Hoffman Program for Chemical Intolerance
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November 29, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “Can Sensor Technology Help Keep Office Workers Healthy?” from The New York Times. [OpenSensors uses] small, inexpensive, battery-operated sensors to monitor foot traffic, occupancy levels and air quality in the spaces we […]
November 15, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “Our buildings are making us sick” from Vox. Whether we notice it or not, the air we breathe indoors can make us sick. For most of us, it’s not an industrial printer […]
November 10, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Remains a Serious Public Health Threat” from The Truth Initiative. In 2022, over 2.5 million middle and high school students reported current e-cigarette use, a higher number than in […]
October 25, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “People of Color More Likely to be Harmed by Pesticides” from The Guardian. Roughly 90% of pesticide use in the US is in agriculture, making farmworkers – 83% of whom identify as […]
October 20, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio is excited to share our bilingual comic book on asthma and allergens in the home. The comic book, first published in 2004 and supported by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, shows a trio of asthma-fighting heroes that […]
October 19, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external video: “The Dark History of ‘Gasoline Baths’ at the Border” from Vox. In 1917, American health officials launched a campaign to use noxious, often toxic chemicals to delouse immigrants seeking to enter at […]
September 26, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “What is ‘tobacco-free’ nicotine?” from the Truth Initiative. Some nicotine-containing products in sweet and fruity flavors — e-cigarettes, pouches, lozenges, and even gummies — are marketed as containing “tobacco-free nicotine.” These flavored […]
September 22, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share a presentation by Dr. Claudia Miller, allergist/immunologist, professor emeritus, and leader of the Hoffman TILT Program, for the Beyond Pesticides National Forum Series on Sept. 15, 2022. Watch Dr. Miller’s presentation. The 2022 National Forum Series […]
September 9, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share free access to a book: “Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes” (2nd edition, 1998). The book, which explores the issue of chemical intolerance, is authored by Nicholas A. Ashford and Dr. Claudia S. Miller, allergist/immunologist, […]
August 18, 2022
Our team at the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Program at UT Health San Antonio wanted to share this important external article: “Why Indoor Chemistry Matters” from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Despite research to date, very little is known about how exposures to indoor chemicals across complex chemical phases […]
