Having survived cancer, biologist Sandra Steingraber wrote a book to expose its link to the environment. As the film version premieres in Europe, she tells the Ecologist why we must all take a stand on air, food and water pollution
… that practices must change to prevent cancer Matilda Lee | 30th November 2010 … Having survived cancer, biologist Sandra Steingraber wrote a … state of the evidence for the link between cancer and the environment. At the same time, …
Thirty years since the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl the impacts are still being felt, writes Ian Fairlie, and they will persist long into the future. Some 40,000 cancer deaths can be expected across Europe over the next 50 years, and 5 million people still living in areas highly contaminated with radiation. Yet the nuclear madness continues, with even Belarus building new nuclear reactors.
… It's not over yet! 40,000 more cancer deaths predicted in Chernobyl aftermath … persist long into the future. Some 40,000 cancer deaths can be expected across Europe … . The new TORCH report finds 40,000 fatal cancers are predicted in Europe over the next …
We've heard about the environmental and animal welfare problems with meat consumption. Now a new film, Planeat, presents a convincing health case to re-examine our love affair with meat and dairy, reports Matilda Lee
… Can we cut cancer and heart disease rates just by going … And Farming Health Planeat Vegan Dairy Meat Cancer The China Study heartstethescopepic.jpg … a higher than expected incidence of liver cancer in children, especially those from more …
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk
… and reported in the International Journal on Cancer in January 2012, looked at child … risk of 60 per cent for all childhood cancers. The KiKK findings were confirmed by … risk of childhood leukaemia and other cancers in the vicinity of NPPs [nuclear power …
From asthma and allergies, diabetes and reproductive problems to cancer and obesity, environmental degradation plays a role... HEAL ensures our voices on these issues are heard in Brussels
… Health Climate Change HEAL Mercury Pesticides Cancer Carcinogens European Union MEPs … diabetes and reproductive problems to cancer and obesity, environmental degradation … diabetes and reproductive problems to cancer and obesity, environmental degradation …
The Semipalatinsk region suffered under four decades of Soviet nuclear testing. Now, the country wants to become an international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee reports from Kazakhstan
… & Energy Nuclear Power Kazakhstan Radiation Cancer Renewable Energy Polygon … the Semey Oncology Center, where over 4,000 cancer patients receive treatment, says he … see effects,' he says. Already, the thyroid cancer rate in the east and north of …
The Pesticide Action Network campaigner on why and how the government should urgently implement EU legislation on pesticides to protect human health and the environment
… Difference Pesticide Action Network Paraquat Cancer Environmental Investigation Agency … that practices must change to prevent cancer Having survived cancer, biologist Sandra Steingraber wrote a …
New evidence from Fukushima shows that as many as 2,000 people have died from necessary evacuations, writes Ian Fairlie, while another 5,000 will die from cancer. Future assessments of fatalities from nuclear disasters must include deaths from displacement-induced ill-heath and suicide in addition to those from direct radiation impacts.
… Fairlie, while another 5,000 will die from cancer. Future assessments of fatalities from … another 5,000 are expected to die from future cancers. …
When nuclear reactors are refueled, a 12-hour spike in radioactive emissions exposes local people to levels of radioactivity up to 500 times greater than during normal operation, writes Ian Fairlie. The spikes may explain infant leukemia increases near nuclear plants - but operators provide no warnings and take no measures to reduce exposures.
… published very clear evidence of increased cancers among children living near nuclear … near NPPs are considerably more at risk of cancer, particularly leukemia, than children … be disclosed and that the issue of childhood cancer increases near NPPs be re-examined by …
In Kansas City, Missouri, people have lost jobs, schools have closed and hospitals have moved away. Now the government has subsidised a new federal nuclear weapons plant with $815 million in municipal bonds...
… is just sentimentalism COMMENT Aren't floods, cancer and infant mortality enough to stop … claims of a higher incidence of breast cancer and infant mortality in the vicinity of …
Are low levels of nuclear radiation good for you? Or merely harmless, as many nuclear advocates want you to think? Sadly not, writes Ian Fairlie. A huge new study finds 'strong evidence' of a dose-response relationship between cumulative, external, chronic, low-dose, exposures to radiation, and incidence of leukemia.
… it now applies to leukemias as well as solid cancers. Sixth, the study finds no evidence of … Spain UN International Agency for Research on Cancer, France Funding was provided by many … 2015. 2. Cardis E et al (2005), ' Risk of cancer after low doses of ionising radiation: …
If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking for
… the progression of chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.’ Yet it is the … and is thought to help slow the growth of cancer cells. For sceptics, there have been … well help reduce an individual’s risk of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or even just …
As the new 'outbreak' film Contagion, starring Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow is released, The Ecologist reports on the book linking the threat of global disease pandemics and industrial animal farming
… meat as meat diets have been linked to high cancer and heart disease rates . Equally on … reports HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Can we cut cancer and heart disease rates just by going …
Beauty advice for the winter season: get enough sleep, eat well and never stray far from a good jar of organic skincream. From Neal's Yard to Weleda, here are the Ecologist's top ten picks...
… and tips from the experts GREEN LIVING Cancer drug: the other use for mistletoe … is a respected and widely used treatment for cancer. Will it catch on in the UK? GREEN …
An innovative new project aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change
… as they contain a natural antidote to cancer, she says. Scots Pine fit well in small … are medicines today, from aspirin to cancer treatment and prevention. 2. Trees …
Once united in opposition, the environmental movement is now divided on nuclear power. Matilda Lee reports on why some greens say that anti-nuclear is just sentimentalism
… on nuclear ethics COMMENT Aren't floods, cancer and infant mortality enough to stop … claims of a higher incidence of breast cancer and infant mortality in the vicinity of …
From the next Erin Brokovitch, to a group of teens cleaning up Kenya's Kibera slum, a clutch of innovative youth film-makers are documenting crucial issues and demanding social and environmental justice
… directly responsible for the high numbers of cancer and birth defects in her community. …
Quick fading and blandly coloured they are not. Eco paints may be thicker and require a primer but the benefits, not least to our health, outweigh the extra labour writes Matilda Lee
… system. Some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans. By the end of this year, all …
From Darina Allen's mountain picnics to Mark Boyle's moneyless meditations and Craig Sams decorating with fungi, 11 environment-minded luminaries tell us what they'll be doing this festive season
… causes toxicity in our food chain linked to cancers and infertility. After my experience …
From Darina Allen's mountain picnics, to Mark Boyle's moneyless meditations and Craig Sams decorating with fungi, 11 environment-minded luminaries tell us what they'll be doing this festive season
… causes toxicity in our food chain linked to cancers and infertility. After my experience …