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EDC- North Carolina Annual Meeting 2025

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:February 13, 2025
Post category:Blog Events

This meeting has been postponed due to the uncertainty in science, travel bans, and other actions of the Trump administration. We hope to reconvene this fall. We are sorry.

Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:October 22, 2024
Post category:Blog Events

General InformationFriday and Saturday, March 14 - 15, 2025The University of Florida, GainesvilleHPNP Auditorium, Room 14041225 Center DriveParking Friday, CEHT parking lot, 2187 Mowry Drive (15 minute walk) There is…

Meeting: Endocrine disrupting chemical research in North Carolina

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:February 21, 2024
Post category:Blog Events

Friday, March 22, 2024 from 8:30AM-5PM, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) will host its fourth annual meeting of EDC researchers in the North Carolina area. There is no…

Woods Hole Course on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:December 4, 2023
Post category:Blog Events

Applications are due Jan. 15 for this two week-long May 2024 course at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. Learn from some of the best scientists in the endocrine disrupting…

U.S. DOHaD Society Annual Meeting

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:May 9, 2023
Post category:Events

U.S. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Society Annual MeetingDevelopmental Crossroads: Intersecting Origins of Health and DiseaseSept. 17-19, 2023Kansas City, MOInfo and registration here.

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (ECHO) Course

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:January 19, 2023
Post category:Blog Events

The two-week course ECHO: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals - Hazards and Opportunities, is being held in Woods Hole MA from May 24 – June 4. It is an immersive lab and lecture…

Duke University Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health Fall 2022 Seminar Series

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:August 26, 2022
Post category:Events

Fridays at noon Eastern. Duke University and online. Open to all. More information here.

Food Packaging Forum 2022 Workshop

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:August 26, 2022
Post category:Events

Oct. 6, 2022 Zurich, Switzerland, and online. On the theme, Taking stock of the past decade: What has changed and what’s to come?More information here.

Impacts of early life exposure to environmental contaminants: Children’s health in the Anthropocene

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:August 26, 2022
Post category:Events

Sept. 30, 2022 University of Evora, Portugal. If you are already in Portugal for the International Society for Exposure Science (ISES) meeting, stay an extra day!More information here.

International Society for Exposure Science Annual Meeting

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:August 26, 2022
Post category:Events

Sept. 25-29, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal, and online. More information here.

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POSTPONED: North Carolina EDC working group 5th annual meeting
by Sarah Howard on April 4, 2025 at 11:46 am
Previously scheduled for April 25, 2025, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) has postponed its 5th Annual Meeting of EDC-NC, its North Carolina working group on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). More information. We hope to reschedule this fall.
Webinar: Changes at NIH: What do they mean for environmental health?
by Sarah Howard on April 3, 2025 at 3:34 pm
This May 8 webinar features Dr. Linda Birnbaum, who will discuss the implications of the Trump administration's changes for environmental health, and Dr. Scott Belcher who will discuss the effects on individual research efforts. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
Webinar: Children's health and the exposome
by Sarah Howard on March 12, 2025 at 7:02 pm
This April 15 webinar, Children's Health: Assessing impacts of the exposome, features Dr. Rémy Slama of the EU's ATHLETE research project. Dr. Slama will explore the environmental factors that are most likely to affect children’s health, and present approaches to rank the impact of these factors. The webinar is sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.

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Gas stove emissions significantly increase cancer risks, especially in children
by Katherine McMahon,Sarah Howard on April 18, 2025 at 8:18 pm
In a recent study published in Journal of Hazardous Materials, researchers examined the impact of benzene exposure - a hazardous chemical emitted by natural gas and propane stoves - on cancer risk. “Our results should help facilitate prioritization of air toxins for potential environmental regulation and pollution control, and ultimately help to protect public health, especially for the people who are using gas stoves in their homes.”
Common pesticide harms fertility and reproduction in bees
by Katherine McMahon,Sarah Howard on April 16, 2025 at 5:59 pm
The pesticide sulfoxaflor - a common substitute for toxic neonicotinoid pesticides - harms bees’ reproductive health, according to a new study published in Chemosphere. “More accurate assessments of pesticide exposure, toxicity, and risks are urgent to fully grasp their potential harm, support science-based regulatory decisions, and finally minimize inadvertent negative effects on our ecosystems.”
Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease, study finds
by Pamela Ferdinand on April 16, 2025 at 11:49 am
This article was originally published by U.S. Right To Know and is republished here with permission under a Creative Commons license. Chemicals found in common food packaging plastics like cling film and snack pouches may interfere with the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle, increasing the risk of sleep disorders, diabetes, immune problems, and even cancer, new research shows.

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Iowa lawmakers reject bill shielding pesticide companies from cancer lawsuits
by EHN Curators on April 17, 2025 at 11:05 am
A bill that would have blocked lawsuits against pesticide companies over health warnings failed again in the Iowa legislature, despite a push from Bayer-backed lobbyists and support from Senate Republicans. Anika Jane Beamer reports for Inside Climate News.
Aggressive rollback of environmental rules raises legal and public health concerns
by EHN Curators on April 16, 2025 at 11:26 am
A sweeping new executive order from President Trump would force federal agencies to eliminate key environmental regulations unless they’re reapproved annually, a move legal scholars say is likely unlawful and could endanger public health. Kiley Bense reports for Inside Climate News.
EU moves to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from children’s toys in online and in-store markets
by EHN Curators on April 14, 2025 at 10:47 am
A new European Union regulation bans PFAS and other hormone-disrupting chemicals in toys, aiming to curb health risks and tighten online toy safety. Richard Connor reports for Deutsche Welle.