PCN Shorts

By PCN Staff

• CBC News (November 19) Study: Breast cancer risks on the job a neglected area
• Toronto Star (November 8) Toronto residents shocked by discovery of local uranium facility
• Stone Hearth News (November 8) Radon biggest lung cancer cause after smoking
• Common Dreams (November 1) World’s oldest public health group calls for action on global electronics industry
• Vancouver Sun (October 26) Mayor seeks removal of illegal hazardous waste from landfill
• Montreal Gazette (October 23) Activist blasts McGill’s absolution of asbestos researcher
• Environmental Health Perspectives (October 22) In Utero Pesticide Exposure and Leukemia in Brazilian Children
• Toronto Star (October 19) Brain tumours blamed on cellphone use
• Media Release (October 18) Public registry of buildings containing asbestos needed
• San Fran Chronicle (October 9) Pesticides blamed for illnesses
• New York Times (October 8) The Cancer Lobby
• Global News (October 4) How toxic is your cell phone?
• UK Guardian (September 28) Study linking GM maize to cancer must be taken seriously by regulators
• CBC News (September 26) Cell tower dangers frustrate homeowners
• Toronto Star (September 22) Belated demise of asbestos industry
• Natural News (September 20) An apple a day could keep pancreatic cancer away
• Stroud News (September 19) Incinerators kill says toxicologist
• CBC News (September 14) 10 worst home products for greenwashing
• Globe and Mail (September 14) Canada to cease defending asbestos
• Orion magazine (Sept/Oct 2012) The Fracking of Rachel Carson: Silent Spring’s lost legacy, told in fifty parts
• Pink Ribbons, Inc. (Fall 2012) Pink Ribbons, Inc. is now available on DVD
• MapsofWorld.com (Fall 2012) Can We Become A Zero Waste Planet?
• Enviro Health News (Fall 2012) As Silent Spring’s 50th anniversary nears, what would Rachel Carson be saying?
• Huffington Post (August 28) CT scans for children on the rise, as with radiation concerns
• eMaxhealth.com (August 19) How pan-fried meat could raise prostate cancer risk
• Globe and Mail (August 15) Keep kids out of tanning salons
• Ottawa Citizen (August 7) Fracking could taint water supply

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Also in the FALL 2012 Issue of An Ounce …

• The battle to end Canada’s asbestos industry: recent dramatic events
• Confused? Don’t be. Organic food IS better for you!
• Monsanto’s GM corn causes cancer in rats: French study
• Living Downstream in Ottawa
• Playing Chemical Detective – avoiding cancer-causing chemicals in the products you buy
• Food and Public Health Safety
• Minimize your cancer risk by eating the right type of food!
• Why I won’t be growing a moustache for “Movember”
• Turmeric – Heal thyself!
• Want to prevent cancer? Then lobby for democratic good government!
• Incineration Update
• Labchuk’s Yummy Recipe
• PCN Shorts…

Published: November 25th