Environmental Issues: Focus on Health Problems and Disease
How environmental issues affect our health by causing or contributing to health problems and diseases around the world.
Does Exposure to Chemicals Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer and common chemicals - Learn how chemicals in everyday products are linked to breast cancer, what governments are doing, and how to protect yourself.
Breast cancer and common chemicals - Learn how chemicals in everyday products are linked to breast cancer, what governments are doing, and how to protect yourself.
Autism -- Can Vaccines Cause Autism in Children
Is it true that toxins in some common childhood vaccines cause autism? Should parents consider not vaccinating their children to avoid the possibility of autism? Learn the facts.
Is it true that toxins in some common childhood vaccines cause autism? Should parents consider not vaccinating their children to avoid the possibility of autism? Learn the facts.
Are Cell Phones and Microwave Radiation Really Unhealthy?
Scientific research indicates that exposure to cell phones and microwave radiation can cause health problems. Learn more about the health effects of cell phones and microwave radiation.
Scientific research indicates that exposure to cell phones and microwave radiation can cause health problems. Learn more about the health effects of cell phones and microwave radiation.
Blacks More Likely Than Whites to Breathe Bad Air
Like economics, employment and education, air pollution seems to be a racial issue in America. Read about an Associated Press analysis of government data, which revealed that black Americans nationwide are 79 percent more likely than whites to breathe unhealthy air, because they live in neighborhoods where air pollution from industrial plants pose the greatest health risks.
Like economics, employment and education, air pollution seems to be a racial issue in America. Read about an Associated Press analysis of government data, which revealed that black Americans nationwide are 79 percent more likely than whites to breathe unhealthy air, because they live in neighborhoods where air pollution from industrial plants pose the greatest health risks.
Alaska: Pollution and Cancer on The Last Frontier
Alaska residents and wildlife may be at risk of serious health effects brought on by exposure to thousands of industrial and military waste dumps, according to a report about the waste sites that was prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation but never published.
Alaska residents and wildlife may be at risk of serious health effects brought on by exposure to thousands of industrial and military waste dumps, according to a report about the waste sites that was prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation but never published.
Ticked Off About Ticks?
Ticks are small insects that can cause big problems, such as Lyme Disease. But the commercial products designed to kill or repel ticks are as dangerous as the ticks themselves, containing chemicals that can damage the nervous systems of pets and people and lead to cancer and other diseases. Find out how you can avoid ticks without dousing your house and yard with toxic chemicals.
Ticks are small insects that can cause big problems, such as Lyme Disease. But the commercial products designed to kill or repel ticks are as dangerous as the ticks themselves, containing chemicals that can damage the nervous systems of pets and people and lead to cancer and other diseases. Find out how you can avoid ticks without dousing your house and yard with toxic chemicals.
Nearly a Quarter of All Disease Linked to Environment by WHO Report
Thirteen million deaths annually and nearly a quarter of all disease worldwide—including 33 percent of illnesses in children under age five—are due to environmental causes that could be avoided or prevented, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thirteen million deaths annually and nearly a quarter of all disease worldwide—including 33 percent of illnesses in children under age five—are due to environmental causes that could be avoided or prevented, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Environmental Hazards Increase the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Heart disease and stroke kill millions of people globally every year. Learn how environmental hazards, from pollution to household chemicals, increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Heart disease and stroke kill millions of people globally every year. Learn how environmental hazards, from pollution to household chemicals, increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
How Environmental Issues Affect Women's Health
This list of resources provides information about many different environmental factors and how they affect women's health.
This list of resources provides information about many different environmental factors and how they affect women's health.
Environmental Hazards Increase the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Heart disease and stroke kill millions of people globally every year. Environmental hazards, from pollution to household chemicals, contribute significantly to both health problems. About Senior Living Guide Sharon O'Brien explains how you can protect yourself and your family from heart disease and stroke by avoiding the environmental hazards that cause them.
Heart disease and stroke kill millions of people globally every year. Environmental hazards, from pollution to household chemicals, contribute significantly to both health problems. About Senior Living Guide Sharon O'Brien explains how you can protect yourself and your family from heart disease and stroke by avoiding the environmental hazards that cause them.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Index
An alphabetical listing of answers and information about a wide range of environmental health questions and concerns, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
An alphabetical listing of answers and information about a wide range of environmental health questions and concerns, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Chronic Disease and the Environment
Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and costs $325 billion annually in treatments and living accommodations. The Physicians for Social Responsibility provide new infromation about the links between environmental factors and chronic diseases from asthma to cancer.
Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and costs $325 billion annually in treatments and living accommodations. The Physicians for Social Responsibility provide new infromation about the links between environmental factors and chronic diseases from asthma to cancer.
Common Household Chemicals Linked to Cancer
Fluorinated polymers may not be a household name, but they show up in a lot of household products—from microwave popcorn bags and fast-food wrappers to stain-free carpets and windshield washer fluid. Unfortunately, they are also showing up in the blood of human beings all over the world.
Fluorinated polymers may not be a household name, but they show up in a lot of household products—from microwave popcorn bags and fast-food wrappers to stain-free carpets and windshield washer fluid. Unfortunately, they are also showing up in the blood of human beings all over the world.
Cancer Deaths - Cancer Deaths Decline for First Time Since 1930
The number of cancer deaths in the United States has declined for the first time in more than 70 years—the first time since the government starting keeping statistics in 1930—according to an American Cancer Society analysis of government health data.
The number of cancer deaths in the United States has declined for the first time in more than 70 years—the first time since the government starting keeping statistics in 1930—according to an American Cancer Society analysis of government health data.
Antibiotics Resistance: Is Excessive Use of Antibiotics Creating Super Bugs?
Antibiotics are the miracle drugs of modern medicine--treating or curing countless diseases--but they are also helping to create a new generation of "super bugs" by strengthening the very bacteria they were designed to kill.
Antibiotics are the miracle drugs of modern medicine--treating or curing countless diseases--but they are also helping to create a new generation of "super bugs" by strengthening the very bacteria they were designed to kill.
Phthalates in Cosmetics: “Not Too Pretty”
Most mainstream cosmetics contain phthalates, an industrial chemical shown to cause serious health problems in humans and animals. Learn the dangers of phthalates and where to find cosmetics that are free of phthalates.
Most mainstream cosmetics contain phthalates, an industrial chemical shown to cause serious health problems in humans and animals. Learn the dangers of phthalates and where to find cosmetics that are free of phthalates.