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People who handled receipts coated with the controversial chemical BPA had the compound in their urine just a few hours afterwards, showing the compound soaks into the body through the hands, researchers reported Tuesday.
It’s not clear what that...
When prom season and graduation hover closer, many high school students urge one another to sign pledges to stay sober and act responsibly.
But some are making a different sort of promise — to steer clear of tanning salons — after hearing stories...
Your days of glancing at a nutrition label and pretending you'll only eat the recommended twelve chips are numbered. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration will announce the biggest changes to nutrition labels on food packages since they...
New research finds exposure to fluoride in drinking water and several other common chemicals in early life diminishes brain function in children. Study lead author, Philippe Grandjean, tells host Steve Curwood fluoride, flame retardants, pesticides...
Local growers are discovering that proposed FDA regulations would curtail many common techniques, such as using house-made fertilizers and irrigating from creeks.
HUSTONTOWN, Pa. — Jim Crawford was rushing to load crates of freshly picked organic...
