2011

February

Skip node surgery for some breast cancers: study
The Associated Press, CBC News, Wednesday January 7, 2011

2010

October
The pink-ribbon backlash
Erin Anderssen, Globe and mail, Sunday October 17, 2010

Breast Cancer — The Downside of Awareness Campaigns
Christie Aschwanden, Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2010

September
Should medical charities disclose where their money comes from?
Susan Perry, MinnPost, Thursday, September 9 2010

July
Earliest Steps to Find Breast Cancer Are Prone to Error
Stephanie Saul, NY Times, July 19, 2010

June
Waiter, there's a potential carcinogen in my soup
Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, June 9, 2010

May
New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
Nicholas D. Kristoff, New York Times, May 5, 2010

April
Graduating From Lip Smackers
Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, April 28, 2010

Do routine mammograms save lives? Studies showing opposing results suggest it may be time for policy review
8 Apr 2010 The Gazette KATE KELLAND, REUTERS

Workplace Chemicals May Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Business Week, April 1

March
Herceptin: A wonder drug, but not a miracle
Globe and Mail, March 29

February
Study charts path for better protection from harmful "chemical mixtures"
Chemicals Health Monitor, February

January
Children more likely to have attention, behavioral problems when exposed to phthalates in womb, New York study says
Environmental Health News; January 29


2009

December
Ministers worried about hazardous chemicals cocktails, but postpone action
Health and Environment Alliance, December 22, 2009

Mammography Screenings May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Young, High-Risk Women
Tasheema Prince, The American Journal of Hematology/Oncology, December 21, 2009

Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma
Natasha Singer and Duff Wilson, New York Times, December 12, 2009

Chemical BPA may harm developing fetus, Quebec study suggests
Aaron Derfel, Montreal Gazette, December 10, 2009

$10M grant will help test water for chemicals
Calgary Herald

Cancer From the Kitchen?
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times

October
Scientist Looking for Cause of Breast Cancer in Household Objects
Neal Simpson/staff writer Wicked Local Brookline

September
Chemobrain: The Flip Side Of Surviving Cancer

July
Chemicals and Our Health
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, July 16, 2009

June
Pesticide may seed american infant formulas with melamine
Janet Raloff, Science News, Web edition: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

May
Look out 'cause this stuff is TOXIC
Zosia Bielski, Globe and Mail Update; May 19, 2009

Chemical cocktail ‘risk to boys’
BBC News, May 13, 2009

Toxins increase quickly from off-the-shelf products: author
Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service, May 11, 2009

April 2009
What's in your hair products
J.D. Gravenor, Freelance; April 21, 2009

Beware of cosmetics, author says
Charlie Fidelman, The Gazette, April 14, 2009

Are some chemicals more dangerous at low doses?
Charlie Fidelman, The Gazette, April 14, 2009

March 2009
Europe passes disclosure requirements for cosmetics
Sara Goodman, E&E reporter; NANOTECH, March 27, 2009

February 2009
Heavy metals found in kids' face paints
Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service, February 2, 2009

Breast cancer risk, HRT link confirmed
André Picard, Globe and Mail, February 5, 2009

Personal-care chemicals go on toxic list
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail Update, February 2, 2009

January 2009
Label ingredients, cancer activists urge
Monique Beaudin, The Gazette, January 15, 2009


2008

November
Can Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer?
Alice Park, Time, November 12, 2008

October
Environmental Working Group report on chemicals in teenagers cosmetics. (A highspeed connection is necessary.)

20,000 people, 20,000 reasons
The Gazette, October 2008

September
Humanity at Risk: Lost Boys' Humanity at Risk: Are the Males Going First?
Martin Mittelstaedt, The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2008

June
Cancer Prevention: "In Cancer Prevention, We Cannot Control All the Elements at Our Individual Level"
(Document translated from French into English by Roland Ah-Song and edited by Annie J. Sasco and Aimée Ward in Bordeaux, June 27, 2008.)

Lips are sealed on lead in lipsticks
Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News Service

May
Proposed law would require all products to list toxic ingredients
Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service, May 2008

The hidden chemical in cans
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail, May 29, 2008

Breast cancer survival linked to vitamin D
Terri Judd, The Independent — Health & Wellbeing, Monday, 19 May 2008

April
Bisphenol A can alter genes, study finds
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail, April 18, 2008

Canada first to label bisphenol A as officially dangerous
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail, April 15, 2008

Green tea inhibits breast cancer in mice

Campaigners urge ban on cancer-link chemicals
David Batty and agencies; guardian.co.uk, Wednesday April 2 2008 Chicago,

Seeking Carcinogenic Labeling on all Cosmetic Talc Products
Chicago, March 24, 2008

 

Toxin Found in "Natural," "Organic" Items—
Consumer Group's Test for Cancer-Causing Solvent Again Raises Issue of Labeling

Annys Shin, Washington Post Staff Writer, March 15, 2008


2007

December
Selecting your Plastics: A Break-down
Toxic Nation E-News, décembre 2007

Industry Talk: Plastic Industry Stance on Bisphenol A

Toxic Nation Campaign Update: From a Baby Rally to Mountain Equipment Co-op’s Announcement

October
Pollution killing up to 25,000 Canadians annually, says First Environmental Burden of Disease study in Canada
October 2, 2007

The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know

September
Study suggests DDT, breast cancer link
Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, September 30, 2007

How cancer research dollars are spent Quest for cure gets 56%, prevention just 2%
André Picard, Globe and Mail, September 12, 2007

Fighting the wrong war: We know what causes cancer, so why don't we attack it there?
Richard Halicks, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 30, 2007

August
New Vitamin D Evidence Report Reveals Gaps in Knowledge and Serves as Basis for Upcoming NIH Conference on Vitamin D and Bone Health
August 17, 2007