June 1, 2009
Contents:
- GREAT LAKES UNITED Passes Resolution that Supports the End of Water Fluoridation
- The American Academy of Environmental Medicine Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Genetically Modified Foods
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GREAT LAKES UNITED Passes Resolution that Supports the End of Water Fluoridation
by Fluoride Action NetworkGreat Lakes United is an international coalition dedicated to preserving and restoring the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem. The coalition is made up of member organizations representing environmentalists, conservationists, hunters and anglers, labor unions, community groups, and citizens of the United States, Canada, and First Nations and Tribes.
Carole Clinch, Research Coordinator for People for Safe Drinking Water (Ontario, Canada), submitted a resolution to Great Lakes United for the members to vote. The results were announced May 20, 2009 during an electronic, annual general meeting.
The resolution (at www.fluoridealert.org/glu.resolution.passed.5-20-09.pdf) states:
Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports the United States Environmental Protection Agency unions (US EPA Unions), Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) statements and professionals world-wide that the practice of artificial drinking water fluoridation be terminated.
Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports the United States Environmental Protection Agency unions (US EPA Unions), Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) statements and professionals world-wide that the practice of artificial drinking water fluoridation be terminated.
This resolution passed with a vote:
16 for the resolution
10 against the resolution
62% voted in favor of the resolution.
53% of GLU members participated in the online voting.
The results are available at www.glu.org/meeting09
THANKS to Carole for her continued outstanding efforts as one of Ontario's dynamic fluoridation activists.
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The American Academy of Environmental Medicine Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Genetically Modified Foods
Press Advisory (May 19, 2009) Wichita, KS - The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) released its position paper today on genetically modified (GM) foods, stating that "GM foods pose a serious health risk" and calling for a moratorium on GM foods.
Citing several animal studies, the AAEM concludes "there is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects" and that "GM foods pose a serious health risk in the areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic and genetic health."
The AAEM calls for:
--A moratorium on GM food, implementation of immediate long term safety testing and labeling of GM food.
Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community and the public to avoid GM foods.
--Physicians to consider the role of GM foods in their patients' disease processes.
--More independent long term scientific studies to begin gathering data to investigate the role of GM foods on human health.
"Multiple animal studies have shown that GM foods cause damage to various organ systems in the body. With this mounting evidence, it is imperative to have a moratorium on GM foods for the safety of our patients' and the public's health," said Dr. Amy Dean, PR chair and Board Member of AAEM.
"Physicians are probably seeing the effects in their patients, but need to know how to ask the right questions," said Dr. Jennifer Armstrong, President of AAEM. "The most common foods in North America which are consumed that are GMO are corn, soy, canola, and cottonseed oil." The AAEM's position paper on Genetically Modified foods can be found at http:aaemonline.org/gmopost.html. AAEM is an international association of physicians and other professionals dedicated to addressing the clinical aspects of environmental health. More information is available at www.aaemonline.org.
About AAEM The American Academy of Environmental Medicine was founded in 1965, and is an international association of physicians and other professionals interested in the clinical aspects of humans and their environment. The Academy is interested in expanding the knowledge of interactions between human individuals and their environment, as these may be demonstrated to be reflected in their total health. The AAEM provides research and education in the recognition, treatment and prevention of illnesses induced by exposures to biological and chemical agents encountered in air, food and water.