Cancer Prevention
Chemicals and kids can be a deadly combination
Surprisingly, children’s environmental health is still a new field. Many medical conditions result from what youngsters breathe in, eat, drink and touch. A recent international conference in Jerusalem discussed the ...
2013: A year of protests, conflicts of interest and lingering mysteries
It was a year when people were fed up. With pipelines in Canada. Fracking in the UK. Coal trains along the Columbia River. A crematorium and an oil refinery in ...
Fashion at a Very High Price
From cheerful red handbags to festive green belts, colored accessories are often mandatory for the style-conscious during the holiday season. But what many fashionistas don’t know is that many of ...
Walmart aims to reduce 10 toxic chemicals – but won’t divulge which
Walmart says it will cut down on 10 'high priority' chemicals used in household products on its shelves. But it's keeping mum on what they are – and which products ...
FDA: Anti-bacterial soaps may not curb bacteria
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than 40 years of study, the U.S. government says it has found no evidence that common anti-bacterial soaps prevent the spread of germs, and regulators ...
Which Christmas tree is greener, real or artificial?
Environmentalists say each type of tree has its benefits and drawbacks. Environmental advocates say there are benefits and risks with either. Real trees People don't have to worry that buying ...
Perfluorinated chemicals studied in breast milk, menopausal women
Two new studies of perfluorinated compounds in women raise concerns. In the first, the longer the women nursed their babies, the higher the levels of certain compounds in their babies’ ...
Consumers push more than cosmetic changes to chemical makeup of toiletries
OTTAWA – An environmental group has ranked Canada’s five largest cosmetics companies based on potentially harmful ingredients in their products. The report from Toronto-based Environmental Defence says the big five ...
15 Ways To Reduce Endocrine Disruptors In Your Kitchen
When patients come to me for help in taking charge of their health, one of the essential changes I encourage each of them to make is to reduce their toxic ...
Danger Lurks in That Mickey Mouse Couch
RESEARCHERS this summer purchased 42 children’s chairs, sofas and other furniture from major retailers and tested them for toxic flame retardants that have been linked to cancer, birth defects, diminished ...
Sugary Drinks Linked To Cancer Risk In Women
A new study out in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention reports that the more sugar-sweetened beverages a woman drinks, the greater her risk for endometrial cancer. This form ...