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Soap power: Handwash chemical linked to cancer
Washing your hands with antibacterial soap may be dangerous, a new US study reveals. A chemical found in many liquid handwashes and other basic household products like shampoos and toothpaste ...
I stopped eating food that comes in a package. I’ve never felt better.
I have, on more than one occasion, eaten an entire pizza by myself. Like, recently. These moments are not my proudest, but here we are. Between May and August this ...
U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans.
A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced ...
What French Kids Eat For School Lunch Puts American Lunches To Shame
It’s a shocking statistic that everyone should be talking about, 1 in every 3 kids in the United States is overweight or obese. What on earth could American children be ...
New Study Suggests Meditation Can Actually Alter Your Body On A Cellular Level
Scientists aren’t quite sure how the placebo effect works. This phenomenon occurs when a patient believes they are getting treatment and their condition begins to improve, despite not actually receiving ...
Study: Fracking chemicals found in toothpaste and ice cream
A study of one component found in the fracking fluid injected into shale to release oil and gas contains chemicals found in substances most people ingest all the time, including ...
7 things to know before you eat your next strawberry
1. Strawberry growers rely on some of the riskiest and hardest-to-control pesticides used in agriculture. The little red fruit is nutritious and delicious. It’s also fragile, valuable and often grown ...
High Levels of Cancer-Causing Arsenic in Rice – So Why Isn’t It Regulated in Our Food?
There are two sides to rice: the grain that feeds half the world – and the primary carcinogenic source of inorganic arsenic in our diet. Arsenic is a natural occurring ...
Colon Cancer on the Rise in Younger Adults
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news and bad news in the war against colon cancer: While rates have fallen among older Americans, cases among adults aged ...
The Bad Air in Our Gyms
With chilly weather settling in and darkness arriving before most people’s workdays end, many of us are shifting our workouts indoors, a practice that is much better for us than ...
Tips for a non-toxic home
Most often when people think of living healthier lives, they focus on food and exercise. That’s a smart idea, as what we eat and drink, and how we keep ourselves ...
This Alarming Study Will Make You Rethink What You Feed Your Children
The news: You'll never look at strained carrots the same way again. A study from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has found that children of ...
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