Satori-5 offers informaion and resources on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS), Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), and Hazardous Radiations Sickness (HRS). The website was created and is maintained by a sufferer of severe forms of all three of these illnesses. The webmasters often harrowing personal experiences with these illnesses are also documented on site and illustrated with photographs and short video films.
MIRG, the Mesothelioma Information and Resource Group, is aimed at providing comprehensive information to victims of mesothelioma and their families. Mesothelioma is a terminal cancer of the lung and abdomen, and it requires more specialized treatment than other cancers of the lung. Mesothelioma is a direct result of exposure to asbestos fibers.
At the Environmental Cancer Research Program at Northeastern University, our mission is to determine the chemicals that cause cancer and develop a test to detect early presence or increase of these carcinogens in humans. For example, you may be concerned about whether your diet, home or occupation involves some exposure to cancer causing agents. Or perhaps, you wonder about the the effects of urban air pollution on your health. We already know that animals can develop cancer when they are exposed to harmful chemicals. Our environment contains millions of chemicals, both natural and synthetic, and scientists ar etrying to determine which ones initiate cancer. It is estimated that up to 90% of cases of cancer have an environmental (noninherited) origin. Our goal is to develop procedures that accurately determine the presence of harmful chemicals in people by testing, in some cases, the cellular genes from just a drop of blood. If successful, such tests would give individuals the opportunity to reduce their exposure before harm has occurred.
Resources to help communites investigate the connection between contamination issues and health problems. Registry (for networking) of communties with environmental health problems.
From the website of health author M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., this information discusses environmental causes of cancer and primary prevention of cancer. Information is drawn from her book, "Stopping Cancer at the Source."
The Daisy Institute is an ethically, environmentally, and socially responsible botanical pharmaceutical research organization. Her objective is to disseminate her findings worldwide.
Behind the glossy image of Kodak's film there lies one of the largest emitters of toxins in the United States. Eastman Kodak, a multinational corporation with headquarters in Rochester, New York is the state's number one manufacturing polluter. Kodak has a long history of environmental violations, contamination of the Rochester community, dumping of hazardous wastes in Kodak Park, and advocacy for the weakening of environmental regulations. These examples of Kodak's dismal environmental record, however, are only a small snapshot of the problem. On this web site you will find information about Kodak's Toxic Colors, and what you can do to help reduce Kodak's pollution.
Cancer Research Center of America's mission is to reduce the high incidence of breast cancer and fatal breast cancer worldwide by conducting a large-scale, case-control study to verify the strength of current results showing what are the major causes and sources of these diseases.