Survey: Portland women clueless about chemicals in cosmetics.
If you're anything like the 1,000-plus Portland women who responded to a recent survey about personal-care products, chances are you don't know what chemicals and other compounds are in the goods commonly used to clean up and fluff up.
Cleaning Your Oven for the Holidays – Safely!
Need to clean your oven before holiday season kicks into gear? Watch out for that “heavy duty oven cleaner.”
Report Points To Toxins And Allergens In Crib Mattresses
NBC Montana.com KECI staff November 3, 2011 A new report shows a significant portion of crib mattresses contain chemicals of concern. Women’s Voices for the... Read More
Health Hazards of Fragrance in Cleaning Products: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You
Physicians for Social Responsibility Environmental Health Policy Institute Alexandra Scranton November 3, 2011 Take a walk down the cleaning aisle in your grocery store, and... Read More
Bisphenol A, under a health scandal.
Archives are often ruthless. For those who plunge into scientific journals, the case of bisphenol A (BPA) has all the features of a global health scandal, potentially one of the most serious of the past decade.
Many hair straighteners have more formaldehyde than claimed.
Three out of four keratin hair straighteners tested for a new study on formaldehyde exposure in hair-smoothing products contained more formaldehyde than the product claimed, according to research conducted by the San Francisco-based scientific consult...
Prevent breast cancer by regulating use of toxins.
Awareness of the disease has driven funding for research and treatment of breast cancer, and that's a good thing. But there's an aspect of the issue that is even more important: prevention. And among the causes of breast cancer that we are able to affe...
Can the chemicals in makeup harm your health?
Whether your daily makeup routine takes 5 minutes or 30, you probably haven't taken the time to really look at what's in the cosmetics you use.
What parents should know about toxins.
It is highly possible that chemical exposure increases the risk for cancer at any age. There are many environmental toxins over which we have little to no control, but we can control how we choose to interact with them in our homes, our food supply, an...
BPA linked to behaviour problems in girls.
Girls who were exposed to the industrial chemical bisphenol A while in the womb showed more behavioural problems at age three years than those whose mothers had lower BPA levels, according to a new study.
