Date: September 12, 2016 Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus Summary: A new analysis of 100 million Medicare records from US adults aged 65 and older reveals rising healthcare costs for infections associated with some disease-causing bacteria, such as… Read More ›
Emerging Contaminants
Why "Hypoallergenic" Isn’t a Thing (Video)
Published on Mar 19, 2015 It’s a simple claim made on thousands of personal care products for adults and kids: hypoallergenic. But what does that actually mean? Turns out, it can mean whatever manufacturers want it to mean, and that… Read More ›
Chinese-Made Flooring emits illegal levels of carcinogenic formaldehyde by up to 1300% ?
Chinese-Made Flooring Protests Gather Steam (CN) – Lumber Liquidators faces a slew of class actions across the country accusing it of falsely advertising Chinese-made flooring that emits illegal levels of carcinogenic formaldehyde. Eleven class actions in March, from California… Read More ›
Pharmaceuticals, personal care products could taint swimming pools
Public Release: 6-Jan-2015 Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new study suggests pharmaceuticals and chemicals from personal care products end up in swimming pools, possibly interacting with chlorine to produce disinfection byproducts with unknown properties and health effects. Chlorination… Read More ›
Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins
UC Riverside study suggests that prenatal health care professionals do more to advise patients to avoid tap water, certain types of fish, caffeine, and canned goods that may put developing babies at risk By Bettye Miller on August 6,… Read More ›
Marine hull paint and PVC plastic can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a UC Irvine study has found
UCI study identifies transgenerational effects of obesogen compound tributyltin Irvine, Calif. — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic – can lead to obesity for multiple… Read More ›
A previously unrecognized flame retardant found in Americans for the first time
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2014 Scientists discover how to detect several additional flame retardants in people’s bodies A new peer-reviewed study found that people are contaminated with several toxic flame retardants rarely studied in the US, including one that has never… Read More ›
‘Fracking’ wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds
The resulting waste water is highly radioactive and contains high levels of heavy metals and salts called halides (bromide, chloride and iodide) Concerns that fluids from hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” are contaminating drinking water abound. Now, scientists are bringing to… Read More ›
PSU study finds ‘caffeinated’ coastal waters
27 JUL 2012 Possible sources include sewer overflows, septic tanks A new study finds elevated levels of caffeine at several sites in Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of Oregon—though not necessarily where researchers expected. This study is the first… Read More ›
Doctors overlook chemical illnesses, study finds
Sufferers seek out health care more often than others SAN ANTONIO (July 10, 2012) — Chemical intolerance contributes to the illnesses of 1 in 5 patients but the condition seldom figures in their diagnosis, according to clinical research directed by… Read More ›
Air in expectant moms’ homes contains pesticides, border study finds
Low-cost, less-toxic control methods urged HARLINGEN, Texas (July 11, 2012) — Air samples from homes of Hispanic mothers-to-be along the Texas-Mexico border contained multiple pesticides in a majority of the houses, according to a study conducted by the School of… Read More ›
Common household chemicals may decrease fertility
“quaternary ammonium compounds,” “They are generally considered safe, but no one has done rigorous scientific research to confirm this.” Common household chemicals decrease reproduction in mice, Virginia Tech study finds Virginia Tech researchers who were using a disinfectant when handling mice… Read More ›
Removing estrogen from drinking water
” conventional methods in sewage treatment plants are unable to treat this waste water sufficiently because the most frequently used estrogen ethinylestradiol is very difficult to break down. As a result, the hormone finds its way into rivers and lakes and… Read More ›
Maltodextrin may contribute to an increased susceptibility to Crohn’s disease
Environmental Risk Factors for Crohn’s Disease: Maltodextrin (MDX), a Ubiquitous Dietary Additive in Western Diets, Enhances Biofilm Formation and Adhesivness of E. coli (Abstract #Tu1844) Western diets that include significant amounts of the additive maltodextrin, a filler compound added… Read More ›
Children exposed to the common pollutant naphthalene show signs of chromosomal damage ( mothballs )
01 Jun 2012 Naphthalene is best known as the key ingredient in mothballs According to a new study, children exposed to high levels of the common air pollutant naphthalene are at increased risk for chromosomal aberrations (CAs), which have been… Read More ›
Link between common environmental contaminant and rapid breast cancer growth
04 May 2014 Breast cancer cells are more aggressive the longer they’re exposed to cadmium Studies by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of… Read More ›
Low doses of arsenic caused lung cancer in over 50% of male mice – “possibility that no level of arsenic appears to be safe”
Public Release: 8-Jul-2014 Mice exposed to low doses of arsenic in drinking water, similar to what some people might consume, developed lung cancer, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found. Arsenic levels in public drinking water cannot exceed… Read More ›
Study reveals fungus in yogurt outbreak poses a threat to consumers
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-Jul-2014 The fungus responsible for an outbreak of contaminated Greek yogurt last year is not harmless after all but a strain with the ability to cause disease, according to research published in mBio®, the online open-access journal… Read More ›
High levels of phthalates found in cosmetics and plastics can lead to greater risk for type-2 diabetes
20 Apr 2012 There is a connection between phthalates found in cosmetics and plastics and the risk of developing diabetes among seniors. Even at a modest increase in circulating phthalate levels, the risk of diabetes is doubled. This conclusion is… Read More ›
Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth
07Apr 2012 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells and spur tumor growth. Inorganic arsenic, which affects the drinking water of millions of people worldwide,… Read More ›
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