Tag: Health
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4 Climate Policies to Celebrate This Thanksgiving
Policy plays an enormous role in the future of our planet. Check out this great list from Mother Jones of four recent environmental policies we should all be thankful for. [caption id="attachment_313603" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Shutterstock[/caption] 1. The U.S. and the World Bank will avoid financing coal-fired power plants abroad. Burning coal is among…
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Can Genetically Modified Foods Trigger Gluten Sensitivity?
A new report links genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with gluten-related disorders and suggests GMOs might be an important environmental trigger for gluten sensitivity, estimated to affect as many as 18 million Americans. The report, released by the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), cites U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) records, medical journal reviews…
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How Eating Fish Can Contribute to Cardiovascular Disease
Heavy metal pollution, caused by metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to an article published in the journal ISRN Hypertension. It has already been well-established that heavy metals such as lead can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems and impair brain function. But the review article says environmental pollution…
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Lawsuit Forces FDA to Finally Enforce Removal of Endocrine Disruptor Triclosan From Soaps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under a court agreement signed Thursday, will end decades of delay and decide how to protect consumers from triclosan, a suspected endocrine disruptor linked to reproductive and developmental harm in laboratory studies. The FDA first proposed in 1978 to remove triclosan from certain consumer products. But because it…
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Exposure to Air Pollution During Pregnancy Linked to Infant Heart Defects
Children’s congenital heart defects may be associated with their mothers’ exposure to specific mixtures of environmental toxins during pregnancy, according to research presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013. Congenital heart defects occur when the heart or blood vessels near the heart don’t develop normally before birth. Defects may be caused…