With hair products, it’s buyer beware.
This isn’t the first time that hair products have been singled out for their potential health risks.
Keeping abreast of breast cancer.
Breast cancer is on the rise in China, especially in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, and doctors are urging women to educate themselves, eat right and avoid pollution and toxins.
CDC finds phthalates in most cosmetics surveyed.
Beijing authorities released on Friday a survey conducted last year that found 90 percent of the perfumes in Beijing's markets contain phthalates (PAEs), a chemical compound that may cause cell mutations, according to their report.
Feds should ban ‘dirty dozen’ chemicals: report.
Looking primped and polished can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report by the David Suzuki Foundation that's calling on the government to do more to keep a "dirty dozen" toxic chemicals out of personal care products sold in Canada.
Study: Eating tofu to fight tumors?
Soy may be good for the heart, but if you're trying to keep the ticker healthy and happen to be a breast cancer patient as well, then it's not so clear how beneficial soy products may be for you.
Warning: Formaldehyde found in popular hair treatments known as Brazilian Blowouts.
Scientists take a hard look at the chemicals lurking in Brazilian blowouts, aka Brazilian keratin treatments. Luckily, natural beauty and hair options abound.
Study: Quality of breast cancer care in Chicago area isn’t uniform.
New report on Chicago-area hospitals is viewed as a step toward understanding and correcting an alarming racial disparity in breast cancer death rates in the city.
Study: BPA exposure may reduce chances of IVF.
According to a small new study led by the University of California, San Francisco, the endocrine disruptor BPA may damage a woman's ova before a baby can even be conceived, much less born.
M.R.I.’s help women at high risk for breast cancer.
For women with a high risk of breast cancer because of genetic mutations or family history, yearly M.R.I. scans in addition to mammograms and breast exams may save lives, a new study finds.
