Secret Chemicals Revealed in Common Household Cleaners
Living Green Magazine January 4, 2012 New independent lab testing on 20 top household cleaning products reveals that cleaning products commonly contain hidden chemicals linked... Read More
A Question for Women’s Health: Chemicals in Feminine Hygiene Products and Personal Lubricants.
Environmental Health Perspectives March 3, 2014 Nicole Wendee Vaginal research got a desperately needed boost at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1992. That’s... Read More
Low doses, big effects: Scientists seek ‘fundamental changes’ in testing, regulation of hormone-like chemicals.
Small doses can have big health effects. That is a main finding of a new report, three years in the making, published Wednesday by a team of 12 scientists who study hormone-altering chemicals. Dozens of substances that can mimic or block hormones are found in the environment, the food supply and consumer products, including plastics, pesticides and cosmetics. One of the biggest controversies is whether the tiny doses that most people are exposed to are harmful. The researchers concluded after examining hundreds of studies that health effects “are remarkably common” when people or animals are exposed to low doses. "Fundamental changes in chemical testing are needed to protect human health," they wrote.
Opinion: ‘There are no safe doses for endocrine disruptors.’
As a scientist, I am often asked what “proof” links hormone-altering chemicals to diseases and birth defects. One mother questions whether exposures during her pregnancy caused her child’s autism. Another asks whether chemicals in the foods she a...
Kids’ jewelry may pose cadmium risk.
ABS News Medical Unit Courtney Hutchison March 4, 2011 Amid growing worry over the presence of toxic cadmium in kids’ jewelry, a new study further... Read More
BPA makes male mice less masculine and less appealing to mates.
Mice that were exposed in the womb to bisphenol A, a chemical found in many plastic products and the linings of food and beverage cans, grew up to be less masculine and less attractive to females, a new study finds.
Chemicals’ role in breast development.
A new report finds that chemicals can affect the development of mammary glands in fetuses and infants. Scientists believe these changes may lead to breast cancer.
VIDEO: WVE Answers Your Questions on Intimate Care Products
WVE's Director of Science and Research answers some of your most asked questions on period health and intimate care products. Learn more about lubricants, ingredient safety, "odor" technologies and more!
Early chemical exposures may affect breast health: Report.
Exposure to common chemicals during critical periods of breast development may affect breast growth, the ability to breast-feed and breast cancer risk, a new report contends.
Toxic chemicals pervasive in baby products
Women’s Voices for the Earth May 18, 2011 Missoula, MT—A study of products designed for newborns, babies, and toddlers found that 80% of products tested... Read More