Notes Left Behind: A Sick Child's Gift Celebrating Life and Love......

"Elena Desserich dreamed of becoming a teacher. Although her time on this earth was far too short to fulfill her dream, she left behind an enlightening lesson plan on life. Wise beyond her years, Elena never stopped teaching those around her to appreciate the miracle of everyday living even as the innocent six-year-old battled a rare form of brain cancer....View video.

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Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

Dr.Teitelbaum - A well-known CFS physician and advocate will appear on the Dr. Oz Show on Friday, Oct 23, 2009

Dr.Teitelbaum - A well-known CFS physician will appear on the Dr. Oz Show on Friday, Oct 23, 2009. Listing times may vary.

Mainstreaming Environmental Health Sciences

A slide presentation of how different biological factors interact with environmental ones to influence disease development. Click here.

Green spaces 'improve health'

Green spaces 'improve health'

I am just reporting.....

And they needed a study to prove this....why? Please pass the tissue.....

It was already widely assumed, but German experts provided confirmation on Wednesday: women cry more often than men, for longer -- and in a more dramatic fashion.
Sniff: women cry more than men, and for longer

Scientists urge EPA to adopt systems thinking

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will celebrate its 40th birthday in 2010, but it may be approaching a mid-life crisis. A group of nationally recognized experts in environmental science, technology, and policy have called for EPA to adopt a more integrated approach to environmental protection that accounts for the complex interrelationships among socioeconomic...read more

Senate panel passes health bill

A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a move described as a "critical milestone" by President Obama. Click here...

Cats and their toys....

Why do cats find the most irritating and noisy things to play with when they have a whole toy box full of toys that are LESS irritating....???

Toxic Mold, Chemical Sensitivity and Nrf2

We have discussed before that we believe the Nrf2 system may be an important route or root (whichever way one looks at it) to environmental illness and chemical sensitivity and have noted in other blogs just a few of the factors that can impair the Nrf2 system. In this video, one sees how people suffer from this condition..and as the author of The Canary Report notes is sloppy reporting...

*After viewing the video, check out the reference link below...and then the one to our page on HEIRS homepage.




Related references:

• Potential Protection Against Aflotoxin-Induced Tumorigenesis Through The Induction of Nrf2 Pathway by CDDO-IM.
• New Science: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and A Strategy (2007)
• Expression of the aflatoxin b1-8,9-epoxide-metabolizing murine glutathione s-transferase a3 subunit is regulated by the nrf2 transcription factor through an antioxidant response element

More about Nrf2: HEIRS Blog,  HEIRS Library, HEIRS-online Website. Yahoo access has been blocked from the library. Sorry.


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October 4th is the Beginning of Mental Illness Awareness Week

"The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) would like to call your attention to a program now airing on PBS, Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness." Read more...