New research on the adverse health impacts of BPA and methylparaben on breast cancer and its treatment

News broke today that new research shows a pretty harsh reality for the consequences of our exposure to two toxic chemicals that we already knew were harmful to our health: bisphenol A (BPA) and methylparaben. Now we know it is worse … Continue reading

New Studies Find Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Impact IQ

A few days ago, three long-term studies were released that found that a woman’s exposure to organophosphate pesticides during pregnancy could affect IQ and memory in her child 6 to 9 years later. Organophosphates are one of the most commonly … Continue reading

The Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 for Chemical Safety Reform

Yesterday Senator Frank R. Lautenberg announced the “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011″. This is incredibly exciting, important, and I am going to start by giving you a bit of history and context of why… Last year a groundbreaking piece of … Continue reading