- Thursday, September 25, 2008 : State sues over crib and changing table warnings-formaldehyde.
Some baby furniture manufacturers aren't warning consumers about the dangers of a toxic gas emanating from cribs and changing tables. High levels of formaldehyde were found in some of the ones tested. San Francisco Chronicle 9.25.08
- Thursday, September 25, 2008 : State sues over crib and changing table warnings-formaldehyde.
Some baby furniture manufacturers aren't warning consumers about the dangers of a toxic gas emanating from cribs and changing tables. High levels of formaldehyde were found in some of the ones tested. San Francisco Chronicle 9.25.08
- Monday, September 22, 2008 : Mobile phone use ‘raises children’s risk of brain cancer fivefold.’
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones, startling new research indicates. London Independent 9.21.08
- Thursday, September 18, 2008 : BPA linked to human health problems in a new study.
For the first time, a large, population-based study links a chemical in plastic baby bottles to heart disease and diabetes in humans. Washington Post, 9.17.8
- Tuesday, September 16, 2008 : Bisphenol A linked to diabetes, heart disease in humans.
People exposed to higher levels of a chemical in plastic food and beverage containers are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to the first large epidemiological study published today of bisphenol A. Environmental Health News
- Tuesday, September 16, 2008 : Bisphenol A linked to diabetes, heart disease in humans.
People exposed to higher levels of a chemical in plastic food and beverage containers are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to the first large epidemiological study published today of bisphenol A. Environmental Health News
- Monday, September 15, 2008 : With federal disagreement over bisphenol A, what’s a parent to do?
Even federal government agencies don't agree about the hazards posed by bisphenol A, an estrogen-like chemical used in plastic that has been detected in the bodies of 93% of Americans tested. USA Today, 9.15.08
- Monday, September 15, 2008 : A greener chemical future for consumer products .
Innovations in designing green chemicals are emerging in nearly every U.S. industry, from plastics and pesticides to toys and nail polish. Some manufacturers are leading the charge, while others are lagging behind. LA Times
- Wednesday, September 10, 2008 : Dangerous chemicals showing up in some air fresheners.
Air fresheners marketed as a way to enhance the smell of your home may actually contain dangerous chemicals that could do harm, a CBC News investigation has found. CBC Canada
- Monday, September 08, 2008 : Fetuses’ exposures to household toxins linked to obescity.
A groundbreaking Spanish study indicates that exposure to chemicals before birth sets up a baby to grow up stout, thus helping to drive the worldwide obesity epidemic. London Independent.
- Thursday, September 04, 2008 : Group’s tests of bisphenol A conflict with FDA’s findings that it’s harmless.
The National Toxicology Program report expressed concern that the chemical could affect development of the prostate gland and brain, with possible behavioral effects for fetuses, infants and children. Milwaukee Journal Sentinal 9.4.8
- Thursday, September 04, 2008 : The chemistry of beauty.
What’s in all those beauty products? The truth isn’t pretty.
- Thursday, September 04, 2008 : Toddlers absorb more toxic chemicals than mothers.
In a world permeated with chemicals, toddlers' penchant for crawling on floors, chewing on assorted objects and touching everything within reach expose their bodies to a disproportionate amount of toxic pollutants. Oakland Tribune, CA. Sept. 4, 2008.
- Tuesday, September 02, 2008 : Exposure to lead speeds aging by up to six years.
Millions of people will grow old faster than they should because of past exposures to lead in petrol, a startling series of studies indicates. London Independent, England
- Tuesday, September 02, 2008 : Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy.
Pregnant women have been advised to avoid using perfumes or scented body creams after research suggested the products can cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. Edinburgh Scotsman, Scotland.
- Monday, August 25, 2008 : Beauty without toxins.
Concerns about exposure to the unregulated chemicals in cosmetics led a Minnetrista woman to clean out her shelves and clean up her life. Minneapolis Tribune, Minnisota
- Monday, August 25, 2008 : Cleaning House.
An inspection uncovers an array of chemical toxins in every room — but you can get rid of them. Buffalo News, New York
- Friday, August 22, 2008 : Triclosan, the bacteria-zapping chemical in consumer products is a pesticide/
You can buy "antibacterial" versions of plenty of products, all imbued with triclosan, the chemical that provides the bacteria-killing muscle. Classified as a pesticide, triclosan kills good and bad bacteria indiscriminately. That's just one of several concerns and controversies surrounding the man-made chemical. Oregonian. August 20, 2008 [not sure link works]
- Thursday, August 03, 2006 : Green Chemistry in California : A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation
This ground breaking report was recently prepared for a committee of the California Assembly and is required reading for anyone interested in making children's environments healthy and safe.
- Thursday, August 03, 2006 : San Francisco Medical Society - Environmental Health
The Medical Society's bimonthly magazine devoted to full issues to Society's on the impact of environmental toxins on our health. See the Jan/Feb 2006 magazine in the "Article Archives" page, search for "Environmental".
