Tag: Featured Living
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New Study Raises Concerns About Health Impacts from Yellow Dyes Found in Common Household Products
The dye used to make yellow clothing, newspapers, paint and much more could contain a banned chemical that is suspected of causing birth defects, cancer and irritation to the nose and lungs by leaking potentially harmful toxins into the air. [caption id="attachment_323072" align="alignnone" width="500"] Students at Rutgers have been testing consumer products and found that…
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Documentary Spotlight: Farmland
One of my favorite events of the year is almost here—the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) from March 19 to March 30 at Tower City Cinemas. There are eight eco-films this year, in CIFF’s It’s Easy Being Green sidebar sponsored by Great Lakes Brewing Company, bringing awareness and support to the environmental movement working to save our planet. I’ll feature one…
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Lawyers Devise ‘Big Food’ Takedown, Say Industry Should Pay for Soaring Obesity Costs
Lawyers have contacted state attorneys general in 16 states to pitch a radical idea: force the food industry to pay for out-of-control, obesity-related health care costs that have contributed to America’s Medicaid spending woes. [caption id="attachment_322981" align="alignnone" width="500"] “I believe that this is the most promising strategy to lighten the economic burden of obesity on…
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Study Finds Canned Drinks Expose Fetuses to Potentially Cancerous Chemical
In a new study, researchers believe what men are fed during the fetal stage may leave them more susceptible to prostate cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the U.S., reports TreeHugger. [caption id="attachment_322871" align="alignnone" width="500"] Findings conclude BPA, an estrogenic compound, permanently reprograms a fetus’ stem cells potentially leading…
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USDA Policy Fails to Address GMO Contamination of Organic Crops
By Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D. At a time when consumers are demanding greater access to organic and non-genetically engineered (GE) foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest, “coexistence” policy threatens the ability and right of consumers to make that shift. [caption id="attachment_322821" align="alignnone" width="500"] Until March 4, the public has a unique opportunity to…