Dramatic Rise in E-Cig Calls to Poison Control Centers
Electronic cigarettes "represent an emerging public health concern, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Safer Swimming During Pregnancy: Fast Facts
When it comes to safer swimming during pregnancy, one of the best tools
pregnant women can have is knowledge. Pregnant women must understand the real risk of swimming in untreated or mistreated pools, oceans, lakes and rivers.
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Solvent Exposure Before First Pregnancy: Breast Cancer Risk
Young women exposed to organic solvents before their first full-term pregnancy are at an increased risk of developing hormone receptor-positive breast cancer if it runs in the family.
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Toxic Chemicals Found in Childcare Centers
Some of these flame-retardant chemicals added to furniture cause neurodevelopmental delays and others are hormone disruptors.
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Wealthy Chinese Couples Turn to Overseas Surrogacy
With more than 40 million Chinese now diagnosed as infertile, surrogacy is an attractive solution but the practice is illegal in China.
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Fresh List of Dirty Foods: The New Dirty Dozen
The 'Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen' list has been updated for 2013.
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Exposure to BPA May Decrease Fertility in Women
The chemical BPA may cause infertility in women, according to a new study by Brigham and Women's Hospitals (BWM). The study, published online in the journal Human Reproduction, is the first research of its kind.
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Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Endometriosis
Endometriosis affects about 10 percent of women during their reproductive years. A new study shows a link between endometriosis and two pesticides once used widely in the U.S. for pest control and agriculture.
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Lead: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Lead has a reputation for being the bad boy of environmental toxins but many people don't know why. The chemical structure of lead is similar to calcium, therefore it is stored in the bones and teeth, right alongside calcium.
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Baby Wipes May Be Cause of Persistent Rash
Moms everywhere have come to rely on products like baby wipes for
infants and wet wipes for older children as an easy, convenient way to
add an extra layer of cleanliness to a messy situation.
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Pregnancy Safety: Organophosphate Pesticides
Once nerve agents of chemical warfare, organophosphates are now commonly used in agricultural pesticides that dust many of our industrial crops and are commonly used in home gardens, too.
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Personal Care Products Pose Risk to Babies
Shampoos, lotions, and other baby care products expose babies and toddlers to potentially harmful substances at a great rate, according to a new study.
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Pregnant Women and West Virginia Chemical Spill Impact
More than 300,000 residents of West Virginia have been unable to use the tap water running into their homes, workplaces, restaurants, schools, and elsewhere.
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Breastfeed to Reduce Baby’s Arsenic Exposure
Researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, have just presented another reason why breastfeeding is so beneficial to babies: it lowers babies’ exposure to arsenic.
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Vision Affected by Chemicals in Water
Researchers have found a chemical in water that may damage the vision of your unborn child if you come in contact with the chemical during pregnancy. The chemical is called tetrachloroethylene or PCE.
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Dryer Sheets And Pregnancy
Dryer sheets are slathered in chemicals, which do have the potential to transform with the extreme heat of the dryer. You want to be extra careful when you’re pregnant but do you have to stop using dryer sheets?
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Women Still Exposed to Organic Solvents
Despite warnings about potential birth defect risks associated with
chemical solvents, women are still putting their pregnancies at risk by
working with these chemicals.
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