CHER Media Coverage http://www.cher.ubc.ca/News/MediaCoverage/mediacoverage.asp UBC Centre for Health and Environment Research - Media Coverage Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:25:19 -0400 60 Ponyfish - http://www.ponyfish.com Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant, suit says http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/03/bleed.air.contamination/ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/03/bleed.air.contamination/ L.A. Traffic Causing Premature Births: Study http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/30/traffic-premature-birth.html http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/30/traffic-premature-birth.html A bridge, abridged http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-bridge-abridged/article1194672/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-bridge-abridged/article1194672/ Air quality needs to be part of city planning, expert says http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090615197321/local/news/air-quality-needs-to-be-part-of-city-planning-expert-says.html http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090615197321/local/news/air-quality-needs-to-be-part-of-city-planning-expert-says.html Change is in the air http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090603195165/local/news/change-is-in-the-air.html http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090603195165/local/news/change-is-in-the-air.html Air quality http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/bc/video/index.html?releasePID=Sgn3OJQsqUV4J2rSEzowJiSfRkxquo4W http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/bc/video/index.html?releasePID=Sgn3OJQsqUV4J2rSEzowJiSfRkxquo4W Risking the ride to work http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2009/09jun04/ride.html http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2009/09jun04/ride.html Calculating Canadians' exposure to carcinogens http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2009/09jun04/carcinogens.html http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2009/09jun04/carcinogens.html We breathe in 10,000 litres of air a day - much of it a "toxic soup of pollutants" http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/medicinematters/archive/2009/06/03/we-breathe-in-10-000-litres-of-air-a-day-much-of-it-a-quot-toxic-soup-of-pollutants-quot.aspx http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/medicinematters/archive/2009/06/03/we-breathe-in-10-000-litres-of-air-a-day-much-of-it-a-quot-toxic-soup-of-pollutants-quot.aspx Notre état de santé varie selon le niveau de bruit (audio interview) http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia%3D/Medianet/2009/CBUF/4AA66248_20090528_104638.asx&promo%3DZAPmedia_Telejournal&duree%3Dcourt http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia%3D/Medianet/2009/CBUF/4AA66248_20090528_104638.asx&promo%3DZAPmedia_Telejournal&duree%3Dcourt Asbestos panel chair mystified by secrecy surrounding report http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/180/11/1100 http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/180/11/1100 Cyclist demand could help improve infrastructure http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Transportation/2009/05/14/Vancouver-behind-when-it-comes-to-cycling-infrastructure/ http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Transportation/2009/05/14/Vancouver-behind-when-it-comes-to-cycling-infrastructure/ Cold fails to kill deadly fungus found in parks http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=599cf44d-1429-4cac-8d57-a481c065190b&p=1 http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=599cf44d-1429-4cac-8d57-a481c065190b&p=1 UBC study finds eight cyclists injured in five months on Burrard span http://www.straight.com/article-219696/ubc-study-finds-eight-cyclists-injured-five-months-burrard-span http://www.straight.com/article-219696/ubc-study-finds-eight-cyclists-injured-five-months-burrard-span Burrard bike lane debate goes on http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/224289--burrard-bike-lane-debate-goes-on http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/224289--burrard-bike-lane-debate-goes-on Burrard bridge bikes http://cbcca.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/cbcca-regions-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=newsvancouver&maven_referralParentPlaylistId=0e1e0d7d50100a997bf02a4bb6de82bfcbe5401d&maven_referralPlaylistId=097e8bed7398f2a1b7af39d6dcd16648f67078a6&maven_referralObject=4848652 http://cbcca.