at Johns Hopkins
(Originally researched and published by Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly)
http://consumerlawpage.com/article/chemical.shtml
CorpWatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/

Toxic Drift: Monsanto and the Drug War in Colombia
By Jeremy Bigwood; Special to CorpWatch; June 21, 2001
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/military/featured/2001/monsanto.html

USA: Cosmetics Industry Approves Controversial Chemicals
By Cat Lazaroff; Environment News Service; November 20, 2002
"After a comprehensive review of scientific studies, the Cosmetics Ingredients Review
(CIR) panel concluded that three related chemicals - dibutyl (DBP), diethyl (DEP) and
dimethyl (DMP) phthalate - used to prolong the life of fragrances do not pose harm to
cosmetic users. The panel, which is funded and advised by the cosmetics industry, last
reviewed the safety of these substances in 1985.

" ' The CIR Expert Panel's decision is based on solid science and not on speculation,'
said Dr. Gerald McEwen, vice president for science at the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and
Fragrance Association (CTFA). 'The science clearly supports the continued safe use of
these ingredients in cosmetics.' ... "
"Sound" science or "solid" science, it still backs up what the industry wants to do. -- barb
http://www.corpwatch.org/news/PND.jsp?articleid=4931
Critics of pesticides: whistleblowing or suppression of dissent?
By Brian Martin
Dr. Brian Martin, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong,
Australia 2522, is a member of the Editorial Board of PSA and president of Whistleblowers Australia.

"Since the early 1970s, the concept of whistleblowing has been increasingly used in the
analysis of disputes and also in legislation, especially in the United States. ..."
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/96psa.html

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The Daily Express

COCKTAIL OF TOXINS IN US ALL
BY LUCY JOHNSTON AND JOHN INGHAM
http://www.lineone.net/express/00/01/06/news/n0100splash-d.html
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Shutesbury goes 'fragrance-free'
By SCOTT MERZBACH, Staff Writer
"Tuesday, September 18, 2001 -- SHUTESBURY - Next Town Meeting, skip the musk aftershave
and the flowery cologne. This town is making its public meetings 'fragrance-free.' ..."
http://www.gazettenet.com/09182001/news/6550.htm
via Wayback: http://web.archive.org/web/20011212050312/http://www.gazettenet.com/09182001/news/6550.htm
The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash.
"Scents and Sensitivity"
People with multiple chemical sensitivity live with a multitude of problems
By STEVE POWELL Herald Writer
http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/00/5/7/12543955.htm
Many who have MCS distrust medical community
By STEVE POWELL Herald Writer
http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/00/5/7/12543954.htm
Dangerous Lawn Chemicals
Kitty Tucker wears this mask to try to avoid a severe reaction to lawn chemicals.
By Shae Crisson; February 23, 2001; Eyewitness News 11
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/features/022301_EX_lawnpesticides.html
Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D.
http://www.whensmokeranlikewater.com/about/DLDresume.htm

The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Heavy Air of Donora, Pa.
By DEVRA LEE DAVIS
"... This essay is adapted from When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental
Deception and the Battle Against Pollution ... "
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i09/09b00701.htm

Most Cancer Is Made, Not Born
Yet little is spent to control avoidable exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D.; San Francisco Chronicle; Thursday, August 10, 2000
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/08/10/ED9161.DTL
Printer friendly
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/08/10/ED9161.DTL&type=printable
Denver Post

fragrance foes can smell a fight
Citing health concerns, activists seek restrictions, scent-free areas
http://www.denverpost.com/life/sniff0625.htm
Denver Rocky Mountain News
- Articles concerning Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  
  Trying to undo all of the harm caused by fallacious reporting is time consuming and
  energy draining, not to mention totally frustrating. Folks, I'm asking you to do as much
  research on this topic of fragrances as you can. You may start with the links provided
  by this site, EHN's www.ehnca.org and those provided by Betty Bridges, RN on
  her site, the Fragranced Products Information Network
  http://www.fpinva.org.    -- barb
  Also see EHN's General Links, page H, Halifax
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/h.htm#Halifax
  
  For information on the city of Halifax
  http://www.region.halifax.ns.ca/welcome.html
  
  E-Mail Mayor Walter R. Fitzgerald fitzgew@region.halifax.ns.ca
  
  Responding to the Chemical Industry's Call to Arms in Halifax
  Another Perspective, with press releases, and statements by Betty Briges, RN
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/aaprbb.htm
  
  A closer look at chemicals in fragrances, which the industry in Halifax and
  in their ad, claimed aren't in fragrances
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/aaprbbms.htm
  
  The industry ad, published by SPEIAC
  http://www.scentedproducts.on.ca/hdnad.jpg
  
  CBC -CA News
  
  Hospitals going scent-free
  WebPosted May 19 1999 8:16 PM NDT
  http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/05/19/nf_scents990519
  
  http://novascotia.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nsperfumetv000929
  Perfume industry on the attack in Halifax
  Last Updated Wed Jun 21 16:01:49 2000$STORY{Lastupdated} = "Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:01:49
  "HALIFAX - The province of Nova Scotia has become a battle ground in the war
  between fragrance makers and those who say scents make them sick. ..."
  http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2000/06/20/Consumers/scent000620
  
  Perfume to waft over London commuters
  Last Updated Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:34:34
  "LONDON - A perfumed air enhancer is being released into three busy Underground
  stations in London. ..."
  Soooo, what's the outcome of this month-long test? -- barb
  http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2001/04/23/underground_pmc_010423
  
  Scents and sensibilities - battle raging in Nova Scotia
  WebPosted Tue Jun 20 20:52:18 2000
  http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/print.cgi?/news/2000/06/20/scents000620
  
  Teen may face charges for too much Aqua Velva
  WebPosted Apr 19 2000 9:54 AM
  http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/print.cgi?/news/2000/04/19/ns_smells000419
  
  Chemical dependency - Environmental illnesses: diseases for the '90s
  http://www.excal.on.ca/archives/9899/jan27/features.htm
  
  CNN.com
  
  Lobby group says Halifax anti-scent law stinks
  http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/americas/06/20/canada.perfume.reut/index.html
  
  The Denver Post
  "fragrance foes can smell a fight
  Citing health concerns, activists seek restrictions, scent-free areas
  by Jenny Deam; Denver Post Staff Writer; June 25, 2000
  http://www.denverpost.com/life/sniff0625.htm
  
  The Globe and Mail
  
  Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003 - Globe and Mail
  It's a snail parasite vs the West Nile mosquito
  By IAN POPPLE
  "With the peak season for the West Nile virus upon us, many people
  reach for a fly swatter to kill those pesky mosquitoes, but Manfred
  Rau, a McGill University parasitologist, reaches for a snail instead.
  
  "Research aimed at curbing the West Nile threat is under way at
  McDonald College, McGill's West Island campus, and the results will
  demonstrate the effectiveness of a snail parasite to control
  mosquitoes.
  
  "The concept of a biological control for mosquitoes is not new.
  Bacteria, dragonflies and even insect-specific viruses have been used
  with varying degrees of success.
  
  "Dr. Rau's idea represents perhaps the most leisurely attack. The
  concept is simple: Take one common pond snail (Stagnicola elodes),
  found across Quebec, infect it with a parasite and release it. The
  snail parasite is a worm (Plagiorchis elegans) that dines on mosquito
  larvae.
  
