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Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center Publishes a List of the Top Ten Toxic Chemicals Suspected to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities April 25, 2012 The editorial was published alongside four other papers — each suggesting a link between toxic chemicals and autism.
Chemical In Personal Care Products May Contribute To Childhood Obesity January 19, 2012 Chemicals found in some personal-care products may contribute to childhood obesity, according to research from the Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center.
Future Climate Change May Increase Asthma Attacks in Children August 30, 2011 Perry Sheffield, MD, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, and her team of researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Establishes International Partnership to Improve Children’s Environmental Health July 25, 2011 Prof. Dr. HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand travels to Mount Sinai to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will improve research, education, and medical training.
Researchers Estimate Environmentally-Induced Childhood Disease Cost At $76.6 Billion May 4, 2011 New data show that, despite previous efforts to curb their use, toxic chemicals have a major impact on health care costs and childhood morbidity.
New Mount Sinai Study Shows Exposure to Certain Pesticides Impacts Child Cognitive Development April 21, 2011 Prenatal exposure to a group of pesticides called organophosphates negatively impacted perceptual reasoning, a measure of nonverbal problem-solving skills.
Top Reproductive Epidemiologist, Joins the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center April 5, 2011 Shanna H. Swan, PhD brings over 30 years of research experience on phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals to Mount Sinai
Experts Warn Us about the Health Consequences of Global Warming February 24, 2011 On February 24, Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH joined a panel of health experts to discuss climate change and human health.
CEHC Provides Testimony for a Connecticut Bill that Would Ban BPA in in Cash Receipts February 23, 2011 Andrea Wershof Schwarts, MD, MPH provided critically important testimony for Connecticut bill banning BPA in thermal receipt paper.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine Highlights Topics in Children’s Environmental Health January 22, 2011 Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc edits special issue of the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine on children’s health and the environment
Dr. Landrigan’s Research Featured at Senate Hearing on Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Environmental Health October 26, 2010 CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD, cites Children’s Environmental Health Center study in arguing on behalf of stricter evaluation of toxic chemicals.
Mount Sinai Designated as First PAHO-WHO Collaborating Centre in Children’s Environmental Health in United States October 13, 2010 Mount Sinai School of Medicine is the first fully designated PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Children’s Environmental Health in the U.S.
Fact Sheets Available on Gulf Coast Oil Spill September 23, 2010 Led by Joel Forman, MD, of the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center, the document is a cooperative effort to protect children’s health.
CEHC Publishes New Research on BPA and Dental Sealants September 6, 2010 Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc and Perry Sheffield, MD help produce research on BPA in dental sealants.
Philip Landrigan Delivers Presentation on Environmental Contributors to Autism July 16, 2010 Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center Director, Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, outlines the need for expanding research into environmental causes of autism.
CEHC Announces New Fellows in Pediatric Environmental Health July 14, 2010 In this interdisciplinary post-doctoral research training program, fellows obtain classroom education, mentored research experience, and clinical experience at our Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit - PEHSU.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find Lead Poisoning Highly Prevalent Among School-Aged Children in Uganda June 29, 2010 Blood lead levels in children living near a landfill in Kampala, Uganda, are nearly 20 times higher than levels found in U.S. children.
