Study finds puberty arriving earlier in girls.
Some young girls, barely into grade school, are showing the first signs of puberty. A study published this week in the journal Pediatrics finds that early puberty is far more common now than just a decade ago.
The dangers that lurk in your make-up bag.
When two journalists discovered that formaldehyde was the miracle agent behind their sleek hair-dos, they decided to dig a little further into their beauty products' ingredient lists. What they found was terrifying. That lipstick? That mascara? All ful...
The dangers of a ubiquitous food chemical: new evidence.
Bisphenol A, America's most demonized food-packaging chemical, nationally debated and being considered for a federal ban under an amendment of the food safety bill, S. 510, may be even worse than anyone imagined, a new peer-reviewed study finds.
Coming clean about household cleaners.
Cleaning companies are notoriously secretive about the chemical contents of their products. But now, New York is reviving a 1976 law that requires manufacturers to disclose chemical ingredients in household cleaners.
Puberty coming earlier for US girls.
Girls in the U.S. may be continuing to hit puberty at earlier ages, according to new research. The findings suggest earlier development than what was reported in a 1997 study and show a worrying pattern, say the study's authors, led by Dr. Frank Biro o...
Want a baby? Relax . . .
Scientists have just confirmed what obstetricians knew anecdotally for years — that women under stress can have a difficult time getting pregnant. What’s new: Biochemical markers quantified the degree of stress — and potentially the type — affe...
The scary link between chicken and fibroids.
Some gynecologists advise women to refrain from eating too many non-organic meat products, which could possibly lead to the worsening of uterine fibroids.
BPA levels jump in moms-to-be.
Pregnant women who eat canned vegetables or work as cashiers show the highest levels of bisphenol A, the estrogen-mimicking chemical, according to a new study.
Girls hit puberty at younger ages.
New research adds further evidence that girls are entering puberty at younger and younger ages, with implications for their physical and mental health. One of the main contributors to early puberty is thought to be increasing body weight and obesity ra...
UK, Iceland lead fall in Europe breast cancer deaths.
Death rates from breast cancer have fallen markedly in Europe in the past 20 years thanks largely to better screening and treatment policies, with Britain and Iceland leading the way, scientists said on Thursday.