March 8, 2010
Ten years ago when I was contemplating pregnancy, concerns about autism never entered my mind. But today there are few new parents who haven’t considered the possibility that...
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February 1, 2010
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is everywhere. Among other places, it is found in the lining of nearly every can in the grocery store. Nearly every person in America has some BPA in his or her...
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January 25, 2010
The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition, of which NRDC is a member, has just released “The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act,” a report on the...
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December 28, 2009
Your child can’t sit still in class. He loses interest quickly when reading or doing a math problem. Could the chemical dyes in food be to blame?
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September 10, 2009
While we’ve been enjoying summer in the Northern Hemisphere, flu season has been raging in the Southern, and in that time “swine flu” (or the H1N1 flu strain) has become...
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June 9, 2009
In the first study of its kind, researchers at Mount Sinai Children’s Medical Health Center have found that newborn girls whose mothers have high levels of phthalates from...
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April 4, 2009
Parents are alarmed by a new study suggesting that baby lotions, powders and shampoos may be exposing young children to potentially harmful chemicals called phthalates. Many...
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September 8, 2008
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Getting enough exercise is vital for childrens' health. But kids at play may be exposed to a host of herbicides sprayed on lawns and...
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September 3, 2008
If your child is one of the 23 million kids who ride the bus to school every day, be advised: her bus probaby has a diesel engine and the exhaust from that engine contains...
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October 29, 2007
If you're packing your child's lunches in a soft vinyl lunch box, you'd be wise to check for lead. Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin that is particularly harmful to a young child's...
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