01/25/2020
Toxic 'forever chemicals' found in drinking water throughout US
The report found that 20 cities and regions nationwide — including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Miami and Louisville — contained high PFAS levels.
07/14/2019
Two researchers from the Netherlands examined data from the Netherlands Cohort Study, specifically looking at 5,749 people born in 1916-1917. The study kept tabs on various factors, including physical activity , from age 20 until age 90 or death, whichever came sooner (1986-2007).
The results, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, were different for women than for men.
Men who exercised for 90 or more minutes a day were 39% more likely to reach age 90 than those doing less than a half-hour.
For women, though, 60 minutes per day seemed to be the sweet spot for becoming a nonagenarian: Doing more or less was associated with a lower likelihood of reaching that milestone.
01/15/2019
No!
Oral-B Glide Floss Tied to Potentially Toxic PFAS Chemicals, Study Suggests
Using Oral-B Glide dental floss might be associated with higher levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in your body, according to a new peer-reviewed study of consumer behaviors potentially linked to the substances.PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are potentially harmful chemicals often used fo...
01/04/2019
Sad. They don't know any better. Parents have to take control.
Average 10-year-old has eaten 18 years' worth of sugar
Public Health England aims to persuade parents to reduce sugar in children’s diets
12/14/2018
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder
11/04/2018
Lack of exercise is worse than smoking study finds.
Analysis of research data from over 120,000 patients demonstrated a lack of fitness, as measured by a treadmill test, was predictive of premature death to a greater degree than smoking, heart disease or high blood pressure