  " 'We introduce the infected snails and they do the job for us,' Dr.
  Rau explained. 'It's like clockwork: When the sun goes down, the
  snails release thousands of mosquito-hungry worms into the water.'
  
  "They continue to do this for the duration of their life, even
  retaining the parasite through winter hibernation. ..."
  http://www.globeandmail.com
  http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030809/FCLARV/TPScience/
  
  Scent makers smell trouble in Halifax
  Fragrance industry launches ad campaign to
  stop other cities from targeting their products
  KEVIN COX; Atlantic Bureau; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
  http://archives.theglobeandmail.com/s97is.vts?action=View&VdkVgwKey=%2Fhome6%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fgam%2Fsearch%2Fhtml%2F20000621%2FUSMELN%2Ehtml&DocOffset=1&DocsFound=9&QueryZip=KEVIN+COX&Collection=TGAM&SortField=sortdate&ViewTemplate=GAMDocView%2Ehts&SearchU
  
  "Non-scents in Nova Scotia - HALIFAX HYSTERIA"
  By Leah McLaren
  The Globe and Mail, Saturday, April 29, 2000
  "This morning before I left my hotel room, I showered with aloe-scented soap,
  applied honeysuckle deodorant, combed a glob of fruity-smelling gel through my
  hair and, before dressing, liberally spritzed my neck with Dior's J'adore eau de
  toilette (white-hot-rose notes), my wrists with Noa (an ethereal musk), and the
  backs of my knees with Chanel No. 5 (a classic).
  
  "Slipping into a trench coat marinated in that drugstore favourite, Charlie, I
  hopped in a cab and came straight here to the Grace Health Centre in Halifax. ..."
  http://edgeworthstreet.tripod.com/NonScentsinNovaScotia.html
  
  Or on Fumento's site at
  http://www.fumento.com/halifax2.html
  
  Rebuttals to Leah McLaren's hateFULL assault by toxic synthetic fragrance chemicals:
  
  Air Quality - A look at Environmental Illness
  By Dan Knight; May 7, 2000
  "I would certainly call Ms. McLaren an insensitive reporter, at the very least. She's one
  of the vocal few who believe environmental illness is 'probably all in their heads,' so she
  apparently doesn't think twice about how offensive the actions she reports are. She
  not only shows blatant disregard for those who suffer chemical sensitivity, but also of
  the law, hospital policy, and those who simply find bad smells offensive."
  http://www.lowendmac.com/soapbox/air-quality.shtml
  
  Industry Motivation: Personal Rights or Profits
  By Betty Bridges, RN; June 20, 2000; Halifax, Nova Scotia
  "Columnist Leah Mclaren claims she deliberately applied numerous fragranced products
  and went to the waiting area of Halifax Children's Hospital which had a fragrance
  ban. This children's hospital serves many asthmatics and others affected by fragrance
  chemicals. There should be no debate over fragrance bans in medical facilities as health
  care should be accessible for all. Such actions by a few demonstrate how mean-spirited
  people can be. It only takes the actions of one person using fragrance to undo the efforts
  of many that are willing to be courteous and responsible.(14) "
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/aaprbb.htm#Industry
  The Leah McLaren article
  Rebuttal by Judy Spence, RN, the Environmental Illness Society of Canada to a
  hate-filled Leah Mclaren article in which Mclaren bragged about loading up with various
  fragrance products and then deposited herself in a hospital waiting area despite its
  fragrance-free policy. -- barb
  http://www.eisc.ca/mclaren.html
  
  HALIFAX LEADS THE WAY WITH FRAGRANCE FREE POLICIES
  By Betty Bridges, RN; appearing on FlipSide Alternative Daily
  http://www.flipside.org/
  
  The Halifax Daily News
  
  Halifax ground zero in scent fight
  Perfume industry, chemically sensitive fly in to fight battle over right to wear fragrances
  By SHAUNE MacKINLAY -- The Daily News; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
  http://www.hfxnews.southam.ca/
  
  Scents-orship
  By Nancy Radcliffe; April 12, 2000
  http://www.fumento.com/radcliffe.html
  
  Environmental Illness? Nonscents!
  By Nancy Radcliffe; The Halifax Daily News, April 16, 2000
  http://www.fumento.com/radcliffe2.html
  
  Scent-sational reports - Foreign media embellishes truth about no-scents policy
  By Nancy Radcliffe; June 7, 2000
  http://www.hfxnews.southam.ca/Perspective/Radcliffe.html
  
  The Halifax Herald Limited
  
  Stink brews over scents, sensitivities
  Perfume industry insists products are safe; activists not so certain
  
  The two sides in a raging battle over the right to bear scent took their fight to the media Tuesday,
  although from separate floors of the same Halifax hotel.
  
  On one side, activists and researchers claimed a slew of untested carcinogenic chemicals are ending up in
  perfumes and making people sick with asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Full story ...
  By Alison Auld / The Canadian Press, With Kim Garritty; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
  http://142.176.15.130/cgi-bin/home/loadmain?2000/06/21+200.raw
  
  No one has outlawed the smell of money . . . yet
  By Roger Taylor COMMENTARY; Tuesday, May 2, 2000
  http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaystory?2000/05/02+203.raw+Business
  
  The Hittman Chronicle
  Absolute Non-scents
  By Dave Hitt
  Another denigrating, poorly researched article . . . Just look at these gems:
  
  " You're not allowed to have common scents in Halifax, Canada. ..." "And the worst part of it is that MCS does not exist.
  "The human body simply doesn't work that way. Exposure to toxins tends to raise resistance, not lower it. ..."
  Obviously he's not looked at NIOSH's Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals and
  has never seen an MSDS sheet and therefore doesn't understand the term "lowering the
  threshold." For the TRUE story about Halifax, visit Another Perspective. -- barb
  http://www.davehitt.com/june00/sents.html
  
  HOW ENVIRONMENTAL AND AIR CONTAMINANTS AFFECT CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
  By S. Moser, Citizens for a Safe Learning Environment
  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Education/CASLE/asthma.html
  
  Lobby group says Halifax anti-scent law stinks
  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 20 (Reuters)
  http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20000620_3923.html
  
  The London Observer
  
  Mounties punish fragrant offences
  By Sandra Jordan; The Observer; Sunday June 4, 2000
  http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,327920,00.html
  
  National Post
  
  Scent summit is sunk by a mere whiff of perfume
  Halifax 'hotspot' for nasal-rights movement
  Graeme Hamilton; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
  Search for "Scent summit" from within site. -- barb
  http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/000621/323529.html
  
  Cosmetics industry wafts into Nova Scotia's scent debate
  Jonathon Gatehouse; Tuesday, April 25, 2000
  http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=000425/269448.html
  
  Related links given at the bottom of the article:
  One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
  By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
  http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
  
  One nurse's grass roots effort
  [None other than Betty Bridges, RN! -- barb]
  http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm#Educational
  
  Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
  With the noble mission of encouraging "trust and confidence in the Canadian
  cosmetic, toiletry and fragrance industry."
  http://www.cctfa.ca/engindex.html
  
  -- end Halifax articles --
  
  -- I --
  
  Integrated Defense System Overlaps as a Disease Model:
  With Examples for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
  By S.C. Rowat; Grantham¼s Landing, British Columbia, Canada
  Originally published in:
     Reviews in Environmental Health, 1998
     Environmental Health Perspectives 106, Supplement 1, February 1998
  5 sections: http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/IDS-Overlaps/IDS-multipage/index.html
  Long document: http://www.rowatworks.com/Science/IDS-Overlaps/IDS-Full/index.html#Anchor-Conclusion-16322
  
  The indoor air we breathe: a public health problem of the 90's
  by L. Christine Oliver and Bruce W. Shackleton
  COPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.eisc.ca/air-we-breth.htm
  
  -- J --
  
  -- K --
  
  Kansas City Star
  http://www.kcstar.com/
  
  Though often overlooked, breast cancer afflicts men too
  By ROD HARMON - Knight Ridder Newspapers
  Date: 10/06/00 22:15; The Star
  http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/fyi.pat,fyi/3774d0ef.a06,.html
  
  KATU News
  Is a fragrance free workplace right for you?
  January 30, 2003
  Many people have had a co-worker at one point that wore so much
  cologne or perfume that it was practically unbearable.
  
