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Affygility Solutions : Affygility Solutions provides environmental health and safety services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. Services include potent compound safety, occupational toxicology, industrial hygiene, OSHA compliance, EHS compliance, EHS auditing and more. Are client include small start-up biotechnology to large international pharmaceutical companies. We have provided these services to companies throughout the United States
Water Quality and Health Council : The Water Quality and Health Council is an independent, multidisciplinary group sponsored by the Chlorine Chemistry Division of the American Chemistry Council.
It's mission is to promote science based practices and policies to enhance water quality and health by advising industry, health professionals, policy makers and the public.
CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program : CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010. CDC continues to assist state and local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, to provide a scientific basis for policy decisions, and to ensure that health issues are addressed in decisions about housing and the environment.
Chlorine Free Products Association : The Chlorine Free Products Association {CFPA} is an independent not-for-profit accreditation & standard setting organization. Our focus is promoting sustainable manufacturing practices, implementing advanced technologies free of chlorine chemistry, educating consumers on alternatives, and developing world markets for sustainably produced third party certified products and services. The CFPA has no financial interest in any manufacturer, or compan
CDC's Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals : The National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals provides an ongoing assessment of the U.S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring. Biomonitoring is the assessment of human exposure to chemicals by measuring the chemicals or their metabolites in human specimens such as blood or urine.
This Third Report presents first-time exposure information for the U.S. population for 38 of the 148 chemicals incl
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) : The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.
The Vermiculite Institute : Organized by vermiculite mining companies, processors, and users to promote the many uses of vermiculite and to address concerns about the health and safety of using vermiculite.
TRIFacts.org : Provides information on US EPA toxic release inventory data for dioxin. Links to other resources.
Ban CCA.org : Online reference for concerned consumers and end users of Copper Chromated Arsenate (CCA) pressure treated wood. Provides health hazard information and links on the health hazards of CCA, arsenic and chromium exposure.
Chromium Central : Provides information about chromium for environmental professionals and the general public.
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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)
AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. |
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Bunions (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A bunion is a painful protrusion at the base
of the big toe that can make even walking a chore. A severe bunion can
affect the alignment of several toes, causing some to overlap. |
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Mammography: What to Do Now? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task
force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first
mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift. |
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