Cancer Prevention
Autistic Features Associated With Prenatal Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors
SAN DIEGO — Exposure during pregnancy to a combination of fire retardant chemicals and phthalate chemicals, which are present in the average home, may contribute to autistic-like behaviors in offspring, ...
State Sues Gallo Over Hazardous Dust Used To Make Wine Bottles
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has sued Ernest and Julio Gallo's glass production plant in Modesto. Keith Kihara with the state says the company improperly stored, then improperly ...
Why ‘BPA-Free’ May Be Meaningless
After years of campaigning, health advocates finally convinced many household product manufacturers to remove the chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, from items like receipts, plastic bottles and the lining ...
TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory
Basic Information Background Section 8 (b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to compile, keep current, and publish a list of each chemical substance that is manufactured ...
How Jessica Alba Proved Her Doubters Wrong
Even movie stars have to stare down skeptics when they're launching a company and seeking funding. Here's how Jessica Alba persevered--and wound up with a company valued at nearly $1 ...
Popular weed killer deemed probable carcinogen by UN
LONDON — One of the world’s most popular weedkillers – and the most widely used kind in the U.S. – has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency ...
From Climbing Mountains to Cleaning Couches: The Woman Eliminating Toxic Chemicals From Our Lives
Some challenges are worth taking on more than once. That's what Arlene Blum decided after realizing her work to reduce toxic chemicals in the home was in jeopardy. Arlene Blum ...
Fatal If Swallowed
Dogs and cleaning products don’t mix! There are plenty of cleaning products out there that are harmful to humans, but our dogs are much more sensitive to them. Why? Well, ...
Food coloring in soft drinks carries cancer risk, new study shows
The caramel coloring used in many soda products produces a carcinogen that could raise the risk of cancer in consumers The latest results of a study comparing the attributes of ...
Looking for that fruit or vegetable that might prevent cancer?
Blueberries. Green tea. Tomatoes. And, oh, that cruciferous cauliflower. All make the lists of super foods that might help prevent cancer. Then there are the foods such as smoked meat ...
Smoking May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought, Study Says
Kidney disease and fatal infections now linked to the nasty habit Smoking may contribute to the deaths of an additional 60,00-120,000 Americans per year says a new study published by ...
Only A Small Fraction Of Cancers Are Unpreventable
A significant number of Americans believe they have no power in preventing cancer, even though factors that remain out of their control — like genetics and family history — account ...