  The solution may be right around the corner: a fragrance free workplace.
  The fragrance free policy is cropping up in public buildings and in the
  next few years it may start hitting the private sector.
  http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=54226
  
  Printer friendly
  http://www.katu.com/printstory.asp?ID=54226
  
  -- L --
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Free registration required. -- barb
  http://www.latimes.com/
  
  Flame Retardants to Be Extinguished
  Manufacturer agrees to stop producing the chemicals, which are found to be
  building up in humans and wildlife.
  By Marla Cone, Times Staff Writer
  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-flame4nov04,1,1619238.story
  Print: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-flame4nov04,1,1406583,print.story
  
  -- M --
  
  The Manitoban
  Just breathe - Talk of scent-free zones increases despite industry critics
  Nadine Ricketts the excalibur
  http://www.umanitoba.ca/toban/archives/march21_2001/features2.html
  
  Rose Haskell jokes, "I've been banished to the kitchen." Well, banishment is no joke! I was
  banished to a far more toxic workspace and within a year of breathing in diesel exhaust, solvents,
  cigarette smoke, fragrances and goodness knows what all, my body responded with a fast
  developing tumor -- fortunately for me, benign. What's more, when I fussed loudly and strongly
  enough about being in the more toxic office, I was offered an unventilated storage closet, across
  the hall from a much used -- by highly scented folks -- conference room and right next door
  to a room with a much used copier, that was vented into the suspended ceiling space. Sadly,
  and immorally for my money, the powers that be see nothing wrong with that style of
  harassing management. They finally got what they really wanted . . . me out of there. And that's
  when I turned my full attention to making EHN's website a source of valuable info in hopes
  that others can avoid the STUFF that happened to me. See Access at
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnhompg/takheart.htm -- barb
  
  Bonnye Mathews
  
  Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
  by Bonnye L. Matthews (Editor)
  Review by Phillippa Martin
  http://ncchem.com/review_mcs.htm
  
  Chemical Poisoning, Abraham Lincoln, and Flashdarks:
  The Experience of the Chemically Injured Worker in the United States
  by Bonnye Matthews © 1999
  Available through The UNIFY Coalition site. -- barb
  http://www.unifycoalition.org/Chemical%20Poisoning.htm
  
  Letter: A REPORT ON MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) -- (ATSDR report)
  Federal Register/Vol 63, No 168/ August 31, 1998
  http://members.aol.com/enviroknow/ATSDR/bonnye.htm
  
  MCS Guide
  Has My Environment Adversely Affected Me?
  http://www.fedupfeds.org/mcsguide.htm
  
  The MCS Debate: A Medical Streetfight
  by Eric Nelson; The Free Press
  http://www.speakeasy.org/wfp/08/Boeing4.html
  
  Dr. Mercola
  http://mercola.com
  
  Achieve Independent Health With My Nutrition Plan
  http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/index.htm
  
  AMA Questions Anti-Bacterial Soaps
  http://www.mercola.com/2000/june/17/anti_bacterial_soap.htm
  
  Bacteria In House Dust May Help Prevent Allergies
  What IF . . . it's not so much the dust or the bacteria, but those homes with some dust may not
  be so loaded with scented cleaning products? Perhaps it is the concoction of petrochemicals that
  make our modern fragrances, which are used not only in perfumes, but in personal care
  products and cleaning and maintenance products, that cause the asthma. If you are your family
  has asthma, start making a concerted effort to use safer, non-fragrant alternatives. If you
  value your health, and nothing else has worked, it may well be worth your while . . . and your life. -- barb
  http://www.mercola.com/2000/may/21/dust_prevent_allergies.htm
  
  Estrogen Should be Added to Cancer-Causing List Along with Other Substances
  http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/31/estrogen_cancer.htm
  
  Make-Up Holds Hidden Danger of Cancer By Amelia Hill
  http://mercola.com/2002/apr/24/makeup_cancer.htm
  
  Nail Polish and Other Cosmetics May Cause Infertility
  http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/31/cosmetics.htm
  
  Mold blamed for illnesses, drives workers out of office
  By JENNIFER COLEMAN; The Associated Press; Web posted Friday, May 5, 2000
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -
  http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/050500/usn_mold.shtml
  
  Toxic Mold in an Office Setting
  by Kathy Masera
  Follow these directions from Barbara H ...
  "On the right side where it reads "departments" on the dropdown menu
  choose 'archives' then, type in 'mold' [on the left side of the next screen,]
  and bonk to search the archives.
  
  "You will see parts one and two of a story 'Toxic mold in an office setting.'
  read it and please share this with all your friends. Kathy Masera has done
  such an excellent job of making toxic mold contamination understandable by
  the average person.
  http://www.ohsonline.com/
  
  More than Skin Deep
  (From Winter/Spring 1998)
  by Aubrey Hampton & Susan Hussey; Aubrey Organics News
  http://www.organicanews.com/news/article.cfm?story_id=15
  -- N --
  
  National Jewish
  Winter Can Rough Up Hands says National Jewish Medical and Research Center Dermatology Expert
  Contact: Jim Carpenter - 303-398-1078
  Perhaps National Jewish should read the article above . . . barb
  http://www.NationalJewish.org/news/hands.html
  
  National Post
  
  Scent summit is sunk by a mere whiff of perfume
  Halifax 'hotspot' for nasal-rights movement
  Graeme Hamilton; Wednesday, June 21, 2000
  Search for "Scent summit" from within site. -- barb
  http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/000621/323529.html
  
  Cosmetics industry wafts into Nova Scotia's scent debate
  Jonathon Gatehouse; Tuesday, April 25, 2000
  http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=000425/269448.html
  
  Related links given at the bottom of the article:
  One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
  By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
  http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
  
  One nurse's grass roots effort
  [None other than Betty Bridges, RN! -- barb]
  http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm#Educational
  
  Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
  With the noble mission of encouraging "trust and confidence in the Canadian
  cosmetic, toiletry and fragrance industry."
  http://www.cctfa.ca/engindex.html
  
  The Environmental Magazine
  An article with some harsh realities about what's in your fragrance.
  http://www.emagazine.com/january-february_2000/0100gl_health.html
  
  American Academy of Allergy
  The academy says common perfumes initate asthma attacks.
  "Asthmatics¼ reactions to common perfumes
  "SAN DIEGO--Fragrances are often cited by asthmatics as initiating or exacerbating
  asthma; and different fragrances vary in the number and intensity of allergic reactions
  they cause, researchers said today at the AAAAI Annual Meeting. ..."
  http://www.aaaai.org/media/pressreleases/2000/03/000304.html
  
