Choosing safer personal care products can help lower exposures to risky chemicals

Women who selectively purchase personal care products based on their ingredients were successfully able to lower their exposures to several chemicals associated with health risks. The peer-reviewed ... Read More

The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about

Phthalates are part of a group of chemicals known as “endocrine disruptors” — which can interfere with the normal functioning of the body’s hormones. The chemicals are particularly dangerous to ... Read More

Researchers tested 200 toddlers — 96 chemicals were lurking in their bodies

Researchers testing urine from 2- to 4-year-olds in four U.S. states uncovered 96 different chemicals, many of them unmonitored and linked to hormone and brain disruption. Legacy toxins like triclosan ... Read More

Maternal exposure to crude oil and flame retardants can affect later generations

A tiny fish with transparent embryos is helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed light on how exposure to crude oil and flame retardants can affect behavior, skeletal growth, cardiac ... Read More

Does a parent’s exposure to workplace chemicals affect autism in their children?

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A new study in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health finds parents’ workplace chemical exposure may be linked to a range of behavioral challenges and ... Read More