Tag: toxins

In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers have found that processed foods common to the Western diet are a large contributing factor...

Want your "guys" to swim like Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps - good kick, perfect physique and great speed? Well, you can spur on...

There has been great discussion and confusion over baby carrots lately. It seems some feel that these little veggies, perfect for small hands and...

For many years, consumer safety organizations have protested the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products, especially those used by children. Although the...

Those colorful inks include phthalates (hormone disrupters that you worry about in plastics), as well as carcinogenic metals and hydrocarbons. Black ink (based on soot) may contain hazardous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons...

Like the rapacious Audrey II in "Little Shop of Horrors," some of the easiest-to-grow houseplants can devour what's bad for you. (But not bad...

The Centers for Disease Control just released a statement about an outbreak of listeria in ricotta cheese that has been sold in the United States.

Nobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. Most of the associations between chemical exposures and disease are just that--associations. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some multiple exposures may be more...

In a study from Emory University, researchers have found that PFC (polyfluoroalkyl compounds) exposure in pregnant mothers may contribute to development of obesity later in life.

In an attempt to own up to mistakes in chemical formulation of personal health care products for children and adults, Johnson & Johnson has announced it is in the process of removing dangerous chemicals from commonly used personal products in the next few years. These chemicals are associated with potential cancer and other serious health conditions.