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.
Mount Sinai Researchers Launch the Queens Children’s Environmental Health Education Campaign September 8, 2010 Dr. Philip Landrigan and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall Announced Queens National Children’s Study Week.
New York Academy of Medicine Awards Philip J. Landrigan, MD, 2009 Stephen Smith Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Public Health November 18, 2009 Director of the Children's Environmental Health Center at Mount Sinai and lead investigator for the National Children's Study, Dr. Landrigan helps shape environmental health policies worldwide.
Mount Sinai Researchers Conclude 9-11 Responders Twice As Likely to Have Asthma November 3, 2009 The tracking data show an increasing percentage of responders reporting asthmatic episodes, rising to double that seen in the general population.
Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center Holds Its Second Annual "Greening Our Children" Benefit Event May 13, 2009 Led by Mount Sinai’s Philip J. Landrigan, MD, Professor and Chair of Community and Preventive Medicine, Center research projects identify potential environmental causes of childhood diseases.
Future Climate Change Likely to Cause More Respiratory Problems in Young Children May 3, 2009 More children will end up hospitalized over the next decade because of respiratory problems resulting from projected climate change, according to a new study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
The Mount Sinai Medical Center Becomes a 2009 EPA Region 2 Quality Award Recipient May 1, 2009 This annual Environmental Protection Agency award honors individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly to the improvement of the environment.
Mount Sinai Study Finds Strong Link Between Neighborhood Factors and Childhood Obesity in Harlem April 16, 2009 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that children from East Harlem are three times more likely than other U.S. children to be overweight.
Mount Sinai Study Finds One-Quarter of World Trade Center Responders Still Have Impaired Lung Function February 5, 2009 The Mount Sinai study is the first to assess lung function in a large group of WTC responders at two different time points since the September 11th attacks.
Mount Sinai Researchers Discover Potential Link Between Rare Blood Cancer and Environmental Contaminants February 3, 2009 Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a potential link between a significant number of cases of a rare blood cancer and environmental contaminants in three counties in eastern Pennsylvania.
Mount Sinai Researchers Launch Nation’s Largest Federally-Funded Children’s Health Study in Queens January 13, 2009 The National Children’s Study will examine how environmental factors affect 100,000 children over the next 20 years. Philip J. Landrigan, MD, is the study’s principal investigator for New York.
