Pollutants May Put on the Pounds Avoid pesticides, Ontario doctors warn Study by the Ontario College of Family Physicians Mindfully.org The Doors of Perception: Why Americans Will Believe Almost Anything Children's Risk to Pesticides Pesticides and Cancer Multiple Chemical Sensitivity How to Find a Doctor Hospital Guidelines & Dental Care Disability & Legal Issues Hair Loss - What Is The Cause? The Importance of Distilled Water Dr. Rea's Water and Health What's in your Bottled Water? Back-Flow Contamination: Your Water Company's Dirty Little Secret Protect Your Drinking Water From Herbicides Tap Water Quality Database Public Health Risks Associated with Pesticides and Natural Toxins in Foods CDC - Environmental Health CDC - Case Definitions for Chemical Poisoning CDC - Prevention Guidelines ATSDR's Home Page ATSDR-Science Page ATSDR - Public Health Assessments Guidance for ATSDR Health Studies Case study - Mossville, Louisiana by Coming Clean How Healthy Is Your State? 2002 report 2004 report 2006 report New Central Hotline for US Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222 Search Google Scholar Search MEDLINEplus to find authoritative consumer health information. Visit the many informative sites in the Webrings this site has joined. Site search Web search   powered by FreeFind View Guestbook Sign Guestbook	Those of us, like myself, who have been injured by exposures to pesticides or other toxic chemicals usually find ourselves in much confusion.....similar to a "maze". Often we feel that we cannot find our way out of the maze because we lack adequate information about our acquired illness. Too often we also lack the functional abilities to effectively help ourselves caused by our chemical injuries. When we desperately need help the most from our family and friends, we are too often deserted and find ourselves alone. If you know someone who is chemically ill, offer your hand in help. If you are chemically ill yourself, reach out for help in a support group. You do not have to be alone! Pesticide poisoning is a common under-diagnosed illness in America today. Despite recommendations by the Institute of Medicine and others urging the integration of environmental medicine into medical education, health care providers generally receive a very limited amount of training in occupational and environmental health, and in pesticide-related illnesses, in particular. Story about organophosphate poisoning Poison in the Home US EPA Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings 5th Edition (1999) Physician's Guide To Pesticide Poisoning Pesticide Training and Health Care Providers Initiatives Pesticide Initiative: Basic Training for Health Care Providers Defining Chemical Injury In Case of Pesticide Poisoning - EPA Some symptoms of pesticide poisoning can be mistaken for symptoms of other illnesses, such as the flu. When pesticide handlers become ill from working with organophosphate or carbamate insecticides in warm and hot environments, it is sometimes hard to tell whether the person is suffering from heat exhaustion or pesticide poisoning. ATSDR - Using the Exposure History Form, Taking An Exposure History Case Study Pesticide Poisoning Diagnostic Tool Signs, symptoms & EMS management of nerve-agent poisoning Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure - Center for Disease Control and Prevention Click here for an interesting handbook by NATO on the medical aspects of nuclear, biological and chemical defensive operations. Another good read is Exposed: Signs, symptoms & EMS management of nerve-agent poisoning Researching Health Effects of Pesticides on the Web can be a daunting task. There are almost 900 pesticides registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and these are formulated into over 20,000 products. Most pesticide ingredients have unfamiliar-sounding chemical names and these names come in many different variations. EWG's BodyBurden Scientists have been studying pollutants in air, water and on land for decades. Now they're studying pollution in people, and the findings are troubling. CDC's National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Researching Effects of Chemicals and Pesticides Upon Health Toxicity, Organophosphate and Carbamate Cholinesterase Inhibition: one of the many important enzymes needed for the proper functioning of the nervous system Organophosphorus Ester-Induced Chronic Neurotoxicity Toxic effects on skin Our Stolen Future E.hormone - hormones and the environment Tiny Air Pollutants Linked to Heart Attacks PCBs, Fungicide Open Brain Cells to Parkinson's Assault Study of insecticide neurotoxicity yields clues to onset of Parkinson's Disease Use of Insecticides Linked to Lasting Neurological Problems for Farmers Chemical Exposure - Collaborative Pain Research Unit - Organophosphate Chemical Information Pollutants link to diabetes risk Conflicts of Interest in Medicine - Why Studies Are Not All That They Are Cracked Up to Be The cornerstone of public trust in medical research is the integrity of academic institutions and the expectation that universities, which rely on public funding, have a responsibility to serve the public good. Many of us are already aware of the problem and its seriousness. But that's not the case with the majority of Americans. Research shows that most believe they're being quite adequately protected from chemical hazards by industry and government alike. That's hardly the case. The Chemical Papers: Secrets of the Chemical Industry Exposed Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report Chemical Executives Meet to Combat PBS Special EWG's Chemical Industry Archives Behind Closed Doors Making Good Decisions Risk assessment is one way of making decisions, but it is not the only way, and it is not the best way. Furthermore, risk assessment as usually practiced is unethical. US public health system needs major overhaul, says report Health Tracking And Disease Clusters: The Lack Of Data On Chronic Disease Incidence And Its Impact On Cluster Investigations TOXNET Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. 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