Emerging issues in Child Health related to Occupational and Environmental Exposure

Learning Disabilities - A.D.D on the Rise - Pregnancy Warnings

A growing number of scientists are providing strong evidence as to why we are seeing more and more children with learning and behavior disorders over the past 30 years. Their conclusions are straight forward - exposure of the developing child to even small levels of common everyday chemicals can result in learning or behavior problems evident throughout life. This information is a result of a 1997 Graduate Research Project from University of South Florida investigating environmental and "chemical" causes of Learning Disabilities.

Children’s Health and Environmental Chemical Exposure

Cancer: Parental exposure to pesticides during the child’s gestation is linked with malignancies like leukemia, neuroblastoma, sarcoma, lympho-sarcoma and other cancers in children.

Endocrine Disruption: Direct or indirect exposure of children to chemicals like pesticides and other POPs have been linked with endocrine and sexual disorders in children.

Asthma: Exposure to indoor air pollutants and bioaerosols are linked with childhood asthma.

Editor: Dr (Mrs) A Dewan 
Dy Director ( SG ), NIOH Ahmedabad
email: adewan@envisnioh.org

Designed by 
Yashdeep Dubey 
IT Astt (ENVIS), NIOH Ahmedabad
email: yash@envisnioh.org

Childhood Cancer & Relationship to Modern Chemicals
Evidence demonstrating how chemical exposures occurring in and around the home can greatly increase the risk of brain cancer, neuroblastoma & leukemia. Also "NEW" research on immune system defects found in cancer children which can determine if "remission" is likely to occur