Environment
Pollutants in fish linked to high risk of diabetes
David Liu -- daidl (at) foodconsumer.org
Eating too much of fish from the Great Lakes region may increase risk of developing diabetes because the fish is
Spices work like valium hammer on pests
By Sheilah Downey (sheilahd@foodconsumer.org)
A concoction of plant oils from rosemary, clove, thyme and peppermint, called "essential oil pesticides," are an environmentally friendly way of killing ...
Milford Citizens Told to Boil Tap Water
By Rachel Stockton (rachels@foodconsumer.org)
Massachusetts has some of the oldest cemeteries in the nation; many of those dated from the 17th century are written in Middle ...
Radiation raises diabetes risk in cancer survivors
By Sheilah Downey (sheilahd@foodconsumer.org)
Almost 75 percent of childhood cancer survivors develop a chronic health condition due to their therapies, says a study released today in ...
Antibiotic Resistant Staph: A Threat to Home HealthCare Providers
By Rachel Stockton (rachels@foodconsumer.org)
The latest information regarding staph infections that are resistant to antibiotics sounds like it came straight out of a Robin Cook-esque nightmare. ...
Agent Orange still posing toxic threats
By Sheilah Downey (sheilahd@foodconsumer.org)The toxic timeline of Agent Orange started with the dumping of 20 million gallons of the herbicide in the jungles of Vietnam ...
Cutting carbons to clean up the climate
By Sheilah Downey Using solar and wind resources more efficently could cut more than 800 million metric tons of emissions from the eletricity sector ...
E-Groups want “toxic tubs” cleaned up
Friday May 29, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- When the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested 48 products earlier this year, they found 61 percent contained toxic levels ...
Challenges to Assessing Cancer Effects of Mobile Phone Use
Mobile phone use worldwide has exploded in the past decade, with many countries fast approaching a usage prevalence of 100%. Even as mobile phone use grows exponentially, questions remain regarding the health impact of frequent exposure to the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) associated with mobile phone use....
Cell phone users at higher risk of tumors
Monday July 14, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Using cellular phones may increase risk of tumors of the parotid gland, according to a new study in the ...
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