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environmental health discussions
A series of interviews hosted by Dr. David Carpenter.
environmental health » Carpenter Conversations
September 2001
Healthy neighbors
In our environmental health segment, Dr. David Carpenter talks with Singapore University's Dr. David Koh about Singapore's contributions to the environmental health of surrounding nations.
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August 2001
A different approach
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter looks at what Singapore can teach western nations about occupational health and safety. His guest is Dr. David Koh, professor of the University of Singapore.
additional info:
» University of Singapore
August 2001
PCBs and older people
Most studies of PCB's show their effects on young children or developing fetuses. Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter of the University at Albany and Dr. Susan Shantz of the University at Illinois look at how PCB's can affect older people.
additional info:
» Dr. Susan Schantz
August 2001
DDT and pre-term births
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter talks with Matthew Longnecker of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about the connection between DDT and pre-term births.
additional info:
» National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
August 2001
Autoimmune disease
Dr. Michael Pollard of the Scripps Research Institute and our environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter examine the connection between the environment and autoimmune disease.
additional info:
» Scripps Research Institute
July 2001
Environmental emergencies
Is your community prepared to deal with an environmental health emergency? Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Dr. Robert Moore of the University of Wisconsin for a look at emergency response plans.
additional info:
» Dr. Robert Moore
July 2001
Breast cancer and organochlorines
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Dr. Francine Laden, epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, for a discussion on the relationship between breast cancer and organo-chlorines.
additional info:
» Cancer Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital
July 2001
Testing for toxicity
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Dr. Robert Moore of the University of Wisconsin's environmental toxicology center for a look at how we test chemicals for toxicity.
additional info:
» University of Wisconsin's Environmental Toxicology Center
July 2001
Safety concerns surrounding pesticides
Environmental Health expert Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Dr. David MacIntosh, an environmental health scientist at the University of Georgia, for a look at the safety concerns surrounding pesticide use.
additional info:
» University of Georgia
June 2001
PCBs
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter looks at the effects of PCB's in fish on infants and children. His guest is Dr. Richard Monson, professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public health.
additional info:
» Harvard School of Public Health
» EPA's PCB information
June 2001
Community layout and heart disease
How do roads, housing and community infrastructure affect heart disease? Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter talks with Dr. Donna Armstrong, epidemiologist at the University at Albany, about the impact of social cultural environments on heart disease mortality.
additional info:
» University at Albany School of Public Health
June 2001
Infectious disease and the environment
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter talks with Dr. Margaret Magumwa of Makerere University in Uganda about the connection between the spread of infectious disease and the environment.
additional info:
» Makerere University
June 2001
Lead's effect on cognitive development
Lead poisoning is the topic in today's environmental health segment. Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Walter Rogan, senior investigator in the National Institutes of Health's epidemiology department, for a look at how lead poisoning affects cognitive development in children.
additional info:
» National Institutes of Health
June 2001
Estuary Syndrome
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter looks at a syndrome developing in watermen on Maryland Estuaries. His guest, Dr. Marion Swinker of the East Carolina School of Medicine has conducted studies on what has become known as estuary syndrome. Dr. Swinker talks about the symptoms of the syndrome and whether it poses a threat to beach goers.
additional info:
» Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
May 2001
Mothers and fish
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter talks with Dr. Paul Stewart, director of the Newborn and Infant Development Project at the State University of New York at Oswego about a study of newborns whose mothers ate Lake Ontario fish.
additional info:
» SUNY Oswego
May 2001
Toxins and the thyroid
Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter talks with Michigan State's Dr. Wilfred Karamaus about the connection between environmental toxins and thyroid dysfunction.
additional info:
» Michigan State University
May 2001
Cancer and the environment
In our weekly look at environmental health, Dr. David Carpenter talks with the director of the Center for Environmental Health Sciences at MIT, Dr. William Thilly about the links between cancer and the environment.
