Keratin hair treatments get raves from customers but raise health concerns.
Keratin-based hair-smoothing treatments have gained popularity among curly-haired women of all races. But there are concerns that some keratin-based products present a health risk because they contain unacceptable levels of formaldehyde.
UK women have some of world’s worst cancer rates.
A league table compiled by health campaigners reveals that the UK has the 11th highest rate of breast cancer in the world, with women coming 12th for cancers overall.
Home fires: The world’s most lethal pollution.
The world's deadliest pollution does not come from factories billowing smoke, industries tainting water supplies or chemicals seeping into farm land. It comes from within people's own homes.
Why we need to educate consumers about the potential dangers of triclosan.
Women’s Voices for the Earth Cassidy Randall January 24, 2011 The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) released polling results this week showing that 75% of moms... Read More
Smoking warnings hit home as UK cancer rates drop.
Decades of warnings about the dangers of smoking appear to be having an effect, with the UK placed a relatively low 22nd in a world league of highest cancer rates.
Montana lawmakers join 30 states to protect kids and families from toxic chemicals.
Women’s Voices for the Earth January 19, 2011 HELENA, Mont. –Montana legislators and advocates joined 30 states today in supporting pending federal legislation that would... Read More
Been Duped by Greenwashing?
A Happy Hippy Mom January 18, 2011 I received an email back in December accusing a company of not being as green as they advertised.... Read More
Women’s Voices Resounding Through Science.
Flour Sack Mama Anne Brock January 17, 2011 “We shouldn’t have to risk our lives to paint our toenails.” Cassidy Randall has a familiar way... Read More
Smoking linked to earlier male deaths.
Smoking is the main reason why, on average, men die sooner than women across Europe, according to research.
Night owls may want to dim their lights.
People who spend their evenings in relatively bright light run the risk of stressing their bodies by ratcheting down the production of melatonin. Produced in the brain's pineal gland, this hormone plays a pivotal role in setting the body’s biological...
