Missoula moms test toys for heavy metals
KPAX Breanna Roy March 17, 2011 MISSOULA – The national organization Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) says toxic chemicals are much-too-prevalent in children’s toys.... Read More
Cosmetics industry warns against cancer-causing formaldehyde in hair straighteners
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2011 Contact: Jamie Silberberger, jamies@womensvoices.org, 406-543-3747 Sian Wu, sian@resource-media.org, 206-374-7795 x102 SACRAMENTO—For the first time, the cosmetics industry’s safety review... Read More
Spring in Into Green Cleaning
Spring is around the corner. Want to host a green cleaning party?
Kids’ jewelry may pose cadmium risk.
ABS News Medical Unit Courtney Hutchison March 4, 2011 Amid growing worry over the presence of toxic cadmium in kids’ jewelry, a new study further... Read More
Brazilian Blowout drops lawsuit against Oregon OSHA and OHSU
The Oregonian Katy Muldoon March 2, 2011 The company that makes the spendy salon hair straightener Brazilian Blowout has dropped its lawsuit against the Oregon... Read More
Groups Applaud Progress on Cleaning Product Chemical Right-To-Know Effort, Submit Response to State Proposal
Alaska Community Action on Toxics · American Lung Association in New York · Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety Inc. · Autism Society · Beyond Pesticides... Read More
Women are more vulnerable to climate disasters.
Women are more vulnerable to climate disasters than men through their socially constructed roles and responsibilities, and their relatively poorer and more economically vulnerable position, especially in the developing world.
PCBs may impair fertility.
PCB exposure may interfere with a woman’s ability to get pregnant, a new study of women undergoing in vitro fertilization suggests.
One in eight women will get breast cancer as lifestyle blamed for huge rise in cases.
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and the rate is rising, alarming figures show. Scientists blame obesity, alcohol and the growing tendency to delay motherhood for record levels of the disease.
Low sperm counts linked to fetal effects.
Scientists report a correlation between a man's ability to father children and the distance between his genitals and anus — a measurement also associated with elevated concentrations of chemicals known as phthalates in urine collected from the boys