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Meeting Summary: Six Classes Virtual Retreat (held in May 2020)

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:May 10, 2020
Post category:Events

The Green Science Policy Institute hosted the Six Classes Virtual Retreat online in May 2020. Videos from the talks are available here.

EDC Science Weekly, Apr. 29 – May 5, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:May 5, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Webinars, Regulations/Policy, Methods/Screening, Reviews/Commentaries, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Webinars Glyphosate: Review of Animal Carcinogenicity Data and Epigenetic…

EDC Science Weekly, Apr. 22 – 28, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:April 28, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Tools/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Regulations/Policy Regulating human safety: How dose selection in…

DES: A Multigenerational Health Tragedy

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:April 27, 2020
Post category:Blog

By Karen Fernandes, R.N., CPHQ Twitter: @DESInfo411 Facebook: DESInfo Email: DESInfo411@gmail.com In 1985, President Ronald Reagan dedicated this week in April as National DES awareness week. This week we also honor DES Info, a…

EDC Science Weekly, Apr. 15 – 21, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:April 21, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Methods/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies Methods/Screening Building and Applying Quantitative Adverse Outcome Pathway Models for…

EDC Science Weekly, Apr. 8 – 14, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:April 14, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Regulations/Policy Deep flaws in a mercury regulatory analysis. Methods/Screening A…

EDC Science Weekly: Apr. 1 – 7, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:April 7, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Regulations/Policy Thresholds of adversity and their applicability to endocrine…

EDC Science Weekly, Mar. 25 – 31, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:March 31, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Stay safe everyone! Contents: Regulations/Policy, Methods/Screening, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Regulations/Policy (Q)SAR tools for the prediction…

EDC Science Weekly, Mar. 18 – 24, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:March 24, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week. Contents: Methods/Tools/Screening, Commentaries/Letters, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, Exposure/Environment Studies. Methods/Tools/Screening Adverse Outcome Pathway Bridge Building from Research to…

EDC Science Weekly, Mar. 11 – 17, 2020

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:March 17, 2020
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

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POSTPONED: North Carolina EDC working group 5th annual meeting
by Sarah Howard on March 26, 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: 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.
Webinar: Childhood cancer and the environment: prevention opportunities
by Sarah Howard on March 11, 2025 at 3:35 pm
This April 24 webinar features Drs. Mark Miller and Catherine Metayer, and is sponsored by CHE Alaska.

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Drinking from plastic bottles may raise blood pressure, early study finds
by EHN Curators on April 2, 2025 at 10:42 am
A small study from Austria links microplastics in bottled water to changes in blood pressure, adding to concerns about everyday plastic exposure and cardiovascular health. Eric Ralls reports for Earth.com.
Trump’s science attacks trigger urgent warning from leading researchers
by EHN Curators on April 1, 2025 at 11:16 am
In an extraordinary move, nearly 2,000 top U.S. scientists are sounding the alarm about what they say is a deliberate campaign to dismantle science under the Trump administration. Jessica Glenza reports for The Guardian.
Trump administration freezes billions in NIH funding, disrupting medical research across U.S.
by EHN Curators on March 31, 2025 at 11:30 am
Funding for biomedical research has dropped by nearly 60% since President Trump took office in January, leaving scientists without resources and forcing major project delays. Dan Diamond and Dan Keating report for The Washington Post.

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Endocrine Society statement on HHS restructuring, mass firings, and scientific review
by EHN Curators on April 2, 2025 at 2:13 pm
A major reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — including massive cuts to the federal workforce — threatens scientific progress that drives our economy and improves the public’s health.
Tennessee bill could block lawsuits against pesticide makers, including Monsanto
by EHN Curators on April 2, 2025 at 10:58 am
Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill that would shield pesticide manufacturers from some liability lawsuits, even as critics point to past industry efforts to suppress health risk data. Caroline Eggers reports for WPLN News.
New Mexico moves to ban nearly all PFAS-containing products by 2028
by EHN Curators on April 1, 2025 at 8:57 am
New Mexico lawmakers have passed two bills that would ban most products with added PFAS and classify certain firefighting foams as hazardous waste, positioning the state to join Maine and Minnesota with sweeping restrictions on the toxic chemicals. Sharon Udasin reports for The Hill.