  Indoor Environment Connections
  U.S. Access Board Adopts Fragrance Free Policy; Volume 1, Issue 10, August 2000
  http://www.ieconnections.com/8_2000article2.htm
  
  InnerSelf.com - Health
  http://www.innerself.com/Health/
  
  Breast Cancer Deception
  by Sherrill Sellman
  http://www.innerself.com/Health/breast_cancer.htm
  
  Natural Home
  
  Earth inspired living
  http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/living-articles/index.html
  
  Stroke of Brilliance
  by Linda Ligon; May-June 2001 issue
  "Fresh paint. It speaks of air, light, color. It¼s one of the easiest ways to
  transform a tired room, to create a new mood, to celebrate summer. Fresh
  paint--can¼t you just smell it? That¼s the problem. ..."
  http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/current-issues/archive/2001/mayjune01/brilliance.htm
  
  Natural Life
  Spraying Yourself With Toxic Chemicals is Not Sexy
  by Wendy Priesnitz
  http://life.ca/nl/87/perfume.html
  
  New Scientisit
  http://www.newscientist.com/
  
  Chemical warfare at work
  By Howard Baker
  "... Humans are contributing to the problem in a big way.
  "For example, freshly dry-cleaned clothes emit a stream of trichloroethane, the solvent used by dry-cleaners. On a more personal note, after a good wash and freshen-up our bodies give off the scent molecules and other chemicals left by shampoos and soaps, as well as the pleasant smelling chemicals in deodorants and perfumes such as limonene, terpinene, camphene and alpha-pinene. Some perfumes contain as many as 100 different ingredients providing potent additions to the office soup. On top of this, we contribute acetone and isoprene which our bodies produce naturally. ..."
  http://www.newscientist.com/
  
  Far from fragrant
  by Rob Edwards
  "FREQUENT USE OF AEROSOLS and air fresheners in the home may make babies and pregnant women ill. ..."
  http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990904/newsstory6.html
  
  NovaNewsNet; Cable 10 in Metro
  
  Chemically sensitive people redefine their lives
  http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/mcs.htm
  
  Disabled women are up to career challenge, says trainer
  http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/991103/dawn.htm
  
  Pesticide debate divisive
  http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/pest2.htm
  
  Girl power combats pesticides and
  Chemicals nearly killed me, twice: 15-year-old
  http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/pest.htm
  
  -- O --
  
  The Oakland Tribune
  
  Afraid of saccharin? Don't use it
  Virgil Williams and Ron Eisenberg are staff physicians at
  Highland General Hospital in Oakland.
  Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 4:33:36 PM MST
  http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1002,1804%257E536986,00.html
  
  County Board calls for fewer pesticides
  by Donna Horowitz, May 11, 2001
  "...[Supervisor Keith Carson, Alameda County, California] ... asked department heads
  how much pesticide they use to kill weeds and rats in January after a Berkeley constituent
  who was active in Marin on
  the issue contacted his office. ..."
  http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010511\855007_t4bs211.txt&searchtext=countyboardcallsforfewerpesticides&puid=557
  
  Experts check risks of common chemical
  By Suzanne Bohan
  STAFF WRITER; April 16, 2001
  "Americans soap up with it, spritz it on hair, paint it on nails and smooth it on hands.
  
  It's a chemical also found in many types of flexible plastics, as well as solvents, lubricating
  oils, vinyl flooring and wood finishes, among many other products. Called phthalate,
  it's a type of plastic that has become ubiquitous in modern life. Billions of pounds are
  now produced annually, according to the Environmental Working Group.
  
  And now, with last month's federal study revealing that phthalates (pronounced
  "thalates") have gotten under Americans' skin to a degree that surprised federal
  researchers, research is revving up to find what -- if any -- health risks the chemical poses. ..."
  http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/default.asp?puid=490&spuid=490&indx=798985
  
  Folks, PHTHALATES are commonly used in the formulations of synthetic fragrances!
  See Analyses, part of the FDA Petition. -- barb
  http://ehnca.org/www/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm#Analyses
  
  Kaiser settles lawsuit over disabled access
  By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER; April 13, 2001
  http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010413\793718_s2bs213.txt&searchtext=Kaiser,disabled&puid=557
  
  New findings suggest MTBE poses less of a threat
  Environmentalists, scientists are at odds over danger
  By Douglas Fischer; March 25, 2002; Oakland Tribune Online
  http://search.newschoice.com/ArchiveDisplay.asp?story=d:\index\newsarchives\ang\angtr\fpg\20020325\1428087_mtbemain25.txt&source=www%2Eoaklandtribune%2Ecom&puid=557&paper=Oakland+Tribune+Online
  
  Davis has an old MTBE headache
  March 25, 2002
  http://search.newschoice.com/ArchiveDisplay.asp?story=d:\index\newsarchives\ang\angtr\edt\20020325\1427464_opwalt25.txt&source=www%2Eoaklandtribune%2Ecom&puid=557&paper=Oakland+Tribune+Online
  
  Pesticides trigger Parkinson's disease, study finds
  By Suzanne Bohan, STAFF WRITER; June 04, 2001
  http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010604\908827_t3bs104.txt&searchtext=SuzanneBohan&puid=558
  
  X-rays may kill, Berkeley professor says
  He cites own nationwide radiation study
  November 22, 1999
  By William Brand; STAFF WRITER
  (Frankly, I do not have dental xrays made, nor do I have mamograms. -- barb)
  Find through search:
  http://www.newschoice.com/newspapers/alameda/tribune/default.asp
  
  -- P --
  
  Phoenix Times
  
  Buzz Kill Crop dusters spray pesticides on homes, animals and people while the Arizona Department of Agriculture does little to stop them
  By Jennifer Markley; June 14, 2001
  http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2001-06-14/feature.html/page1.html
  
  Why is it that the high burden of proof always falls on the public whose lives have been
  ruined or taken? Where is the moral fiber of the mainstream medical industry? Of our government
  agencies charged with protecting public health? Of industry, itself? Perhaps it's time for more
  of the Powers That Be to read The Man in the Glass. -- barb
  
  Pioneer Planet
  
  Study finds body absorbs common, risky chemicals
  "Phthalates from makeup, solvents highest in women"
  http://www.pioneerplanet.com/docs/0905chem2.htm
  
  Pollution's ill effects on learning increasingly clear
  By TimothyE. Wirth, Commentator
  http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/1018wirth.htm
  
  PR Watch
  http://www.prwatch.org/
  
  A Decade of Denial: Chronology of the Mad Cow Cover-Up
  by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
  http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q1/madcow11.html
  
  Beauty and the Breast: How Industry Sold Implants to Women
  by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
  http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q1/silicone12.html
  
  Confidence Game: Burson-Marsteller's PR Plan for Silicone Breast Implants
  by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
  http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q1/silicone10.html
  
  Rendering: the "Invisible Industry" Gets a Green Facelift
  by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
  http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q1/madcow13.html
  
  Science Under Pressure: Dow-Funded Studies Say "No Problem"
  by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
  http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q1/silicone11.html
  
  -- Q --
  
  -- R --
  
  RedFlagsWeekly.com
  Red Flags Weekly
  http://www.redflagsweekly.com/
  
  ENVIRONMENTALLY-CAUSED ILLNESS - THE NEGLIGENCE CONTINUES
  By Meryl Nass, MD ; April 15, 2002
  http://www.redflagsweekly.com/nass/2002_april15.html
  
