Certain meat components may increase bladder cancer risk
Public release date: 2-Aug-2010 - People whose diets had the highest amount of total dietary nitrite (from all sources and not just from meat), as well as those whose diets…
Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
Public release date: 14-Jul-2010 - Most published reports show 1 to 5 milligrams of fluoride per liter of black tea, but a new study shows that number could…
Research links recreational pool disinfectants to health problems
Public release date: 21-Jul-2010 - disinfectants in recreational pools to previously published adverse health outcomes such as asthma and bladder cancer - Results proved that all disinfected pool samples exhibited…
Chemical exposure before mid-30s may be critical in breast cancer development Postmenopausal breast cancer and occupational exposures
Public release date: 31-Mar-2010 - women occupationally exposed to acrylic fibres running a seven-fold risk of breast cancer, while those exposed to nylon fibres almost doubled their risk [caption id=""…
Medicine residues may threaten fish reproduction
Public release date: 31-Mar-2010 - the hormone levonorgestrel, was found in higher concentrations in the blood of fish than in women who take the contraceptive pill [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"]…
Exposure to 3 classes of common chemicals may affect female development
Public release date: 5-Apr-2010 - phenols, phthalates and phytoestrogens—in young girls may disrupt the timing of pubertal development, and put girls at risk for health complications later in life Researchers…
Researcher says extensive use of antibiotics in agriculture creating public health crisis
Public Release: 26-Dec-2013 This image shows estimated antibiotic use in the United States. Data are shown as approximate numbers of kilograms of antibiotics used per year. Graphic by The New…
Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking
Contact: John Easton john.easton@uchospitals.edu 773-795-5225 University of Chicago Medical Center A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function.…
Cancer-causing arsenic retained in chicken meat – FDA
Photo: EPA After a year of dismissing the issue the FDA finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the United States does contain doses of arsenic – a highly poisonous…
Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins ( like Tap Water )
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…
RNA-interference pesticides will need special safety testing
Contact: Tim Beardsley tbeardsley@aibs.org 703-674-2500 x326 American Institute of Biological Sciences A new technology for creating pesticides and pest-resistant crops could have effects on beneficial species that current toxicity testing…
Warning over ‘epidemic’ of skin allergies from chemical in cosmetics and household products
A chemical found in everyday cosmetics and household cleaning products may be responsible for an “epidemic” of painful skin allergies, doctors have warned. Some well-known products that contain MI …
Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges -UN report : “a global threat that needs to be resolved,”
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:59 GMT Reuters * Childhood cancers, male sperm count cited * Action said needed to avert global threat * Product labels may not identify components By…
Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity: BPS
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BPA substitute could spell trouble A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products…
Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring: Over multiple generations
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…
Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring: Over multiple generations
Contact: Tom Vasich tmvasich@uci.edu 949-824-6455 University of California - Irvine UCI study identifies transgenerational effects of obesogen compound tributyltin Irvine, Calif. — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the…
People told to stay indoors as air pollution in Beijing reaches hazardous levels – off-the-chart air-quality reading of 728
Associated Press Saturday, 12 January 2013 Air pollution levels in China's notoriously dirty capital were at dangerous levels today, with cloudy skies blocking out visibility…
Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought – study: Will have small but significant effects on human mortality and crop yields
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:00 GMT Reuters * Trees could add to toxic ozone-Lancaster University * Could cause almost 1,400 premature deaths in Europe a year * Study shows biofuels…
Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes : Medications being intentionally added
Contact: Angela Collom acollom@acponline.org 215-351-2653 American College of Physicians Observation Article: Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes Doctors should consider the intentional addition of medicine to food as a potential…
Food allergies? Pesticides in tap water might be to blame
Contact: Christine Westendorf christinewestendorf@acaai.org 847-427-1200 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology New study finds chemicals used for water purification can lead to food allergies ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (December 3,…
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