Cancer Prevention

To the average consumer, formaldehyde may be best known as an embalming agent. But this naturally occurring chemical is a major industrial staple, used in many consumer goods, including cleaning ...

 ...Formaldehyde is also listed on labels as formalin, urea, phenol formaldehyde, methanal, methylene oxide, oxymethyline, methylaldehyde, and oxomethane. Formaldehyde can be responsible for eye, ear and nose irritations as well ...

 ...According to Jane Houlihan, who directs cosmetics safety research for the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, cosmetics and other personal care products contain numerous ingredients — ...

 ... But hand-washing obsessive though I might be, I won't use antibacterial soaps or antibacterial hand sanitizers as an extra precaution. They're not any better than washing with regular soap and water, and ...

Is your home a healthy place for your family to live and thrive? Click here to find out: http://www.webmd.com/health-ehome-9/default.htm#nav  

The number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets, federal health officials said Thursday. In 2010, 72.4 percent of women were being ...

Richard Nixon launched the War on Cancer (not his words) in 1971 and since then we have suffered untold incidences of cancer and spent billions of dollars on research. We ...

Most women assume that ovarian cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer. They are surprised when I tell them that uterine cancer – also known as endometrial cancer – is ...

Fran Drescher’s movement, Cancer Schmancer, recently launched a new campaign called Trash Cancer to empower consumers with the tools and knowledge to live a preventative lifestyle. Aiming to educate about chemicals found ...

Wanna hear something spooky? With one of CHEJ’s favorite holidays, Halloween, right around the corner, we wanted to let you in on the chemical industry’s dirty little tricks. PVC, the ...

Either by accident or faulty manufacturing, household consumer products injure an estimated 33.1 million people in the United States every year [source: Consumer Product Safety Commission]. These incidents rack up ...

An excerpt from “Smart Mama's Green Guide: Simple Steps to Reduce Your Child's Toxic Chemical Exposure” I think we all generally feel that exposure to toxic chemicals isn’t good. The ...