Date: September 12, 2016 Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus Summary: A new analysis of 100 million Medicare records from US adults aged 65…
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…
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…
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,…
UC Riverside study suggests that prenatal health care professionals do more to advise patients to avoid tap water, certain types of fish, caffeine, and…
UCI study identifies transgenerational effects of obesogen compound tributyltin Irvine, Calif. — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is…
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…
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…
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…
Sufferers seek out health care more often than others SAN ANTONIO (July 10, 2012) — Chemical intolerance contributes to the illnesses of 1 in 5…
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…
“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,…
” 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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…