The high price of beauty.
Are girls increasing their risk of breast cancer by wearing blush, or their chances of reproductive abnormalities by applying lip gloss? Right now, new legislation is being introduced to close what legislators call "major loopholes" in a federal law that they say leaves Americans unknowingly exposed to potentially harmful mystery ingredients.
Breast milk contains flame retardants with exposure patterns similar to phased-out PBDEs.
New research in the UK reports that nursing infants are exposed through breast milk to two commonly used brominated flame retardants known as TBBPA and HBCD.
Multiple childbirth ups breast cancer risk.
A new study has found that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of 'triple-negative' breast cancer, a relatively uncommon but particularly aggressive subtype of the disease.
PCBs hit IVF pregnancy success.
PCBs, an environmental pollutant present in most humans, can significantly lower the chances of a woman conceiving via in vitro fertilization, according to new research, a finding that also may extend to women trying to conceive naturally.
LePage motives on BPA policy, Mills firing questioned.
As Gov. Paul LePage continued to weather national fallout for recently saying women could develop "little beards" if exposed to bisphenol-A, or BPA, questions continue to mount about the motives behind the governor's proposal to reverse a ban on the substance.
Treatment used to smooth frizzy hair may contain cancer-causing chemicals, safety experts fear.
A popular hair treatment in the US that tames curly hair often contains varying levels of formaldehyde, which has been classed as a probable carcinogen by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
