Go Shoeless in the House
Did you know you may track toxic chemicals like pesticides or carcinogenic coal tar into your home on your shoes?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not as sweet as it first seemed
Philadelphia Inquirer Sandy Bauers February 21, 2011 Clorox is coming clean. Sort of. The cleaning products giant announced recently that it was expanding the list... Read More
First chemicals banned in European Union.
Chemical & Engineering News Cheryl Hogue February 18, 2011 The European Union will phase out the use of three phthalates, a flame retardant, a synthetic... Read More
A little known ‘super-phthalate’ packs a big punch to males, a rat study finds.
New research in rats finds that a relatively unknown phthalate called DPeP may be up to eight times more potent than DEHP – the phthalate generally considered to be the most dangerous variety.
