Children Living Near Toxic Waste Sites in Developing Countries May Experience Higher Blood Lead Levels Resulting in Lower IQ May 6, 2013 Mount Sinai researcher estimates that lead exposure could cause mental retardation in 6 in 1,000 children living near the sites.
Toxic Waste Sites Cause 'Healthy Years of Life Lost' for People Living in India, Philippines and Indonesia May 4, 2013 Mount Sinai researcher presents novel findings in environmental health at the Pediatric Academic Societies.
Cancer-Incidence Rates Higher Than Expected Among World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers April 23, 2013 Comprehensive study by Mount Sinai’s WTC Health Program published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Advanced Grandparental Age Associated With Increased Risk of Autism March 20, 2013 Men who have children at an older age are more likely to have grandchildren with autism, according to new research .
Experts Call for Urgent On-Site Health Protection For Post-Sandy Workers, Residents, and Responders November 21, 2012 Immediate implementation of safety measures is needed for workers cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy, according to experts from Mount Sinai.
Simpler Lifestyle Found to Reduce Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals June 26, 2012 A fresh foods diet and limited exposure to environmental chemicals in personal health products can reduce risk for adverse health issues.
Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center Publishes a List of the Top Ten Toxic Chemicals Suspected to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities April 25, 2012 The editorial was published alongside four other papers — each suggesting a link between toxic chemicals and autism.
Industry Conflicts of Interest Are Pervasive Among Medical Guideline Panel Members October 17, 2011 Conflicts of interest are common among panelists developing medical guidelines to inform clinical practice, causing the risk of industry influence.
First Long-Term Study of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers Shows Widespread Health Problems Ten Years After 9-11 September 6, 2011 Researchers at Mount Sinai have found substantial and persistent mental and physical health problems among first responders and recovery workers.
Researchers Estimate Environmentally-Induced Childhood Disease Cost At $76.6 Billion May 4, 2011 New data show that, despite previous efforts to curb their use, toxic chemicals have a major impact on health care costs and childhood morbidity.
New Mount Sinai Study Shows Exposure to Certain Pesticides Impacts Child Cognitive Development April 21, 2011 Prenatal exposure to a group of pesticides called organophosphates negatively impacted perceptual reasoning, a measure of nonverbal problem-solving skills.
New Study of “Sarcoid Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease Finds Elevated Rates in WTC Responders January 6, 2011 Mount Sinai researchers examined nearly 20,000 World Trade Center responders for this clinical study.
Mount Sinai Designated as First PAHO-WHO Collaborating Centre in Children’s Environmental Health in United States October 13, 2010 Mount Sinai School of Medicine is the first fully designated PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Children’s Environmental Health in the U.S.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Joins Elite Consortium of Universities for Global Health September 9, 2010 Mount Sinai has been accepted into the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, a prestigious organization of global health programs across the country.
Mount Sinai Researchers Launch the Queens Children’s Environmental Health Education Campaign September 8, 2010 Dr. Philip Landrigan and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall Announced Queens National Children’s Study Week.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find Lead Poisoning Highly Prevalent Among School-Aged Children in Uganda June 29, 2010 Blood lead levels in children living near a landfill in Kampala, Uganda, are nearly 20 times higher than levels found in U.S. children.
Jia Chen, ScD, Receives Visiting Scientist Award from International Agency for Research on Cancer June 14, 2010 Dr. Chen will spend the 2010/2011 academic year continuing her research on breast and lung cancer with collaborators at IARC in Lyon, France.
Mount Sinai Researchers Approaching Universal Treatment for All Strains of Influenza June 2, 2010 Benjamin tenOever, PhD, and colleagues are one step closer to creating a universal anti-viral treatment for influenza.
Beethoven Unlikely to Have Died from Lead Exposure June 2, 2010 Tests conducted by Mount Sinai researcher on Beethoven's skull fragments reveal that lead poisoning is unlikely to have caused the composer's death.
Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Receives 2010 Heart of Green “Protector” Award April 30, 2010 Director of the Children's Environmental Health Center honored for his study of the effects of environmental pollutants on chronic childhood diseases.
Phillip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Appointed Dean for Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine April 15, 2010 Dr. Landrigan is an internationally recognized pediatrician, epidemiologist, and leader in public health and preventive medicine.
Exposure to Three Classes of Common Chemicals May Affect Female Development April 5, 2010 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that exposure to three common chemical classes in young girls may disrupt pubertal development.
Mount Sinai Researchers Are the First to Identify Heart Abnormalities in World Trade Center Workers March 16, 2010 Mount Sinai School of Medicine presented data at the American College of Cardiology meeting evaluating heart problems in World Trade Center workers.
New York Academy of Medicine Awards Philip J. Landrigan, MD, 2009 Stephen Smith Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Public Health November 18, 2009 Director of the Children's Environmental Health Center at Mount Sinai and lead investigator for the National Children's Study, Dr. Landrigan helps shape environmental health policies worldwide.
Mount Sinai Researchers Launch Nation’s Largest Federally-Funded Children’s Health Study in Queens January 13, 2009 The National Children’s Study will examine how environmental factors affect 100,000 children over the next 20 years. Philip J. Landrigan, MD, is the study’s principal investigator for New York.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Experiences Impressive NIH Support January 4, 2009 Mount Sinai School of Medicine has ranked among the top 25 medical schools in terms of NIH funding for several years.