additional info:
» Center for Environmental Health Sciences at MIT
April 2001
Testing for toxins
Dr. Chris Portier, acting associate director of the National Toxicology Program, joins environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter to examine the process the program uses to select and test substances for toxins.
additional info:
» National Toxicology Program
April 2001
A toxic future? part 2
Dr. David Carpenter is joined by the World Wildlife Federation's Dr. Theo Colbourn for part two of a discussion on how toxins are stealing our children's futures.
additional info:
» World Wildlife Federation
April 2001
A toxic future? part 1
Dr. Theo Colbourn of the World Wildlife Federation joins the Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter for part one of a discussion on how toxins are affecting our children's future.
additional info:
» World Wildlife Federation
April 2001
Drinking water in the US
In environmental health this week, Dr. David Carpenter of the University at Albany talks with the EPA's Linda Birnbaum about the condition of our nations drinking water.
additional info:
» Environmental Protection Agency
March 2001
Health disparities
In environmental health Dr. David Carpenter talks with Dr. Ken Olden, head of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about health disparities.
additional info:
» National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
March 2001
Studying pollution's effect on humans
In environmental health Dr. David Carpenter talks with Evelyn Tiffany Castiglioni of Texas A&M's School of Veterinary Medicine about the use of animal models to study the effects of pollutants on humans.
additional info:
» Texas A&M's School of Veternary Medicine
March 2001
Toxins and breast cancer
In environmental health this week Dr. David Carpenter talks with Siena College professor Dr. Patricia Brown about the connection between environmental toxins and breast cancer.
additional info:
» Dr. Patricia Brown
March 2001
Healthy schools
In today's environmental health segment Dr. David Carpenter and Claire Barnett, director of The Healthy Schools Network, examine the environment our children spend most of their day in... their schools.
additional info:
» Healthy Schools Network
February 2001
Lead poisoning
Dr. Carpenter brings us a report on lead poisoning.
additional info:
» National Lead Information Center
February 2001
The impact of air pollution
In environmental health this week we look at the effect of air pollution on the heart and lungs. The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter talked with Dr. Douglas Dochery, professor of environmental epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.
additional info:
» Kresge Center for Environmental Health Science at Harvard
February 2001
Toxics and the immune system
The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter talks with Cornell University's Dr. Rodney Diedert about how toxins affect the immune system.
additional info:
» Cornell University Med School
February 2001
Toxics and children
In our environmental health segment, our own Dr. David Carpenter talks with pediatrician, Dr. Phillip Landrigan of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine about how toxic substances affect our children.
additional info:
» Mount Sanai School of Medicine
January 2001
Pesticides and Parkinson's
In our ongoing look at environmental health, Dr. David Carpenter talks with Dr. Deborah Corey-Shlecta about the connection between pesticides, particularly rotinone, and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Corey-Shlecta is dean of research and the director of the Biomedical Institute of the University of Rochester Medical School. She also chairs the university's department of environmental medicine.
additional info:
» Biomedical Institute at the University of Rochester Medical School
January 2001
Pesticides and children
Dr. David Carpenter speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Guillette about her research on the effects of pesticides on children.
additional info:
» Washington Post article about Dr. Guillette's research
January 2001
Toxins and premature infants
Our coverage of environmental health continues as Dr. David Carpenter interviews neonatologist Dr. Cynthia Bearer about toxins transferred to premature infants through blood transfusions.
additional info:
» Children's Environmental Health Network
» Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
December 2000
Birth defects
In our continuing coverage of environmental health issues, the Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter is joined by Dr. Allen Wilcox, head of epidemiology at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Wilcox recently completed a study of the occurrence of birth defects in the children of parents who had birth defects.
additional info:
» National Institute of Environmental Health Science
December 2000
Pharmacogenetics
The Health Show's new environmental health series begins with a look at the field of pharmacogenetics. The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter is director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany. He talks with Dr. Daniel Nebert, professor of environmental health, pediatrics and developmental biology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center about the field of pharmacogenetics.
additional info:
» Dr. Daniel Nebert
» University of Cincinnati Medical Center
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