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New study reveals how daily life 'can make men infertile - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"Modern life is having a devastating impact on men's fertility, research suggests.
Its stresses - and conveniences - could be damaging the health of boys while still in the womb, making it harder for them to one day become parents themselves. "
Stress impact on male fertility - BBC Health News 21st October 2009
"Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a new study suggests.
Edinburgh University experts looked at the effect of stress hormones combined with a common chemical used in glues, paints and plastics. "
Did you know? Dehydrated water, Barbie and Elsie Inglis - The Sunday Times 11th October 2009
"Urban Myths: Is ‘dehydrated water’ the perfect health product?"
Fruit supplied to primary schools is 'laced with pesticides' - Daily Mail 25th September 2009
Free fruit supplied to thousands of primary schools to improve the diet of youngsters is laced with traces of pesticides, an official study has revealed.
The levels were below permitted levels though organic campaigners say chemical exposure through the scheme should be eliminated completely.
Chemicals in breast milk linked to testicular cancer - Daily Telegraph 25th September 2009
Pollutant chemicals found in mothers' breast milk have been linked to an increased rate of testicular cancer.
Chemicals in breast milk linked to testicular cancer - Daily Mail 24th September 2009
Pollutant chemicals in mothers' breast milk have been linked to an increased rate of testicular cancer.
A study in Denmark suggests hormone-disrupting chemicals such as pesticides may explain why so many men in the country develop the disease.
Low levels of lead is harming development of children - Daily Mail 17th September 2009
Exposure to low levels of lead could be harming the development of British schoolchildren, researchers warned today.
Lead in water pipes, soil, dust, pottery and toys could be stunting emotional and intellectual growth, they said.
Children 'exposed to dangerous levels of lead from soil' - Daily Telegraph 17th September 2009
Parents should stop their children putting dirty fingers in their mouths when playing in the garden due to the risk of dangerous lead exposure from the soil, researchers have said.
Low lead levels harming children - BBC Health News 16th September 2009
Young children's exposure to lead in the environment is harming their intellectual and emotional development, according to UK researchers.\n\nThe researchers say the toxic effects of lead on the central nervous system are obvious even below the current so-called safe level of lead in the blood.
Using pesticides at work 'increases risk of Parkinson's three-fold' - Daily Telegraph 15th September 2009
Gardeners and farmers who use pesticides as part of their job are up to three times more likely than others to develop Parkinson’s, according to a new study.
Pesticides 'linked to Parkinson's' - Daily Telegraph 15th September 2009
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid – known as 2,4-D – used to kill a range of weeds
Permethrin – used in pest control, including ant powder and flea killer. Sprayed on tents and nets to repel mosquitoes
DNA tests used to pinpoint origin of pollution on bathing beaches - The Times 5th September 2009
Bathing water around Britain is being DNA tested in the first scheme to use forensic science techniques to identify precise sources of pollution.
Environment Agency inspectors are collecting samples of sea water and sending them to a laboratory where they are analysed using a process similar to that employed to catch sex offenders and other criminals. The aim is to identify the particular farm or sewage outlet where pollution came from and to take enforcement action against the individuals or companies responsible.
Corby birth defect families vow to fight on - The Times 19th August 2009
Parents of children born with deformed hands and feet have vowed to fight on after their local council decided to appeal against a High Court ruling that it was to blame.
Corby Borough Council was found liable for negligence last month over the way it reclaimed the land at the site of a former British Steel plant between 1985 and 1999.
Corby council to appeal against toxic waste negligence judgment - The Guardian 19th August 2009
A council blamed for causing birth defects in children voted last night to appeal against a high court ruling which found it had been negligent in the redevelopment of a steelworks that exposed the children to toxic waste.
In a special public meeting Corby borough council agreed to a "twin-track approach" of lodging an appeal and mediation with the claimants and families involved.
Nanoparticles used in paint could kill, research suggests - The Telegraph 19th August 2009
Tiny particles used in thousands of household products could be lethal, researchers have warned, after workers in a paint factory developed serious lung disease.
Pollution from inner city during pregnancy can reduce intelligence, research suggests - Daily Telegraph 21st July 2009
Living near a busy road during pregnancy can affect the intelligence of your baby, claim scientists
Judges overturn pesticide ruling - BBC Health News 8th July 2009
An environmental campaigner's victory against crop-spraying policies has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Georgina Downs, from West Sussex, had argued illnesses she suffered were caused by crop-spraying near her home.
Chemicals in shampoos and toys 'could lead to low birth weight ' - The Telegraph 25th June 2009
Chemicals widely used in shampoos, toys, hairspray and cosmetics could harm the growth of unborn babies, a new study suggests.
Chemicals in shower curtains and children's toys linked to underweight babies - Daily Mail 25th June 2009
Gender-bending chemicals in shower curtains, vinyl flooring and children's toys could increase the risk of having a baby with a low birth weight, scientists say.
A study has shown a link between phthalates - common chemicals used to soften plastics - and the health of newborns.
Town of the damned: 18 children all with the same terrible birth defects. Coincidence - or victims of a poisonous past? - Daily Mail 26th May 2009
Are these people, all from the same town, the victims of a truly shameful cover-up?
Everyone knows everyone in the town of Corby. So when Susan McIntyre heard that Mandy Thorpe had given birth to a baby with a deformed hand, she paid her old friend a visit. 'I sat sympathising with her,' Susan recalls, 'saying it won't be that bad - you'll get on all right.'
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