Detoxify because it is a toxic world

Seven over the limit for lead in blood

extremehealth — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:57:06 +0000

“A CHILD under five and six adults in the port where lead killed 4000 birds have been found with amounts of the heavy metal in their blood above the World Health Organisation’s guidelines.” The Australian

9/11 Emergency Responders still suffering

extremehealth — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:54:36 +0000

Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to a U.S. Senate committee to reopen the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for ailing Ground Zero responders and to provide the $150 million needed annually to continue to treat them.” Queens Gazette

23,000 industrial sites reported putting 2.17 million tons of toxins into the air, water and land

extremehealth — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:08:33 +0000

Virginia industries pumped 28,200 tons of toxins into the commonwealth’s air, water and land in 2005, according to the latest pollutant report. Nationwide, more than 23,000 industrial sites reported putting 2.17 million tons of toxins into the air, water and land.” Roanoke Times

Grant funds to help with toxins; City to clean up textile remnants

extremehealth — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:16:53 +0000

The collapse of the textile industry left behind more than a legacy of job losses and poverty in center-city Rock Hill. Some of the remnants are physical, such as asbestos, lead-based paint, dyeing chemicals and other toxins in former mill neighborhoods surrounding downtown. MyrtleBeachOnline.com

Long Island’s oldest incinerator to be demolished

extremehealth — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:14:29 +0000

Residents of the predominantly black neighborhood of North Park have complained for decades that the incinerator poured toxins into the air, coated their homes in ash and caused a permanent plague of rodents. Newsday

Toxins in the Home

extremehealth — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:50:32 +0000

“Despite a federal ban on lead based paints in 1978, many older homes and furniture still have their original lead paint. But the danger doesn’t lie in the obvious. “We often think of children eating paint chips but more of our exposure is from the dust that’s produced from the paints,” says Clark.” WENY.com

Lead Paint still a problem

extremehealth — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:06:19 +0000

By 1909, France, Belgium and Austria had banned the use of lead paint inside homes. Such paint is not the only source of the metal, but today, it is the most widespread.America also banned lead paint – in 1978. But almost three decades later, New Hampshire still confronts about 250 cases of lead poisoning each year. NHPR.com

Heavy Metal Toxins a Danger in Homes

extremehealth — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:26:45 +0000

Exposure to heavy metals — arsenic, lead and mercury — can occur in the home through common items such as glazed pottery, herbal supplements, food, and garden pesticides/herbicides, notes an article in the January issue of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Foodconsumers.org

Mercury in hospitals may be poisoning medicos and patients: Report

extremehealth — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:52:42 +0000

Dangerous levels of mercury have been found in the indoor air of two Delhi hospitals, indicating a persistent toxic exposure to the healthcare staff and those visiting–broken thermometers are one source OneWorld.net

Cremation costs to rise as tooth fillings poison the living

extremehealth — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:24:26 +0000

Cremation costs are set to rise by up to £100 – because the teeth of the dead are poisoning the living. Bereaved families are to be hit with a charge to fund new filters that stop toxic fumes from vaporised mercury fillings polluting the atmosphere. ThisisLondon.co.uk