Chemical Exposure

More Evidence That Chemicals Are Changing Who We (And Our Children And Grandchildren) Are

David Crews | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Epigenetics, Exposure to Chemicals, Fungicides, Bpas, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Exposure Mental Health, Chemical Exposure Behavior, Science News
David Crews

We haven't proved that chemical exposure is at the root of increases in mental health disorders. What we do know with increasing confidence, however, is that chemical exposure is changing our brains, and that those changes are being passed on to our descendants.

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8 Ways to Avoid Harmful Chemicals

Maria Rodale | Posted 03.29.2012

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Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Robin Dodson, ScD, research scientist at the Silent Spring Institute It's difficult to avoid all of the potentially harmful chemi...

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Reduce Chemicals to Increase Fertility

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Chemical Exposure, Bpa, Teflon, Male Infertility, Infertility, Pcbs, Toxic Chemicals, Personal Health, Harmful Chemicals, Reproductive Health, Chemicals and Health, Hazardous Chemicals, Chemicals Health, Healthy Living News
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Because we now know that chemicals in every day products can lead to low sperm counts, there are simple steps that men can take to avoid them.

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BP Spill Workers Seek Care as Health Study Progresses

Susan Buchanan | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Physicians, Clinics, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Chemical Exposure, Health Insurance, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Louisiana Dept. Of Health and Hospitals, Respirators, Detoxification, Crude Oil, Subra Company, Fishermen, Green News
Susan Buchanan

A multi-million-dollar study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, gauging impacts of the BP spill on cleanup workers, has so far enrolled 5,500 individuals -- mostly from Gulf states.

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Study At Samsung Says Cancers Unrelated To Work

AP | By KELLY OLSEN | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Chemical Exposure, Samsung, Samsung Cancer Study, Samsung Cancer Report, Cancer, Health Risks, Cancer Risk, Samsung Cancer, Technology News

YONGIN, South Korea -- A study commissioned by Samsung into cancers among six of its semiconductor workers found they were unrelated to exposure to ch...

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Have You Been Sickened By Chemical Exposure In The Gulf Region? Tell Us Your Story

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemical Exposure, Gulf Oil Spill, Health, Gulf Oil Spill Health Effects, Gulf Oil Spill Health, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green, we are hearing an increasing number of stories about serious health problems arising from exposure to chemicals in the Gulf re...

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Were They Canaries? The Too Short Lives of Park Ji-Yeon and Yu-mi Hwang

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leukemia, Occupational Health and Safety, Samsung, South Korea, Electronics Industry, Chemical Exposure, Semiconductor Industry, Cancer, Green News
Elizabeth Grossman

This is what we know happened. On March 31, 2010, Park Ji-Yeon, who worked at Samsung's On-Yang semiconductor plant in South Korea, died of leukemia at age 23.

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Memo to the American Cancer Society: Every Cancer Counts

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Pope

A recent dust-up between the American Cancer Society and the NIH Cancer Panel may have left the public even more confused about how dangerous untested, potentially toxic consumer chemicals and environmental pollutants really are.

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Fat, Stupid, Impotent & Dangerous: The Future Without Green Chemistry

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Health, Endocrine Disruptors, Chemical Exposure, Bisphenol A, Consumer Product Safety, Homeland Security, Green Chemistry, Green News
Elizabeth Grossman

The mere presence of chemicals linked to health disorders does not mean disease will result. Yet research scientists and medical professionals now say that based on the evidence, there is reason to be concerned.

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Fixing Our Broken Chemicals Policy

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Grossman

While Afghanistan, the economy, Copenhagen and health care grabbed headlines this week, the Senate EPW committee held a hearing on an issue that could significantly influence those big ticket items.

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Soldiers Sue KBR Over Iraq Chemical Exposure

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemical Exposure, War Wire, Kbr, Foreign Affairs, Iraq, Haliburton, Politics News

INDIANAPOLIS — Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued the big defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly all...

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