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/cbcca-regions-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=newsvancouver&maven_referralParentPlaylistId=0e1e0d7d50100a997bf02a4bb6de82bfcbe5401d&maven_referralPlaylistId=097e8bed7398f2a1b7af39d6dcd16648f67078a6&maven_referralObject=4848652 Deadly fungus in B.C. http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/environmentscience/deadly_fungus_in_bc_1.html http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/environmentscience/deadly_fungus_in_bc_1.html 'Walk score' is a new way to rate a neighbourhood http://www.househunting.ca/buying-homes/vancouversun/story.html?id=23cb8964-f591-49e5-b392-29821a5aa3ed&p=1 http://www.househunting.ca/buying-homes/vancouversun/story.html?id=23cb8964-f591-49e5-b392-29821a5aa3ed&p=1 Hysteria seems to be spreading faster than swine flu itself http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1555584 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1555584 Ground-level ozone leads to heavy breathing in the Fraser Valley http://www.straight.com/article-216564/heavy-breathing-valley http://www.straight.com/article-216564/heavy-breathing-valley Vancouver cycling route planner http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2009/04/29/vancouver-cycling-route-planner/ http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2009/04/29/vancouver-cycling-route-planner/ Ignatieff fails the human rights litmus test on asbestos http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/Ignatieff+fails+human+rights+litmus+test+asbestos/1521580/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/Ignatieff+fails+human+rights+litmus+test+asbestos/1521580/story.html Will your holiday flight poison you? The toxic fumes leaking onto planes and the people who have suffered their effects http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165380/Will-holiday-flight-poison-The-toxic-fumes-leaking-planes.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165380/Will-holiday-flight-poison-The-toxic-fumes-leaking-planes.html Stove smoke fires up neighbours http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/story.html?id=6829a07b-dfa4-4d59-9eb4-5e542d8f403a http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/story.html?id=6829a07b-dfa4-4d59-9eb4-5e542d8f403a Peer Influence May Play a Greater Role than Risk Perception in Protective Equipment Use http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/cchsa/knowledge/pdf/VOL_4_ISSUE_1_2009_English.pdf http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/cchsa/knowledge/pdf/VOL_4_ISSUE_1_2009_English.pdf Website helps cyclists find cleanest, greenest route http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/03/12/bc-ubc-cycle-route-planner.html http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/03/12/bc-ubc-cycle-route-planner.html video http://cbcca.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/cbcca-regions-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=newsvancouver&maven_referralParentPlaylistId=8b4fde5934f3591cad8125604f41bec1116c0b3f&maven_referralPlaylistId=626e47a3ba16ac7d0ca1c79f3e4ae94f60f3376b&maven_referralObject=3806933 http://cbcca.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/cbcca-regions-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=newsvancouver&maven_referralParentPlaylistId=8b4fde5934f3591cad8125604f41bec1116c0b3f&maven_referralPlaylistId=626e47a3ba16ac7d0ca1c79f3e4ae94f60f3376b&maven_referralObject=3806933 Deadly fungus moving from B.C. to U.S. Northwest http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090219/deadly_fungus_090219/20090219?hub=Health http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090219/deadly_fungus_090219/20090219?hub=Health Science confirms native complaints that rotting homes make them sick http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Science+confirms+native+complaints+that+rotting+homes+make+them+sick/1276687/story.html http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Science+confirms+native+complaints+that+rotting+homes+make+them+sick/1276687/story.html 'Toxic' cabin air found in new plane study http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4610474/Toxic-cabin-air-found-in-new-plane-study.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4610474/Toxic-cabin-air-found-in-new-plane-study.html Where there's fire, there's smoke http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.WOOD05/EmailTPStory/National http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090205.WOOD05/EmailTPStory/National 18 Days of Fog http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/bc/ondemand/video/bc-090122-days-fog-JOHNSONL.wmv http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/bc/ondemand/video/bc-090122-days-fog-JOHNSONL.wmv Les risques de bronchiolite http://www.pourlascience.fr/ewb_pages/a/actualite-les-risques-de-bronchiolite-19048.php http://www.pourlascience.fr/ewb_pages/a/actualite-les-risques-de-bronchiolite-19048.php Even protected ears at risk from noise at work http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73386.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73386.html