Tag: Health
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Research Warns BPA-Free Plastic Bottles Still Toxic to Infants and Toddlers
Michael Green, an environmental health executive and father of a feisty toddler named Juliette, worked to rid his cabinets of baby bottles and plastic cups containing the additive bisphenol A (BPA), which mimics estrogen and has been linked to serious health problems like cancer, diabetes, miscarriages and obesity. [caption id="attachment_324265" align="alignnone" width="500"] According to recent research,…
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UC Berkeley Professor: A Condom Per Day Keeps Climate Change Away
A solution to easing the effects of global climate change may be one that is not often discussed—voluntary family planning. [caption id="attachment_323831" align="alignnone" width="500"] University of California, Berkeley Dr. Malcolm Potts believes by heavily investing in family planning, the population could decline to 6 billion by 2099. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] At a talk this…
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Colbert Roasts Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move!’ Campaign as Child Obesity Plummets
Quasi news pundit Stephen Colbert didn’t pull any comedic punches Wednesday when he roasted First Lady Michelle Obama and the recent success of her “Let’s Move!” campaign launched in 2010 to combat America’s childhood obesity problem. Colbert scoffed at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study that determined obesity rates in children 2…
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Waterkeepers Urge Governor to Declare State of Emergency on Pig Deaths from PED
On Thursday, Waterkeeper Alliance and North Carolina Riverkeepers called on the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Troxler, to protect public and environmental health against the swine industry’s handling of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus outbreak in the state. Warning: The slideshow contains graphic images that may be unsuitable for some viewers. [blackoutgallery id=”323679″] Commissioner Troxler…
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Monsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples
A new U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that pesticides can be found in, well, just about anything. [caption id="attachment_323627" align="alignnone" width="500"] In recent years, Roundup was found to be even more toxic than it was when first approved for agricultural use, though that discovery has not led to any changes in regulation of the pesticide. Photo courtesy…