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  • Endocrine Disruptors,  Everyday Household Dangers

    Hardly anybody is safe from the estrogenic effects of plastic

    May 5, 2018

    You might've heard about BPA in the news a few years back.  It's a chemical frequently used in production of polycarbonate plastics, which make up nearly all the disposable water bottles, food can linings, and food wrappers we use daily.

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    Michael Beshia
  • Cooking, Food, and Beverage,  Everyday Household Dangers

    In search of safe replacements for harmful chemicals used in cookware, carpets, clothing, cosmetics and more

    March 26, 2018

    When Donald Taves discovered two kinds of fluoride in his blood in the late 1960s, he immediately knew something was wrong. Everyone assumed that blood contained just one type of fluoride, a naturally occurring form that health officials added to drinking water to prevent cavities. But levels in people’s blood didn’t seem to relate to those found in their water…

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    Liza Gross
  • Everyday Household Dangers

    How even your clothes may be harming you

    March 3, 2018

    You might've read about the adverse health effects of wearing synthetic fabrics and thought to yourself, “It's no problem-- I'll just wear cotton clothing!”  Unfortunately, it's not as simple as that.

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    Michael Beshia
  • Cooking, Food, and Beverage,  Everyday Household Dangers,  Health Politics

    Most Americans drink fluoridated water. Is that a good thing?

    November 17, 2017

    If you’re like many Americans, you drink fluoridated water without questioning its safety or efficacy. For decades municipalities have been adding fluoride to water supplies to reduce the incidence of tooth decay at the advice of numerous highly credentialed entities, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Public Health Service, the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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    Susannah Shmurak
  • Everyday Household Dangers

    Are hazardous vapors seeping into your home?

    September 5, 2017

    When Jane Horton bought her dream 800-square-foot farmhouse in 1975, she thought little of the semiconductor manufacturing plant across the street. Even after the company’s buildings were demolished and a chain-link fence went up around the campus, she still had no knowledge of the toxic dangers lurking beneath her feet — let alone of the fact that they were invading…

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    Lynne Peeples
  • Everyday Household Dangers

    What’s in those new plastic pipes delivering drinking water?

    May 2, 2016

    The calls and e-mails arrive as often as several times a week from people with concerns about drinking water. Some of the callers — who include homeowners, architects and builders — want to know why their water smells like gasoline. Others want to know which kinds of pipes to install to minimize risks of exposure to hazardous chemicals.

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    Emily Sohn
  • 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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