| This report primarily examines the lifetime influences of environmental factors on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and their underlying pathologic mechanisms. Our close look at the science of these diseases shows they are related to a number of features of modern society and that Alzheimer’s disease especially is linked to other serious health problems of modern times, which we call the "western disease cluster." |   | ||
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Scientists Endorse Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging This important book from Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Science and Environmental Health Network presents in clear, balanced, and understandable terms the emerging evidence that toxic environmental exposures, in combination with nutritional, social, and exercise variables, contribute to the causation of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other chronic degenerative diseases of aging. It offers prudent suggestions in light of current knowledge for reducing exposures and building resilience against environmental threats. This book is a 'must read.' Philip Landrigan MD, MSc Professor & Chairman Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging presents the most comprehensive compilation of information on the impact of the environment on neurodegenerative diseases. It weaves complex cutting-edge research information in this area and presents it in a manner that the average reader can comprehend. I know of no other work which has dealt with this subject with caring and social responsibility and a deep understanding of the environmental challenges to our health. Nasser H. Zawia, PhD Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Rhode Island Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging is a weighty contribution to our public knowledge of the ecology of human health and disease across the lifespan. Written with concinnity, rigor, and passion, it should inspire and inform needed and urgent conversations about healthcare priorities in America. This report presents a clear warning against the profession-centered, reductionistic approaches of biomedicine that minimize the influences of cultural, experiential, ecological, and cumulative developmental contexts. It is a clarion call to promote an integrative model of human health and wellness. Peter J Whitehouse, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Case Western Reserve University Daniel R. George, ABD, MSc Department of Medical Anthropology Oxford University Whitehouse and George are co-authors of The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis Congratulations on getting this [report Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging] out - the distillation of information is fantastic and the layout wonderfully inviting. Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT INND (Institute of Neurotoxicology & Neurological Disorders) Seattle, WA Author: A Small Dose of Toxicology Principal Authors' Bios Jill Stein MD Dr. Jill Stein is a board certified internist, and previously served as a staff physician at Harvard Community Health Plan and Simmons College Health Center. She was an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1982-2005. She co-authored the report, In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development, (GBPSR 2000), a call to action to protect children from toxic exposures that contribute to learning and behavior problems. The report has been the basis of continuing education conferences at medical centers across the country, and has been translated into four languages. As a leader in Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the founder of the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities, Dr. Stein has been an effective voice of the health community, assisting citizen groups seeking stronger protections at the community, state and federal level from sources of pollution. She has appeared on the Today Show, 20/20 News Magazine and other media to discuss the health implications of toxic threats. Dr. Stein is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Harvard College. Jill also heads the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities.
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| Media Coverage Since its release, the report has been featured in over 65 national and regional stories, and reached an audience of over 23 millions from television, radio, print, and online media coverage. Media coverage of particular note: 2009:
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