Radiation risk from flying dwarfs body scanners.
Amidst protests and rallies over airport security procedures, what's often overlooked is that flying itself dwarfs the radiation doses delivered by the new body scanners. Flying raises real risks for pilots, flight attendants, and the half a million bu...
US doctors say chemicals can cause cancer.
Dr Linda Giudice has treated thousands of patients over the years with a range of troubling reproductive disorders, and this week, she joined health experts and a young mother in fingering chemicals as the probable cause.
Turning up the heat on antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Now researchers have developed a method that could slow the spread of resistance genes in the environment by reducing their release through treated sewage.
BPAs in canned food.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is urging consumers to stop buying products that contain Bisphenol A. 7 On Your Side has been investigating the chemical, commonly known as BPA, and has information on exclusive lab tests.
Household Cleaners Will Be Reformulated to Clean Up California Smog.
Environmental Health News Marla Cone November 19, 2010 About 2,000 household cleaning products will be reformulated to reduce smog-forming compounds under a new regulation adopted... Read More
Researchers trace toxins’ links to reproductive health.
Researchers say consumers are swimming in a sea of chemicals, and get exposed through “air, water, food, drink, cosmetics, pesticides, herbicides and other household items.” There are some 80,000 chemicals on the market and only a couple hundred ha...
New meeting with expert triggers more concerns in Edgewater.
On Nov. 9, Peter deFur, an independent expert on Superfund sites, met again with local residents to respond to questions not addressed at a meeting on Nov. 4.
Breast cancer genes should not be owned, Sarah Murdoch tells MPs.
Breast cancer campaigner Sarah Murdoch has pleaded with MPs to support world-first legislation to ban the patenting of human genes.
Green Cleaning Parties: Leverage Your Power.
Huffington Post Cassidy Randall November 16, 2010 By guest blogger Cassidy Randall. Cassidy coordinates efforts to mobilize and engage women at Women’s Voices for the... Read More
Mothers-to-be who smoke ‘turn babies into future criminals.’
Children whose mothers smoke heavily during pregnancy are more likely to become repeat criminal offenders, research suggests.
