Born Free Partners With the Children's Environmental Health Coalition
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 95% of baby bottles are produced from polycarbonate, made from a chemical known to disrupt the hormone system called Bisphenol - A (BPA).  Research facilities globally have shown BPA's ability to readily leach from plastic.
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McDonald's, Cargill, and The Nature Conservancy create a 'responsible' soy program.
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NEW YORK  - With health officials now  urging Americans to dig into their family health history,  experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and  upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
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Six months ago, the death of a 12-year-old Prince George's County boy from untreated dental decay shed a grim spotlight on gaps in federal and state medical assistance programs charged with providing care to 30 million poor children.
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NEW YORK For the first time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created a permanent panel of ethicists to help navigate the life-and-death questions of who should get flu vaccines now and how to cope with any future epidemic.
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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement in response to a news report about the National Institutes of Health&#39;s AIDS Division, which allowed
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WASHINGTON, June 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- June 25th launches year 12 of the 'GreenTeam,' a regional six-week high school summer conservation program managed by the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in partnership with the National Park Service and the ExxonMobil Foundation.
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By Rich Haag, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--Five years ago, a Colorado-based company called Neighborhood Link launched a network of free Web sites for more than 500 Charlotte neighborhoods and other civic groups.
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Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says. It&#39;s the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood
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As part of the observance of the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on Thurs., Nov. 18, a number of activities are planned by the Keokuk County Tobacco-Free Coalition.
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DALLAS _ Scientists say the Bush administration is developing a chemical testing program that favors the chemical industry when it comes to judging whether certain substances in the environment might cause cancer, infertility, or harm to babies in the womb.
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Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.
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By Darrin Youker, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Jun. 23--The Institute for the Advancement of Children's Environmental Health, which created a national award to honor people making a difference in children's health, presented the first one to Berks County residents and commissioners.   The Dr.
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Babies born in Washington are now being screened for a longer list of genetic disorders. After spending much of this year rolling out a battery of new blood tests, the state Department of Health announced yesterday that all newborns will automatically be ...
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Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.
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A new report suggests that immigrant children are better protected from higher rates of obesity, asthma, and adolescent risk-taking than native-born and Americanized children.
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A school playground, an eco-therapy unit and a council's twin- bin recycling scheme are among those shortlisted for an award for ecological innovation.   The County Durham Environment Award winners will be announced tomorrow with the successful projects receiving cash prizes.