Philippines: Health Care Without Harm SEAsia Demands Fair Share of the Budget
Health Care Without Harm SEAsia – Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia asked members of the House of Representatives (HOR) Committee on Appropriations to push the Department of Health to report on the still unreleased 2008 and 2009 envi-health budget.  more

Iran: Medical Waste Disposal Crisis Looms in Tehran
Tehran Times – The Tehran Municipality has warned about the amount of medical waste produced in Tehran. Approximately 90 tons of medical waste is produced in hospitals across the capital every day, and disposal of this waste has become a major problem, Tehran Municipality official Hossein Kalkhourani said on Monday. more

Thailand: New Phuket Incinerator to Burn Off Landfill Waste Doesn't Consider Environmental Impacts
Phuket Gazette – A new incinerator now under construction at the site will use any extra burning capacity to reduce the huge stockpiles of trash. Prachoom Suriya, who heads the Phuket City Municipality Environmental Division, said the maximum capacity of the new incinerator will be 700 tons a day. more

US: Environmental Toxicants and the Developing Immune System
Science Direct – This review summarizes available data for pollutants such as cigarette smoke and dioxin-like compounds, which consistently support the idea that developmental exposures critically impact the immune system. These findings suggest that exposure to common chemicals from our daily environment represent overlooked contributors to the fact that infectious diseases remain among the top five causes of death worldwide.  more

US: Research Article on Inorganic Mercury Biomonitoring and Skin Care Products as a Source of Exposure
EHP – Population–based biomonitoring identified a previously unrecognized source of exposure to inorganic mercury among NYC residents. In response, the NYC Health Department embargoed products and notified store owners and the public that mercury-containing skin lightening creams and other skin care products are dangerous and illegal. Users of these products may be at risk of health effects from exposure.  more

India: Arsenic in Groundwater Causes Cancer
Punjab Newsline – The Central Ground Water Board confirmed the presence of high level of arsenic in the subsoil water in some cancer-affected areas of Punjab. The amount of arsenic found in subsoil water goes beyond the permissible limit fixed by the World Health Organisation. more

Bangladesh: Climate Change Exposes More Tropical Diseases
The New Nation – Public health professionals from a number of countries assembled in capital Dhaka to discuss the magnitude of health problems posed by climate change and give future directions to face climate-induced health challenges. more

US: Climate Change Is A Serious Public Health Issue
Alt Transport – Calling climate change a public health issue over a 100 leading health advocates went to Washington to ask for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. more

US & Europe: Nanotech Pesticides – Safety Issues Arise
KTVZ.com – Nanotechnology is about to emerge in the world of pesticides and pest control, and a range of new approaches are needed to understand the implications for public health, ensure that this is done safely, maximize the potential benefits and prevent possible risks, Oregon State University and European researchers say in a new study published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health.  more

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