Living near main roads ‘triggers early birth.’
Pregnant women who live within 650 ft (200 m) of a main road are at a 50 per cent higher risk than normal of delivering prematurely - before 37 weeks - according to a study of more than 14,000 births.
BPA may inhibit pregnancy.
Even as women choose to have babies later in life, more are having trouble conceiving, and the chemical BPA might be partly to blame, suggests a new study.
U.S. cautious on breast milk sharing as trend grows.
U.S. health officials are cautioning new parents about sharing breast milk as a growing number of women are using social networking and other websites to share their milk instead of turning to infant formula.
What implication has Bisphenol A for Botswana babies?
It is disturbing that while some US companies have banned Bisphenol A at home, they continue to sell products containing it in other unsuspecting countries. Africa frequently finds itself the dumping ground.
One dioxin exposure in the womb affects female fertility in mice for generations.
A study with mice finds the reproductive health effects of dioxin last for generations, reducing fertility and increasing the chances of premature delivery.
Landmark Regulations Will Lead to Cleaner Cleaners.
Rodale Emily Main November 29, 2010 RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Household cleaning products are about to get a lot, well, cleaner, thanks to a new ruling... Read More
San Francisco Honors Nail Salons for Healthy Polish
San Francisco Chronicle Heather Knight November 29, 2010 San Francisco‘s first-of-its-kind program to honor toxic-chemical-free nail salons will serve as the base coat upon which... Read More
A Closer Look: Brazilian Blowout Formaldehyde Questions Continue.
Los Angeles Times Jill Adams November 29, 2010 Is the Brazilian Blowout hazardous to your health? That question has been buzzing through beauty parlors since... Read More
For women, children especially, some fish better than others.
Fish is an important part of a healthy diet, so people should eat more, right? Yes and no, says the state Department of Public Health. Like most nutrition advice, it's more complicated than simply, "More is good."
A warning by key researcher on risks of BPA in our lives.
The synthetic chemical, BPA — found in everything from plastic bottles to cash register receipts — is a potent, estrogen-mimicking compound. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, biologist Frederick vom Saal harshly criticizes U.S. corporation...
