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Flame Retardant Chemicals Show Links to Preterm Birth
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – Pregnant women exposed to flame-retardant chemicals could face an increased risk of premature birth, a new study warns. Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are commonly used as...
Toxic Metals Could Harm a Woman's Ovaries
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds. The study links toxic metal exposure to women...
FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the...
Detergent Pod Poisoning Threat to Kids Hasn't Gone Away
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – The health dangers posed by colorful detergent pods continues to plague young children, a new study warns. U.S. poison control centers still receive one call every 44...
$250B of U.S. Health Costs Could Be Tied to Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Plastics exposure contributes substantially to disease costs in the United States, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. ...
American Air Is Getting Cleaner, But Benefits Aren't Reaching All
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – An American's income and ethnicity could play a role in how clean the air is that they breathe, a new study finds. Air pollution emissions have fallen more in wealthier...
FDA Review Supports Reclassifying Marijuana as Less Risky Drug
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same...
Persistent Fluorinated Chemicals Tied to Higher Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure is associated with later occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a research letter published...
As Blizzards Bear Down, Stay Safe From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – With blizzards and possible power outages threatening much of America this week, some dangers might not be immediately obvious: carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and...
One Liter of Bottled Water Contains 240,000 Tiny Bits of Plastic
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Folks quenching their thirst with bottled water can expect to chug down hundreds of thousands of minute plastic particles with their refreshing H2O, a new study reports. On...
Lead-Tainted Applesauce May Contain Another Toxin, Chromium
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Applesauce fruit puree pouches under recall and investigation for toxic lead levels may also contain another toxin, chromium, according to an update released Friday by the...
Deaths Tied to 'Fake Xanax' Street Drug Are Soaring
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax. All three were found collapsed and unresponsive eight hours later by one of...
Cleaning Toxins From Your Home After a Wildfire: Experts Offer Tips
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 – It’s easy to see the immediate health hazards of wildfire smoke, as people struggle to breathe through a sooty haze. But a new study finds that harmful chemicals found in w...
Tejocote Supplements Sold Online at Amazon, Etsy May Contain Fatal Poison: FDA
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Tejocote weight-loss supplements sold through online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly toxic substance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning. FDA tests...
Ingestion Hazard Prompts Recall of Small Magnetic Balls
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – Citing thousands of hospitalizations and at least seven deaths linked to high-powered magnetic balls, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday that...
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