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Are Your Mattress And Bedframe Killing You With EMF?
The Robinsons model the latest in tinfoil pyjamas
Forget the tinfoil hat, it is time for tinfoil pyjamas.
High Levels Of BPA Found In Cash Register Receipts, What You Can Do To Protect Yourself
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Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, has discovered that many cash register receipts contain levels of Bisphenol-A (BPA) hundreds of times higher than those found in
Safer Cosmetics on the Regulatory Horizon
Industry associations state their desire to "ensure that existing FDA regulatory oversight is enhanced." Advocate groups for safer cosmetics have started a full push to get the public support for cosmetic safety reform.
California May Defrock Its Rock Because It Contains Asbestos
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About half of states in the U.S. have official rocks. West Virginia has coal. And California has serpentine .... for now. State Senator, Democrat Gloria Romero of East L.A. has proposed dropping serpentine as the state's official rock because it contains asbestos.
New Study Suggests Cancer-causing Chemicals in Drinking Water Comes from Shampoo, Detergent
Dishwashing detergent is among the household cleaning products containing ingredients that could form a cancer-causing contaminant in treated wastewater.
Ask Pablo: Does Sunscreen Cause More Skin Cancer Than It Prevents? (Updated)
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The original Ask Pablo article answering this question was very popular and the Environmental Working Group has just published its
Green Eyes On: Avoiding Cancer Every Day of Your Life
Guest blogger Sara Snow is a green lifestyle expert and board member for Discovery's 24/7 future-forward network Planet Green.
Last week the President's Cancer Panel released a landmark report suggesting that thus far public health officials have "grossly underestimated" the role environmental contaminants may be playing in the 1.5 million Amer
How Smart (or Dumb) is your City on the Sun?
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You won't find Lobster Boy in Hartford, Connecticut. Or Salt Lake City, Utah, or Denver, Colorado, for that matter. Those are the top three most "Suntelligent" big cities in the U.S., according to a survey by the American Academy of Dermatology. The most sun-dumb?
Ask Pablo: Does Sunscreen Cause More Skin Cancer Than It Prevents?
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Dear Pablo: I have heard that sunscreen actually causes more skin cancer than it prevents. Is there any truth to this?
It sounds unbelievable but there is actually some truth here.
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