  SECRET ANTHRAX VACCINATIONS
  MORE HUMAN GUINEA PIGS AND MORE HARM By Meryl Nass, MD; May 22, 2002
  http://www.redflagsweekly.com/nass/2002_may22.html
  
  Storm Warnings
  POISON FOR PROFIT - CHEM/PHARM HAS NO EQUAL - WHAT A BUSINESS PLAN!
  By Ashley Simmons Hotz
  http://www.redflagsweekly.com/storm_warnings/poisonP.html
  
  -- S --
  
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health!
  http://www.occuphealth.fi/e/dept/sjweh/index.htm
  
  Consensus report - Airway allergy and worklife.
  Malmberg P; Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(6):422-425.
  " ...In addition, asthma is worsened by irritant exposures from dusts and fine
  particles, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide gas, cold air and exercise, strong scents, and
  environmental tobacco smoke. Common detergents and cleaning agents may also
  pose a threat. ..."
  Folks, remember,"strong scents" is a way of saying perfume, cologne, aftershave, lotions,
  deodorants, hair care products, fabric softeners, detergents, trash bags, etc., etc. -- barb
  http://www.occuphealth.fi/cgi-bin/sjweh/abst_testi.pl?key=2001|6|422--|1
  
  Second Hand Reactions
  By Dr. Gloria Gilbere
  http://ehnca.org/www/drgilbere/ggartind.htm
  
  Sick building survivors open window on bad air
  http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/stories/99-00/000218/camphill.htm
  
  Sierra Magazine
  Cancer, Inc.
  They make the chemicals, they run the treatment centers,
  and they're still looking for "the cure" ã no wonder they
  won't tell you about breast cancer prevention.
  by Sharon Batt & Liza Gross
  http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/199909/cancer.asp
  
  Smell-sensitive teacher takes no chances, brings antidote
  Armed with medication: Police not sure if school scent-policy violator will be charged
  By Adrian Humphreys; Friday, April 21, 2000
  http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?f=000421/266138.html
  
  Related link at bottom of article --
  Junkscience.com Halifax, N.S. famous for its fragrance-free policies.
  One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
  By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
  http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
  
  Smokescreen
  
  The New Terrorism: the Cancer Crusade, and the Political Corruption of Science
  Doc Date: 01 Mar 1980 (est.) Length: 9 pages
  " http://www.smokescreen.org/list/det.cfm?listid=66&MessageID=226023&SearchStr
  
  Something in the air
  "Between 1989 and 1993, 800 workers at Halifax's Camp Hill Medical Centre fell sick because of
  chemically contaminated air. More than 100 are still off work--and a fight is raging over the reasons
  why. Kim Pittaway explores the modern fears and slippery truths behind the environmental illness debate
  First published in Chatelaine's November 1995 issue.
  © Kim Pittaway
  http://www.chatelaine.com/read/health/air.html
  
  Student may face criminal charge for wearing smelly hair gel
  N.S. school has strict non-scents policy
  By Shaune MacKinlay and Adrian Humphreys; The Daily News; National Post; Wednesday, April 19, 2000
  http://www.nationalpost.com/home.asp?f=000419/263522.html
  
  Polluting Our Future: Chemical Pollution in the U.S.
  that Affects Child Development and Learning
  A New Report by:
  National Environmental Trust
  Physicians for Social Responsibility
  Learning Disabilities Association of America
  http://environet.policy.net/health/neighborhood/cehfuture/
  
  The Royal Society of Canada
  THE CANADIAN ACADEMY OF THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
  Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology - Genetic Modification
  http://www.rsc.ca/foodbiotechnology/indexEN.html
  
  Scents and Sensibility
  April 20, 2000
  Micahael Fumento, published for April Fool's Day byAmerican Spectator
  http://www.fumento.com/scentreact.html
  
  Scent Censoring Incenses
  Critic says Policies are Halifax's Mania
  By Shaune MacKinlay; The Daily News; April 16, 2000
  http://www.fumento.com/halifax.html
  
  Scents and Senselessness
  by Michael Fumento; The American Spectator; April 1, 2000
  THIS IS ONE POORLY INVESTIGATED/WRITTEN ARTICLE, which proves errors compound. -- barb
  http://www.fumento.com/scents.html
  
  For another perspective, see
  Senselessness about Scents or
  A Wilkie by any other spelling ...
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnhompg/wilke.htm
  
  ScienceNews Online
  Lemon-scented products spawn pollutants
  Janet Raloff; Week of Dec. 9, 2000; Vol. 158, No. 24
  http://www.sciencenews.org/20001209/fob7.asp
  -- T --
  
  Time Magazine
  "Teens Before Their Time: With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing
  earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects?"
  OCTOBER 30, 2000; Vol. 156, No. 18
  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,58388,00.html
  
  Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
  There is much interesting reading on this site. Check it out! -- barb
  http://www.tldp.com/
  
  Environmental Issues - School Environment ‚ Healthy or Hazardous?
  by Rose Marie Williams
  http://www.tldp.com/issue/11_00/environ.html
  
  List of online articles
  http://www.tldp.com/hierarch.htm
  
  MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES UNDER SIEGE
  by Ann McCampbell, MD; Chair, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Task Force of New Mexico.
  Published in The Townsend Letter for Doctors - January 2001http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/mcssiege.htm
  
  The Road to Reversing MCS/EI Is Paved With Good Intestines
  Published in The Townsend Letter for Doctors - January 2001
  http://ehnca.org/www/drgilbere/ggart16.htm
  
  The Toxic Lady
  OR, The Strange Death of Gloria Ramirez (otherwise known as "the Toxic Lady FAQ")
  Brought to you by Emergency-Nurse.com
  http://www.emergency-nurse.com/legends/toxic.htm
  -- U --
  
  Uncommon Practice
  An article about Theron G. Randolph, M.D
  Well worth your read about a doctor who should be emulated. -- barb
  http://www.thewritecoach.com/uncommon_practice.html
  -- V --
  
  -- W --
  
  The Wall Street Journal
  One City Turns Up Its Nose Against the Use of Perfumes
  By Larry M. Greenberg; Copyright 1999 Wall Street Journal; July 28, 1999
  http://www.silencingscience.com/july99/perfume.htm
  
  washingtonpost.com
  Beauty Coverup?
  
  A Cosmetic Ingredient Is Linked to Animal Defects. Its Human Risks Are Less Clear
  By Brian Reid, Special to The Washington Post
  Tuesday, November 26, 2002; Page F1
  "Phthalates, chemical substances that make plastic more flexible without reducing its
  strength, are an all-but-inescapable part of life in the 21st century. They're used in toys,
  garden hoses, shower curtains and medical devices. They're also common
  ingredients in beauty products, making nail polish chip-resistant and making
  hair spray keep a bouffant in line. ..."
  AND, phthalates make the odor of synthetic fragrance chemical concoctions last longer. -- barb
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36254-2002Nov25
  Printer friendly
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36254-2002Nov25?language=printer
  
  WFSA, Montgomery, Alabama
  Some say a popular perfume is a health danger!!
  http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?s=58076
  
  Return to EHN's General Links, page H, Halifax
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/h.htm#Halifax
  
  Return to EHN's General Links, page N, Newspapers
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/n.htm#Newspapers
  
  The Hartford Courant
  
  "A Scent of Trouble"
  By MAURICE TIMOTHY REIDY; December 04, 2000
  "Carolyn Wysocki worries about opening her mail. It's not those letters from the credit
  card companies that bother her. It's the catalogs. One whiff of those perfumed
  department store ads can trigger an asthma attack. ..."
  http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?render=y&eetype=Article&eeid=3564891&ck=&ver=2.11
  THE ALLERGY ENIGMA\ WORLDWIDE: NUMVBER OF SUFFERERS SOARS -- BUT WHY? Published on June 22, 1999
  " Tim Larew doesn't know he is part of a global medical mystery. The Ellington
  third-grader only knows he cannot ignore his allergies.
  
