Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study validates that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter pollution increases the risk of glaucoma. Ambient air pollution contributes greatly to our global disease burden 1,2 and is associated with pulmonary, cardiovascular,...
Study Justifies Town’s Lawsuit Alleging Thyroid Problems from Pollution
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Case won as exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids found to be linked to a 54% increased risk of hypothyroidism. The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located just above your collarbone in your neck (1). Its’ primary role in health is...
Asbestos Exposure and Smoking Together Increase Lung Cancer Risk more than Separately
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers by 700% compared to a 70% risk of lung cancer in non-smokers. Lung cancer is responsible for 1 in 5 global cancer deaths, with a latency period of 20 years and a 10%...
Potential Biomarkers for Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) in Asbestos Exposure and MM Patients
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study shows RANTES has the potential to be a critical biomarker for MM prognosis. Asbestos exposure and its association with mesothelioma is well documented. While Crocidolite asbestos is considered the asbestos type most pathogenic in the...
PCBs are Associated with Lymphoma
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. This article discusses synthetic chemicals called poly-chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) which are used in industrial processes and are implicated in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer of white blood cells. PCBs (Polychlorinated...
Pollution Increases Blood Pressure
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Children in a highly polluted area had 2.56 times greater risk of above normal blood pressure. Air pollution is a major concern in the United States and all over the world. It accounts for approximately 800,000 deaths...
Air Pollution and Mortality
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Pollution in major urban regions of Latin America was associated with increases in daily mortality from all natural causes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of air pollution on mortality in different...
Uncertainty Remains of Health Risk to Workers from Synthetic Rubber Production
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Workers exposed to synthetic rubber production had a 16% higher rate of leukemia than expected. Regarded as “ubiquitous and indispensable” to the function of society for over 100 years, world production of rubber totaled 23.3 million...
Organic Pollutants and the Risk of Type II Diabetes
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. The study analyzed the effect of organic pollutants, industrial chemicals and pesticides on the development of type II diabetes. The participants that had diabetes had a significantly higher concentration of all chemicals...
Try to Limit Your Exposure to Chemicals in Environment – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Chemicals in our environment, especially a group of commonly used chemicals classified as endocrine disrupters, are having an increasing influence on health. Recently I gave a lecture at one of my favorite cancer support...