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451. May 12, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Testing finds glyphosate in two popular oat milks
Two out of 13 popular brands of oat milk had detectable levels of the controversial herbicide glyphosate, according to a new report from Mamavation. 452. May 9, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Scientists warn of disinfectant dangers
Disinfectants have had a moment since the COVID-19 pandemic began — and scientists are warning that this widespread use is spurring health problems, antimicrobial resistance and harming the environment. 453. May 5, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Toxic exposures accumulate in more than 100 categories of consumer products
Products used at home and in the workplace frequently contain toxic chemicals that are linked to reproductive and developmental harms, and cancers, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology. 454. April 26, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Are you putting PFAS on your eyeballs?
Eighteen kinds of soft contact lenses have detectable levels of organic fluorine, an indicator of the group of chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. 455. April 7, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked to reduced lung function in kids
Exposure to air pollution from sources like traffic and heavy industry during pregnancy has been linked to reduced lung function in children in a new study. 456. April 5, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Not only are PFAS toxic — they’re bad at their job when applied to furniture
The group of chemicals referred to as PFAS are known for their ability to repel water and stains from fabric, but a new study found that treatments containing PFAS had a low impact on protecting furniture fabrics and that the fabric type did more to prevent stains. 457. March 30, 2023 | Science News
50 years ago, air pollution was linked to more reports of animal bites
Scientists spent decades tying air pollution to health and behavior problems. Now, there’s more evidence that dirty air influences aggression in animals. 458. March 24, 2023 | Science Newsw
Microplastics are in our bodies. Here’s why we don’t know the health risks
Researchers are racing to try to understand how much humans are exposed and what levels are toxic. 459. March 23, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Get phthalates, parabens out of the bathroom drawer to reduce breast cancer risk
Switching to phthalate and paraben-free personal care products could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research. 460. March 21, 2023 | Environmenatl Health News
Every stage of plastic production and use is harming human health
Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, a potential influx of hazardous materials that the Earth and humans can't handle, according to a new report from the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health. 461. March 21, 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine, electronics, aerospace, construction, food packaging, and sports. It is now clear, however, that plastics are also responsible for significant harms to human health, the economy, and the earth’s environment. 462. March 15, 2023 | Environmental Health News
PFAS: EPA releases proposed drinking water standards for six “forever chemicals”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today new proposed drinking water standards for six individual PFAS chemicals —a move that could re-shape how drinking water is tested, sourced and treated throughout the U.S. 463. March 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Kids’ glyphosate exposure linked to liver disease and metabolic syndrome
Over the last decade, Dr. Charles Limbach noticed something strange in his family medicine practice in East Salinas, California. 464. March 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Good news: Some toxic insecticides are vanishing from the atmosphere
Some once-common insecticides linked to harmful human health impacts are disappearing from the air in the Great Lakes region, though others still persist, according to new research. 465. February 22, 2023 | Environmental Health News
The FDA needs to start protecting us from obesity-promoting food chemicals
The Western diet is a triple threat for causing obesity: the diet itself, the additives used in the food processing and the chemicals used in the food packaging are all culprits, according to a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. 466. February 14, 2023 | Scientific American
The Brain and Long COVID
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system 467. February 2, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Effects of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Comorbidity, and Coexposures on the Association between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Exposure to air pollution has been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but studies investigating whether deprived groups are more susceptible to the harmful effects of air pollution are inconsistent. 468. February 1, 2023 | Science News
Chemical residue reveals ancient Egyptians’ mummy-making mixtures
Chemical clues in embalming vessels reveal previously unknown ingredients used to prepare bodies for mummification and their far-flung origins. 469. January 30, 2023 | Environmental Health News
What will it take to give babies a phthalate-free start in the world?
Since the late 1960s research has shown that a plastic additive in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), leaches from medical devices and is toxic to multiple organs, especially for premature infants. 470. January 19, 2023 | Scientific American
The Health Risks of Gas Stoves Explained
Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them 471. January 14, 2023 | Science News
Pollution mucks up the lungs’ immune defenses over time
A study of immune tissue in the lungs reports that particulate matter buildup from air pollution may impair respiratory immunity in older adults. 472. January 13, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Just one meal of caught fish per year is a significant dose of PFAS
People who eat just one U.S. freshwater fish a year are likely to show a significant increase of a cancer-causing chemical in their bloodstream, new research warns. 473. January 10, 2023 | WHO
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during the same period, according to a separate UN report. 474. January 10, 2023 | Health Policy Watch
Over Seven Million Children and Youths Died in 2021, Says UN
An estimated 7.1 million children and teens up to the age of 24 years died in 2021, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Tuesday. Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South Asia bore higher burden of these deaths than other regions. 475. December 29, 2022 | New York TImes
Hair straighteners may pose a small risk for uterine cancer, study finds
A national study suggests a link to this particular cancer among women who reported frequent use of the chemical products.
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