  "Nuts, milk and eggs could kill him. During his eight years, Tim also has had bouts
  with eczema, hay fever and asthma. His allergies are so severe that the Larews have
  never eaten at a restaurant with their son.
  
  "It is a life-altering condition," said Tim'smother, Kathy Larew, whose 6-year-old
  son, Nicholas, is also allergic to tree ...
  I cannot help but wonder how free his home, clothing, schools, people areound him, et al.,
  are of fragranced products? Fragrances are irritants and sensitizers. Simply put, they can get
  the body going .. . they can cause and exacerbate adverse health conditions. The studies are being
  done that affirm the fact that those who are adversely affected by the toxic chemical brews
  known innocuously as "fragrance" have good reason for adverse health events. We just do not
  have government oversight, we have government overlook. That works great for the burgeoning
  industry. It sure has done zip to keep rates of asthma and other upper and lower respiratory
  disorders, cancers, migraines, ... from soaring. -- barb
  Search Archives: http://www.ctnow.com/about/hc-archives.htmlstory
  Spritzed To The Max
  To Chemically Sensitive, It Smells Like Mean Spirits
  By PAT SEREMET; Courant Staff Writer; June 1 2003
  
  I thought this article was going to inform the public about the hidden dangers in
  perfumed products as it began, and I quote:
  You're sitting in a theater, flipping through the Playbill, listening to the
  orchestra tune up, when suddenly you're engulfed in a floral-scented fog. You hear at
  the end of the aisle, "Excuse me; excuse me; excuse me," as she and her mushroom cloud
  of perfume take the seat next to you. The aroma runs over you like a MAC truck.
  Obsession? No, it's Shalimar. No, no it's Escape. Whatever it is, the woman is drenched
  in it.
  And now you are, too.
  But, I was WRONG! How wrong? This wrong:
  
  Can perfume be the new cigarette? Will we be preached to about the
  dangers of second-hand scent?
  Cologne-gate has reached eau such extremes. ...
  And . . .
  
  In a world full of odors (many not pretty), is perfume becoming a health
  concern? Is it possible that heavy perfumage can cause allergies?
  Dr. Louis Mendelsohn, an allergist at Hartford Hospital, says no.
  "It's not a true allergy; it's not an immunological reaction," he says. "It's an irritant. Some
  people just can't stand certain smells."
  Mendelsohn - himself an Old Spice man - acknowledges that odors bother some people
  more than others, although he thinks it's mostly "an emotional thing not based on
  science." But out of respect for others, at Hartford Hospital, he says, the medical staff is
  requested not to wear strong perfumes.
  Dr. Louis Mendelsohn, where is your science that says perfume poisoning is "an emotional thing not based on science." Have you seen the science behind the making of perfumes? Not many outside the industry have. The industry is self-regulated and further protected by trade secret laws. Buy some analyses. Listen to your patients. Do some research. Understand that an irritant can mean more than just an emotional experience associated with the notion that "people just can't stand certain smells."
  Of course, in this article we will find examples of people who do experience adverse reactions to
  fragrances, but one gets the feeling that these folks are few and far between. -- barb
  http://www.ctnow.com/features/lifestyle/hc-noscent.artjun01,0,3220868.story?coll=hc-headlines-life
  
  Printer friendly ...
  http://www.ctnow.com/features/lifestyle/hc-noscent.artjun01,0,5404317,print.story?coll=hc-headlines-life
  
  Healing Our World
  http://www.jps.net/jackieg/healing.html
  
  Healing Our World: COMPLETE ARTICLE ARCHIVE BY DATE
  http://www.jps.net/jackieg/articles/bydate.html
  
  The Hudson River PCB Story
  
  by Clearwater
  http://www.clearwater.org/pcbs/index.html
  
  INDUSTRY-SPONSORED GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE USE OF DDT WOULD
  ALLOW QUESTIONABLE CHEMICAL BACK IN U.S. TOYS
  http://data.envirotrust.com/envirotrust/pressrelease/pressarchive.qry?function=detail&tbl_pressrelease_uid1=111
  
  Inquirer Magazine
  Allergic to modern life - At least that's the way it seems to people with
  the extreme form of multiple chemical sensitivity.
  By Debra Nussbaum on Mary Lamielle
  http://www.phillynews.com/sunmag/1114/feature3.shtml
  
  Letters: Scents and sensitivity
  by Barb Wilkie and Elizabeth M.T. O'Nan
  http://www.phillynews.com/sunmag/1219/let.shtml
  
  Invironment
  Less Respiratory Impact From Fragrances
  But, I ask, Who in reality has an exposure of just 20 minutes and then has the chamber flushed
  "with filtered air"? Their test methods leave much to be desired. That's a far cry from one
  forced to work, learn, receive healthcare ... enjoy a dinner, or the theater ... in a situation
  surrouinded by not one fragrance, but many, vying for attention. -- barb
  http://www.invironment.com/inv_news.htm#news1
  
  Is a New DDT Killing Frogs? - Focus on Chemical's Role
  ABCNEWS.com; Sept. 30 [1998(?)]
  http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/frogs930.html
  
  THE LAST DAYS OF THE QUACKBUSTERS...
  Opinion by Tim Bolen
  http://www.castle.net/~mystic/pages/watquack.html#quackbuster
  
  McCampbell, Ann , MD
  Rebuttal to a column written by Dr. Garrey Carruthers, chairperson of the
  Advancement of Sound Science Coalition and by well known anti-MCS
  advocate Dr. Herman Staudenmayer]
  http://www.community-care.oaktree.co.uk/news/mcs0002.txt
  
  'Mega' Mall Loses Asthma Lawsuit
  Court Awards Mall Transit Worker $75,000 Over Illness
  Posted 10:41 a.m. August 08, 1997 -- A judge awarded $75,000 to a woman who said she
  developed asthma while working at the Mall of America's transit hub.
  http://www.channel4000.com/news/stories/news-970808-103908.html
  
  Mother Jones
  
  What's That Smell? (Aromatherapy)
  by Rachel Burstein http://www.mojones.com/mother_jones/JF98/smell.html
  
  MSNBC
  Also see EHN's The Word IS Out!
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnhompg/wordout.htm
  
  Candles: a burning controversy Ban on certain types proposed as links to toxic emissions emerge
  
  The growth in sales of candles, some say, is presenting new problems in an industry
  that has been operating without mandatory standards.
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/523325.asp
  
  Is your child going to a sick school? Classrooms plagued by dust, mold, chemicals
  By Francesca Lyman, SPECIAL TO MSNBC
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/563344.asp#BODY
  
  Revlon drops sale plans, reports poor finances; shares sink 34%
  By Gordon Fairclough; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; NEW YORK
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/318852.asp?cp1=1
  
  Rising breast cancer rate fuels environmental concerns
  Health advocates urge more research on role of pollutants
  By Francesca Lyman; MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR; October 23, 2002
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/824495.asp
  
