By Andrea Germanos Toxic Phthalates Are Everywhere: Report Reveals Ubiquity of ‘Hormone-Assaulting Chemicals’ A new report puts the spotlight on the widespread use of toxic chemicals known as phthalates, finding them in products from paints to shoelaces to greeting cards. The report, What Stinks? Toxic Phthalates…
By Melissa Dykes When stories like the lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan make national news, people sit up and take notice. What people don’t realize is just how contaminated our water is all the time, every day, every where. I’m not talking about heavy metals…
By John Vibes Not only is the Michigan government poisoning residents, but now they are threatening to take their children for not paying for it. Flint, MI – As the water crisis in Flint deepens, it is becoming apparent that the effects of the lead-infested…
By Claire Bernish Flint, MI — Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a hero. Though it’s possible you haven’t heard her name yet, you probably will soon — she’s responsible for ringing the original alarm bell about the lead contamination of Flint’s public water supply. And the ordeal…
By Amanda Froelich The singer purchased then donated over 180,000 bottles of water to the town of Flint, Michigan, after learning that the 100,000 residents haven’t had access to clean water in over a year. Two years ago, the state of Michigan decided to switch…
By Daisy Luther For a space that’s completely dedicated to getting things clean, the laundry room can be a landmine of dirty substances. Toxic laundry products can contain ingredients that are irritating to the skin and damaging to the lungs. Some products disrupt hormones and…
It might keep your coffee hot without burning your hand, but plastic foam – more commonly known as Styrofoam – is one of the most harmful materials around when it comes to the environment. This petroleum-based plastic has gained a lot of negative attention in…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Are you familiar with how municipal tap water is treated? There are two basic disinfection processes: the addition of chlorine, or chloramines that are made using ammonia, which is the more preferable treatment. Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science…
Roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from fish markets in California and Indonesia contained man-made debris — plastic or fibrous material — in their guts, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and Hasanuddin University in Indonesia. The study, published in…
By Catherine J. Frompovich With more and more people becoming aware of the importance of a healthful dietary, even switching to organically grown foods, some find they still can’t shake their digestive problems. Are you one of those folks? If so, please read on. Digestive…
The world needs to prepare for a flood of potentially dangerous new pollutants, an international expert in environmental chemistry has warned. Dr Susan Richardson of the University of South Carolina will tell the CleanUp 2015 Conference in Melbourne tomorrow that new contaminants, some of which…
By Laura W. Smudging – or the ceremonial and ritual burning of medicinal and fragrant herbs and resins of specific plants for spiritual cleansing, is an ancient practice that has been honored and carried out the world over in cultures spanning the centuries. It is…
By Natasha Longo Insects are a staple food in many diets around the world, however Iron Cross Blister Beetles are usually not on the menu. Food Inspection Agencies in Canada and the United States are on alert after the toxic beetles have been turning up…
Tiny particles of pollution might shrink the brain and increase risk of ‘silent’ strokes, study contends By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Long-term exposure to tiny particles of air pollution may be linked to subtle changes in the brain…
Justin King, TheAntiMedia Union Carbide, later bought by Dow Chemical, operated a chemical facility in Bhopal. On December 2nd, 1984 the plant that was not properly maintained leaked a toxic chemical gas. Thousands died. The death toll estimates from the first week range between 7,000 and…
We are all aware that air pollution can be bad for our health – the World Health Organisation estimated that ambient air pollution caused 3.7 million premature deaths worldwide in 2012 – yet what exactly happens to your body when it comes into contact with…
by Kathy Quirk A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has added to a growing body of evidence that links autism to air pollutants such as those generated by cars and trucks. Amy Kalkbrenner’s study, published this week online at the journal Epidemiology, showed…
Findings could pave way for inexpensive food-based preventative strategies. A clinical trial involving nearly 300 Chinese men and women residing in one of China’s most polluted regions found that daily consumption of a half cup of broccoli sprout beverage produced rapid, significant and sustained higher…
by Sayer Ji A new, in-depth review on the synthetic sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda), published in the journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, is destined to overturn widely held misconceptions about the purported safety of this ubiquitous artificial sweetener. Found in tens of thousands…
Natural Blaze Chemical banned by the US 3 decades ago hurts seniors’ cognitive performance Although PCBs have been banned in the United States since 1979, University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine researcher Maryse Bouchard has found that higher levels of the toxin was associated with…
