A new study has found microplastics in human blood for the first time. The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. Microplastics enter the body from food and drink containers.
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RECALL: Carcinogenic substance in Blood Pressure Meds
Pfizer has issued a recall for three high blood pressure medications due to elevated levels of nitrosamines which are known to be carcinogenic.
Mixture of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Linked with Autism, Language Problems
Researchers have provided evidence that complex mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals impact children’s brain development and language acquisition and disrupt the regulation of genes linked to autism.
Dangerous Chemicals Found in Reusable Plastic Drinking Bottles: Study
Scientists detected more than 400 different chemicals from plastic reusable drinking bottles and over 3,500 substances derived from dishwasher soap after putting these bottles through the dishwasher. Several of these substances are potentially quite harmful to human health, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and insecticides like DEET.
Millions of Cases of Asthma may be Caused by Chemicals in Air Pollution: New study
A new study has found that nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities. Equally disturbing, a second study by the same research team finds that 1.8 million excess deaths around the world are linked to urban air pollution.
Phthalate Chemicals Linked to Problem Pregnancy
The results of a new scientific study have demonstrated that exposure to phthalates — a ubiquitous group of chemicals found in everything from plastics to personal care products to electronics — may disrupt an important hormone needed to sustain a healthy pregnancy.
How Triclosan Harms Your Gut Microbiome
A new study has demonstrated that triclosan can trigger problems with gut microbiome and inflammation.
BPA can Harm Brain Development of Unborn Babies: Study
Scientists have recently demonstrated that the direct transmission of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her developing child via the placenta could negatively impact fetal brain development.
Buyer Beware: GMO Rebranded as ‘Bioengineered’, Selectively Shows Up on New US Food Labels
Big Ag, Big Food and their champions in the U.S. Federal government have found a way to get around consumers who want to avoid GMO foods. They have renamed GMO foods to “bioengineered” foods in the hopes that U.S. consumers can be tricked. As of Jan. 1, 2022 U.S. consumers will begin to see labels on some foods that say “bioengineered” or “derived from bioengineering,” (aka GMO) as the new federal law takes effect.
PCBs, Agent Orange, GMO seeds and Roundup Weedkiller: Monsanto’s Legacy Lives On
Food, Faith & Hope…that is the spin Monsanto gave to stockholders and the general public when plotting to change their image from the creators of life-destroying Agent Orange and PCBs to the humanitarian developers and pushers of Glyphosate weedkiller and GMO seeds. All of Monsanto’s legacy chemical products are now known to be toxic. And in one form or another, are still contaminating our lives. Their history is as convoluted as it has been profitable…
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