  Scents and sensitivities
  What to know before buying a Valentine¼s Day perfume
  By Francesca Lyman; MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR; Feb. 6, 2002
  Notice, the industry says it tests its products . . . and then states it has BEGUN testing.
  Can't have it both ways, me thinks! -- barb
  Mirrored by EHN through kind permission of Ms. Francesca Lyman and MSNBC
  http://ehnca.org/www/FDApetition/flscents.htm
  Formerly at http://www.msnbc.com/news/702445.asp
  
  Net 4 TV -- More Informed Choices: Fragrance Testing
  Barbara Wilkie (August 1, 1999)
  http://net4tv.com/voice/story.cfm?STORYID=1111
  
  New Scientisit
  
  Far from fragrant
  by Rob Edwards
  http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990904/newsstory6.html
  
  New York Times
  "Sick of Paperwork? Some Office Workers Say It's the Paper"
  http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/sunday/092699personal-paper.html
  
  One Reason for the Allergy Explosion and the Increase in Asthma
  by Albert F. Robbins, D.O., M.S.P.H., F.A.A.E.M.
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnhompg/albrob1.htm
  
  One woman's allergic reaction
  Framingham woman's allergy symptoms sparked small business selling to sufferers
  By Roberta Holland; Boston Business Journal Staff
  
  Note: A new page will open. Close to return to EHN's page. -- barb
  http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1998/09/28/smallb1.html
  
  ORGANIC
  http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
  
  Setting the Organic Standard
  Environment News Service
  http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,34822,00.html
  
  Our Disposable Society
  ReVisions
  by S. Suzanne Fisher, © 1999
  http://home1.gte.net/revision/disposable.htm
  
  'Pesticides are most serious environmental threat' - UN advisor
  Nicholas Ashford
  http://www.gn.apc.org/pesticidestrust/articles/pn41p16.htm
  
  Pesticide Action Network, UK - Pesticides News
  http://www.pan-uk.org/default.htm
  
  Carpets ‚ toxic accumulation
  http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/homepest/carpets.htm
  
  Corporate watch
  http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/contents/PNCorp.htm
  
  Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: Agents of Subtle Change?
  Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 107, Supplement 6, December 1999
  http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/ProductsEnv.htm
  
  Preventing Asthma and Death from Diisocyanate Exposure
  NIOSH ALERT: 1996
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-111
  "Diisocyanates are a group of low-molecular-weight aromatic and aliphatic compounds.
  The most common of these are toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylene bisphenyl
  isocyanate (MDI), and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)."
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/asthma.html
  
  Programs Teach Families How to Attack Asthma
  http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=333&st=333&r=EMIHC000&c=234437
  
  Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly
  http://www.rachel.org/home_eng.htm
  
  Reformed.net
  
  Scents To Die For -- Literally
  By Charles W. Moore; September 1999
  http://reformed.net/thoughts/scents.shtml
  
  Sundays That Stink
  By John Knight. Reprinted from The Banner, February 24, 1992
  http://reformed.net/thoughts/stink.shtml
  
  Scents in the Workplace
  Dan Knight, October 1999
  http://reformed.net/thoughts/workplace.shtml
  
  Reuters Health Information
  
  Self-copying paper, photocopying linked to health problems
  NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters Health)
  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991224/hl/psb_16.html
  
  GM food ban at Monsanto staff restaurant - papers
  LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters)
  http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/991221/bex.html
  
  Chemical Sensitivity "Surprisingly" Common in California
  WESTPORT, Jun 28 (Reuters Health)
  http://www.medscape.com/reuters/prof/06.28/ep06289b.html
  
  Perfume triggers reaction via the eyes;
  NEW YORK, Jun 18 (Reuters Health)
  http://www.reutershealth.com/cgi-bin/ssi/framethis?catalog=eline&file=1999061812.html
  
  Poisoning Case May Lead to Test for Chemical Exposure
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Tuesday April 25 1:23 PM ET
  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000425/hl/poisoning_1.html
  
  Some perfumes trigger worse asthma than others
  March 6, 2000
  http://www.foxnews.com/health/030600/perfume.sml
  
  Revlon drops sale plans, reports poor finances; shares sink 34%
  By Gordon Fairclough; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; NEW YORK
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/318852.asp?cp1=1
  
  San Francisco Chronicle
  
  AROUND THE HOUSE
  Indoor air pollution
  Home is where the hazard is
  Indoor toxins may be worse for you than outdoor smog
  - Jane Kay, Chronicle Staff Writer; Wednesday, May 19, 2004
  Perfume is mentioned only once when a source for non-phthalate perfume is given.
  Fragrance isn't mentioned at all. Yet it is the volatilizing fragrance chemical concoctions that
  pollute the air for everyone, regardless of their stage of development or their level of health.
  Fragrances are ticking time bombs so that while you may not have asthma or cancer or neurological
  diseases this minute, you should think about what you or your children will have tomorrow. --
  barb, a non user, yet living with fragrance-caused disabilities.
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/19/HOGDC6LU141.DTL#sections
  printer friendly: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/19/HOGDC6LU141.DTL&type=printable
  
  For another version of the polluting effects of modern products, see
  "Chemicals in Home a Big Smog Source"
  by GARY POLAKOVIC / LA Times; 9mar03
  "Cleansers, cosmetics and other products pump 100 tons of pollutants daily into the
  Southland's air, ranking second to tailpipe emissions."
  http://www.mindfully.org/Air/2003/Home-Chemicals-Smog9mar03.htm
  
  Toxic America
  Tracking the hazardous chemicals that seep stealthily into our bodies
  Two articles under above headline; one by
  Vicki Haddock, Insight Staff Writer
  Ý http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/28/INGPU5PFTS1.DTL
  printer friendly: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/28/INGPU5PFTS1.DTL&type=printable
  and the other by
  Alexandra RomeÝ(who was one of nine studied for Body Burden)
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/28/ING2J5QG7R1.DTL
  printer friendly: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/28/ING2J5QG7R1.DTL&type=printable
  
  Letters in response (near bottom of page)
  TOXIC BURDENS
  
  Editor -- Thank you for the "Toxic America" articles (Insight section, March 28).
  Gone missing is the nine-letter word that cannot say its name out loud:
  "fragrance." The word is required on the label of a product that is synthetically
  scented, but that hides the fact that each scent is derived from tens to
  hundreds of petrochemicals. Hydrocarbons. These chemicals are absorbed and
  inhaled into bodies and are stored in fat cells. Synthetic musks are found
  downstream in mother's milk.
  
  Bodies have not evolved to handle this daily toxic load, despite the fact that
  the self-regulated industry assures us its fragrances are safe.
  
  Fragrances contain known or suspected carcinogens, and cause asthma and
  other diseases in non-users.
  
  I suggest purchasers ask for products that are truly free of "petrochemical-
  derived fragrances."
  
  BARB WILKIE
  President
  Environmental Health Network
  Larkspur
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Editor -- What "toxi-phobes" do not realize is that there is a huge difference
  between having high body levels of toxic chemicals and having low levels. Our
  bodies have livers and kidneys and lungs to detoxify most of all "poisons" which
  enter our body.
  These people do not understand statistics. Just because there is a rise in
  certain diseases along with a rise in our toxic exposure does not mean that
  there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
  
  Certainly we should not subject ourselves to needless toxic over- exposures,
  and certainly pregnant women and infants need to come close to eliminating
  toxic exposures, but for the rest of us to worry about every conceivable
  chemical to the point where we won't work around even minute exposures or
  won't enjoy even a single morsel of some tasty and otherwise healthful food
  borders upon hypochondriasis.
  
