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	<title>the stick, the stone and the puddle &#187; health</title>
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		<title>while in the air</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/03/while-in-the-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[this is one reason why i went into the field of occupational hygiene. check out the video on the &#8216;testing for toxic air&#8216; story from cnn. while exposure to passengers is negligible due to the short time low level exposure, the real concern are pilots and air flight attendants. i have had the pleasure of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>british columbia environmental &amp; occupational health research network</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i just returned from the annual general meeting for the british columbia environmental &#38; occupational health research network (in short bceohrn). it&#8217;s a network for everyone who is involved in some sort of research in bc. the network strives to get researchers from different disciplines talking to each other. why? well it&#8217;s simple&#8230; applying things learned in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>show &#8216;must&#8217; go on</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/11/show-must-go-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[given the media attention given to the latest flu, there&#8217;s no surprise that controversy appears due to it. now, while i won&#8217;t be talking about the h1n1 flu and how it can or cannot affect one, or the symptoms or how one can prevent it. a vaccine has been rolled out by pharmaceutical companies (in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>must wash hands</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/06/must-wash-hands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[during yesterday&#8217;s coffee break, i stopped at a starbucks in vancouver to have the morning &#8216;fix&#8217;. while i was sipping away&#8230;i had to take a short trip and &#8216;check-out&#8217; the facilities at the location. the first thing that jumped at me was the sign &#8216;employees must wash their hands&#8217;. first thing i thought about was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>careful where you eat&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/04/careful-where-you-eat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s been a while since i posted anything&#8230;given various random things that have occurred, but at least i think this post is quite worth it. recently a new swept through north america. this one deserves a place in the &#8216;you&#8217;re dumber than you look&#8217; category and also&#8230;the &#8216;you did it to yourself&#8217;. as it seems, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>parabens&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/parabens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[the second group of chemicals identified a couple of days ago was parabens. this is a group of chemicals used as preservatives. their use ranges from cosmetics to pharmaceutical and are widely used in foods. the concentrations allowed as preservatives in food must be up to 0.1%. (as a side note, the average human intake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>phthalates&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/phthalates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[based on yesterday&#8217;s post, today i&#8217;ll spent some time on phthalates. this is a group of chemicals used to soften and make plastics more flexible and durable. they are often called &#8216;plasticizers&#8217;. some quick general information can be found on the following sites: wikipedia, canadian cancer society, environmental working group (seems to me like an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>killer looks?</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/killer-looks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/killer-looks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[as i was passing by through the living room i paid attention to a news story. the story about potential hazardous ingredients found in make-up. now, before i talk about them and somewhat share my thoughts on the matter, i will add a large disclaimer. to this point i have not had time to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 months&#8230;and counting</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/4-months-and-counting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/03/4-months-and-counting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[well about this time 4 months ago i had my first morning coffee without a smoke. i had smoked for a few years by that point&#8230;and after strong considerations (and inputs from some) decided to not light up anymore. essentially the decision was taken about a month before, and i pretty much set a date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the white coat</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/02/the-white-coat/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/02/the-white-coat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[so here&#8217;s something i&#8217;ve been noticing and observing for quite a few years. as many have probably seen, even if you didn&#8217;t give it much attention, doctors tend to walk around with their white lab coats pretty much the entire day. yes, that means that if they go for lunch, if the leave the hospital [...]]]></description>
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