Phthalates found in cosmetics, makeup may increase diabetes risk.
Posted April 17th, 2012
Chemicals found in everyday cosmetics, perfume and make-up products could be increasing your risk of diabetes, researchers have warned.Not so pretty: Report finds toxins in nail products labeled chemical-free.
Posted April 11th, 2012
A report released today by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control found the so-called “toxic trio” chemicals–dibutyl phthalate (DBP) , toluene, and formaldehyde–in most of the 25 nail products the agency randomly tested.California finds toxins in ‘nontoxic’ nail polishes.
Posted April 11th, 2012
In the nail salon industry, more customers and workers are demanding that products be free of what's called the toxic-trio: toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. The CA Department of Toxic Substances Control found most products that claimed to be free of at least one of those chemicals were not.Toxic products in California nail salons under renewed scrutiny.
Posted April 11th, 2012
Toxic chemicals are found in several nail products that had claimed to be toxic-free, a new state report says, raising concerns over worker safety.California finds dangerous chemicals in nail polishes that advertise as non-toxic.
Posted April 10th, 2012
Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called “toxic trio” of chemicals actually have high levels of agents known to cause birth defects, according to state chemical regulators.Health concerns remain after FDA declines to act.
Posted April 10th, 2012
We continue to believe the independent research that warns of BPA's risks provides ample reason to ban the chemical. We also agree, though, that there is a risk in moving too fast.Puberty before age 10: A new ‘normal.’
Posted April 4th, 2012
For many parents of early-developing girls, “normal” is a crazy-making word, especially when uttered by a doctor; it implies that the patient, or patient’s mother, should quit being neurotic and accept that not much can be done. But even if it's the new normal, why is it happening?North Carolina scientists in the middle of the BPA debate.
Posted April 3rd, 2012
Researchers in North Carolina now find themselves squarely in the middle of a scientific controversy after a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.US opts not to ban BPA in canned foods.
Posted April 3rd, 2012
Bisphenol A will continue to be a part of the US diet. The FDA was forced to make its determination as part of a settlement to a lawsuit filed in August by the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental group based in New York.Mothers trumping regulators regarding BPA in food packaging.
Posted April 3rd, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration has until Saturday to decide whether mothers know best. The agency is trying to determine whether bisphenol A, also known as BPA, should be forbidden in food and beverage packaging.
