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  • Nanotechnology

    Tiny materials in countless products raise big questions for environment and health

    December 2, 2015

    In recent years, efforts to develop the Next Big Thing — whether in medicine, computer technology, pollution prevention or high-performance materials — have turned to some really, really small things: nanomaterials.

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    Elizabeth Grossman
  • Cooking, Food, and Beverage,  Environment

    What to do about the antidepressants, antibiotics, and other drugs in our water

    August 11, 2015

    There’s no way around it, the headlines are disturbing. And they come, not from tabloids or click-bait blogs, but from papers published in scientific journals. They describe fish and birds responding with altered behavior and reproductive systems to antidepressants, diabetes medication, and other psychoactive or hormonally active drugs at concentrations found in the environment. They report on opiods, amphetamines and…

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    Elizabeth Grossman
  • Everyday Household Dangers

    Cotton, cashmere, chemicals … what really goes into making our clothes?

    June 9, 2015

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has something to say about what you wear. While not a fashion arbiter and unable to advise on attire for family gatherings, the FTC oversees what appears on the labels inside your clothes. As the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Textile Products Identification Act and related laws, it makes sure clothing is accurately labeled…

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    Elizabeth Grossman
  • Everyday Household Dangers,  Parenting and Pregnancy

    What are we doing to our children’s brains?

    February 16, 2015

    The numbers are startling. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.8 million more children in the U.S. were diagnosed with developmental disabilities between 2006 and 2008 than a decade earlier. During this time, the prevalence of autism climbed nearly 300 percent, while that of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder increased 33 percent. CDC figures also show…

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    Elizabeth Grossman
  • Everyday Household Dangers,  Health Politics,  Staying Healthy

    Banned in Europe, safe in the U.S.

    June 9, 2014

    In the United States, children can drink fruit juice beverages made with Red Dye No. 40 and eat macaroni and cheese colored with Yellow Dye No. 5 and No. 6. Yet in the U.K., these artificial colorings have been taken off the market due to health concerns, while in the rest of Europe, products that contain them must carry labels…

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    Elizabeth Grossman
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