Jerry Brown targets hair treatments under state disclosure law.
A state lawsuit filed Wednesday charges that the maker of the Brazilian Blowout brand salon treatment failed to disclose to stylists and consumers that its Acai Professional Smoothing Solution contains formaldehyde. This marks the first time the state ...
A healthier America starts with healthy pregnancies.
Americans are ignoring the real news about pregnancy. An emerging science known as the developmental origins of health and disease - DOHaD for short - is revealing that the conditions we encounter in the womb can have a lifelong impact on our health an...
Consider environmental causes of breast cancer.
There is strong, growing scientific evidence that the cause of breast cancer is environmental: chemicals in our food, water, air, and soil.
Lead in lipstick not such a myth after all.
There's a reason an urban myth about lead in lipstick is still bouncing around inboxes from South Florida to South Africa — it's not all myth.
Painkillers in pregnancy linked to male reproductive disorders: study.
Use of mild painkillers such as acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen during pregnancy may partly account for a sharp increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, according to a study published on Monday.
Nail salons move to avoid using toxic chemicals.
In San Francisco, some salons are moving to identify establishments that use a so-called toxic trio of chemicals.
Doctors see rise in second-birth infertility.
The number of women diagnosed with secondary infertility has risen by 15-20 per cent due to factors including urban lifestyles and pollution affecting male sperm.
Toxic Brazilian Blowout Too Dangerous to be Used in the U.S., Experts Say.
Womens’ Voices for the Earth, National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics November 8, 2010 WASHINGTON—A coalition of leading public health and safety... Read More
Potential risks from fragrances in common products.
A University of Washington researcher is adding fuel to a heated debate over chemicals in common products such as soaps, lotions, and cleaning supplies. New research has found trace amounts of chemicals that might be toxic, although no health risk has ...
Fetal origins of disease.
A growing body of scientific research suggests that exposure to chemical toxicants in the womb can lead to chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, later in life.
