Carcinogens In Our Flour & Baked Goods?
Flour-additive potassium bromate can enhance the quality and appearance of baked goods, but is it worth getting cancer over?
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Greener Cleaning: How To Find / Make Safer Household Cleaners
It’s easier than ever to find eco-friendly greener cleaning supplies thanks to increased consumer demand for better air quality indoors and out.
Does Hair Dye Cause Cancer? Studies Are Mixed — But Hair Care Workers Beware
Studies are mixed about whether permanent hair dye causes cancer, but there is no doubt that conventional formulas contain carcinogenic ingredients.
Canine Cancers Linked to Lawn Care Chemicals
Most dogs love being free to run in the yard, but the same fertilizers that keep grass healthy may also be contributing to the uptick in canine cancers.
Carbon Pawprints: How Our Dogs & Cats Contribute to Global Warming
Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming…
Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer or not? IARC says leading herbicide is "probable carcinogen"
Dear EarthTalk: My neighbor uses Roundup in her yard routinely and tells me it’s harmless to people and pets, but I’ve heard that it is carcinogenic. Can you set the record straight? —Maise Alexander, New Hope, PA Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides contain three key components: the […]
The Perils of Parabens
Parabens are widely used as preservatives in a number of cosmetics & personal care products – but they could give you cancer…
Left in the Dust 9/11 Survivors Live a Life of Pain and Worry
Ten years out the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers in NYC are still being felt with an increase in cancers & other illnesses.
Are environmental factors playing a role in the increase in prostate cancer?
Researchers are studying whether environmental factors could be causing an uptick in prostate cancer recently.