  JACK KUNDIN, M.D.
  San Mateo
  
  For another look at Jack Kundin, MD, see his letter regarding . . .
  Is there a neurologist on this flight?
  http://www.neurology.org/cgi/eletters/58/12/1739#427
  At least there was a response to this letter in which it was pointed out that Dr. Kundin's idea
  may pose a problem regarding "administration and storage". But, his expressed views led my
  mind to think in terms of a "pre-emptive strike" so that when clearing inspection, you not only
  have to take off your shoes, but also drop your drawers.
  
  However, I've yet another idea: Drop the fragrances!!!!!!!
  
  Request that all passengers AND staff use truly fragrance-free products when dressing for their
  flight; and use clothes that have not been washed in scented detergents and have not been
  doused in fabric softeners -- liquid or sheets. Also, don't use recently dry-cleaned clothes for your
  flight. Get rid of the toxic volatiles emitted by fragrance products and you'll do much to rid the
  flight of the costly "neurologic emergencies". (http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/12/1739.)
  For more information on the neurotoxins associated with fragrances, see EHN's section
  Neurotoxins and scroll down to Neurotoxins: At Home and the Workplace. -- barb
  http://ehnca.org/www/ehnlinx/n.htm#Neurotoxins
  
  Most Cancer Is Made, Not Born Yet little is spent to control
  avoidable exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
  By Devra Lee Davis; Thursday, August 10, 2000
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/08/10/ED9161.DTL
  
  NOTE: See Cancer Prevention Coalition's
  
  Facts On Carcinogens At Home
  http://www.preventcancer.com/alerts/alert4.html
  
  .Science and Art of Smell by WFM National Research and Support Team
  WholeFoods
  http://www.wholefoods.com/magazine/articles/0,,artsmell,00.html
  
  Scientific American Inc.
  http://www.sciam.com
  
  Everyday Exposure to Toxic Pollutants
  Wayne R. Ott, John W. Roberts; 1998
  Scientific American, February 1998, pp. 86-91. Reprints -- reprints@sciam.com
  http://www.sciam.com/1998/0298issue/0298ott.html
  OR: http://www.eisc.ca/everyday_exposuvre.htm
  
  Wayne R. Ott
  http://playfair.stanford.edu/~wayne/
  
  Scots study may link deodorant to breast cancer
  By Sue Leonard; October 31 1999; SCOTLAND; The Sunday Times
  http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/resources/sunday_times_searchpage.html
  
  Seattle Times
  Troubling chemicals detected in people
  Saturday, August 26, 2000, 12:00 a.m. Pacific
  Background, Related Info & Multimedia:
  by Daniel P. Jones
  The Hartford Courant
  "Chemicals commonly used in everyday plastic products and beauty aids
  - everything from nail polish and perfume to garden hoses and food
  wrap - are being detected in people at levels that concern federal health
  experts.
  "The family of chemicals, called phthalates, includes some that can cause
  birth defects and disrupt hormonal functions, which control normal cell
  development and reproduction. ..."
  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/nation-world/html98/chem26_20000826.html
  
  Sex Differences Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Asthma
  (Excuse me, but was one question posed about fragrances in personal care and cleaning/maintenance products? -- barb)
  http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/journals/archive/inte/vol_159/no_11/oi80649a.htm
  
  Shopper says spray of perfume caused fall
  BY TIM NOVAK STAFF REPORTER; May 2, 2000; Chicago Sun Times
  http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/sue02.html
  
  Sandra Steingraber -- Cornell author warns about breast milk
  http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf?/newsstories/state/20000422_rpnmilk.html
  
  Study links aerosols to headache, depression (03 Sep 99)
  [ infants exposed had ... "30 percent more ear infections and a 22 percent increase in diarrhoea."]
  Planet Ark
  http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=3473&newsdate=03-Sep-1999
  
  Study finds proof that humans react to pheromones; March 11, 1998
  CNN Health Story
  (But did they study the fragrance-free? If not, the study had to have been flawed. -- barb)
  http://cnn.com/HEALTH/9803/11/pheromones/index.html
  
  Sweet Poison: What Your Nose Can't Tell You About the Dangers of Perfume
  © 1997, written by Andrea DesJardins
  http://www.graywolfad.com/revisions/earthvu4.htm
  
  and the original up at
  http://members.tripod.com/~Enviroknow/Perfume.html
  
  Selected Abstracts on the Health Effects of Perfume
  http://members.tripod.com/~Enviroknow/abstracts.html
  
  Toxic effects of chemical mixtures
  by Harold I. Zeliger, Archives of Environmental Health, Jan, 2003
  http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0907/1_58/101860467/print.jhtml
  
  USA Weekend
  Mold in Schools: a health alert
  By Arnold Mann;
  http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000820/000820mold.html
  
  US News & World Report
  Kids at Risk
  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/000619/poison.htm
  
  USGS Study Finds Widespread Occurrence of Pesticides in the Nation's Streams
  http://water.usgs.gov/press_releases/99/jun/pesticides.html
  
  Wall Street City
  8/19/03 - Blood flow to brain changes with radio-wave exposure: study "OKYO, Aug 19, 2003 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Japanese researchers said Tuesday they
  have found that blood flow in the brains of people who complain of irritation from
  electromagnetic waves changes when they are exposed to such waves from appliances
  such as cell phones and power lines. ..."
  http://host.wallstreetcity.com/wsc2/Comtex_Healthcare_Stories.html?Button=Get+Story&headline=134974479&nocache=64386
  
  WebMD
  
  Wake Up and Smell the Chemicals
  By Merla Zellerbach
  http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_5462492
  
  What is MCS ?
  by Claire W. Gilbert, Ph.D. in Blazing Tattles
  
  http://www.concentric.net/~blazingt/info/whatisch.htm
  
  What to do when your job hunt hits a roadblock
  http://www.jobfair2000.com/html/jobhunt/sec10-34.htm
  
  WHAT'S EATING STEPHEN BARRETT?
  He says he's using science to protect the public from expensive fad diagnoses, but if
  this "quackbuster" has his way, the public will have no recourse but conventional
  medicine for their health problems. (A piece on MCS et al. -- barb)
  On the Edge with Burton Goldberg
  http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/goldberg.htm
  
  WHY ARE YOU POISONING YOUR FAMILY?
  Edited from a consumer alert publication by Kara Possick
  http://jwunet.com/cdm53/posion.htm
  WiredMagazine
  "You've Got Smell!
  DigiScent is here. If this technology takes off, it's
  gonna launch the next Web revolution"
  http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/digiscent.html
  Yahoo
  
  CDC: Bug Bombs Make People Sick; Friday June 9 1:22 AM ET
  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000609/hl/brf_cdc_bug_dispensers_1.html
  
  Worldwatch Institute
  http://www.worldwatch.org
  
  Matters of Scale: Spending Priorities
  
  "Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to provide
  reproductive health care for all women in developing countries = $12 billion
  
  Amount of money spent annually on perfumes in Europe and the United States = $12 billion
  
  Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to
  provide water and sanitation for all people in developing nations = $9 billion
  
  Amount of money spent annually on cosmetics in the United States = $8 billion ..."
  
  STEPPING OFF THE TOXIC TREADMILL
  http://www.worldwatch.org/alerts/001118.html
  
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