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We've added a valuable link to Chemsense.com: The Chemical Sensitivity Network Blog (English version). The network is an international group with it's homepage in German.

Notice of Conference on Children's Health

The 8th Annual Conference on Children's Health and the Environment
For details, visit the website at:
http://www.childrensnational.org/MACCHE/conference/default.aspx

Healthy Homes, Healthy Schools

The Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC
September 24th, 2010

Join us for the 8th Annual Conference on Children's Health and the Environment.

This year's conference will explore how children's health is affected in the home and school environment. Such issues include

Topics for the hour long workshops include:
- Healthy Homes
- Bisphenol A & Phthalates
- Schools

The conference is targeted to health care providers, public health professionals and the interested public.

Continuing education credits (CME, CHES, CNE and CEU) will be available to participants.

Maryland to Start Spraying for Gypsy Moths 4/27/2010

The State of Maryland plans to start spraying for gypsy moths on April 27 in Talbot County. See their page on identifying gypsy moths and do your part by physically removing egg masses. Spraying can be hazardous to sensitive persons so we want to avoid it as much as possible.

Health Insurance Premiums - the Rockefeller Committee Report

What Happens to Health Insurance Premiums? - ABC News

"A significant portion of health insurance premiums go not for actual medical care but for private jets, generous CEO salaries and underwriters who decide when to drop patients who become too expensive, according to a Senate committee report."

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Zero Emissions Buildings

The Triple Zero Energy House is described in Scientific American as "energy self-sufficient (zero energy consumed), produces zero emissions, and is made entirely of recyclable materials (zero waste)." A company is Stuttgart is building these.

Infants Born with Toxic Chemicals in their Blood

The Environmental Working Group has posted a report on a study that found "up to 232 toxic chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies from racial and ethnic minority groups. The findings constitute hard evidence that each child was exposed to a host of dangerous substances while still in its mother’s womb."

EWG offers these suggestions for women who plan to have children.

1. Eat fewer processed foods, because they often contain chemical additives.
2. Eat organic produce.
3. Don't microwave food in plastic containers. Use glass or ceramics.
4. Filter your tap water.
5. Eat fewer meat and high-fat dairy products.
6. Use fewer cosmetics and other personal care products.
7. Avoid artificial fragrances.
8. Don't use stain repellants on clothing, bedding or upholstery.
9. Use fewer strong household cleaners, more soap and water.
10. Use manual or electric yard tools instead of gasoline-powered models.
11. Avoid gasoline fumes when you're filling your car.
12. Eat seafood known to be low in PCB and mercury contamination, such as wild Alaska salmon and canned salmon. Avoid canned tuna — it contains mercury.