Is It Safe To Change My Cat’s Litter While I’m Pregnant?
It’s a dilemma for every cat owner.
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Printers, Ink, and Toners During Pregnancy
If your job includes close proximity to a printer or requires touching toner and ink, will that harm your baby? What about our home printers and copiers?
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals EDC Pesticides and Pregnancy
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) are synthetic chemicals that when absorbed into the body either mimics or blocks hormones and disrupt the body's normal functions.
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Mercury: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Human exposure to mercury comes through the air and the diet. Exposure threatens male and female reproductive health and poses profound neurological risks to a developing fetus.
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Perchlorate: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Perchlorate is a naturally occurring salt that is used to manufacture airbag inflation systems, fireworks, matches, and rocket fuel. Groundwater is the main source of perchlorate around the world.
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Pregnancy Safety: Perfluorinated Chemicals
Perfluorinated chemicals, also known as PFCs, are used in so many everyday household items it's almost impossible to avoid exposure. They're in food packaging, pesticides, and personal care products as well as carpets, clothing, and upholstery.
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Arsenic: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Arsenic, described as notoriously poisonous to multicellular life, is a common groundwater contamination that affects millions of people worldwide. Contamination is strongest near mining operations.
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Dioxins: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Ninety percent of human exposure to dioxins comes from the food supply.As with humans, dioxins accumulate in a food animal's fatty tissues.Meat and dairy products, fish and shellfish are the mostdioxin-contaminated foods in the global food supply.
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Glycol Ethers: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Glycol ethers comprise a large group of solvents used industrially and in the home. The aromas emitted by glycol ether compounds run the gamut from odorless to quite strong. One form of glycol ether many women are familiar with is acetate-based nail polish remover.
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Fire Retardants: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
The use of fire retardants in the American furniture industry is similar to a double-edged sword: they probably do prevent a certain degree of fires but they do so with environmental toxins that create their own set of ills.
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Phthalates: Common Chemicals and Pregnancy Safety
Phthalates are thought to be endocrine disrupters that are difficult to hide from. Toiletries and cosmetics are laced with them.
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Oil and Gas Fracking Likely Threat to Human Reproduction
Scientists recently published the findings of a study of fracking’s effect on humans, along with the conclusion that oil and gas fracking is likely to endanger human reproduction.
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Garden Fertilizer During Pregnancy
Growing a garden filled with flowers, or fruits and vegetables is also a healthy way to tend to your nesting needs when you are pregnant. However, if you are using fertilizer in your garden, you need to be aware of some gardening hazards during pregnancy.
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Limit Household Bleach for Healthier Children
Many parents turn to chlorine bleach for the cleanest clean but a new study indicates children are healthier when the use of household bleach is limited.
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‘No More Tears’ Baby Shampoo Now Has No Formaldehyde, Either
Consumer demand has prompted Johnson & Johnson to change the formula used to make its 'No More Tears' baby shampoo. The biggest change is that formaldehyde will no longer be a part of the product.
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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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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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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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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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