I don鈥檛 think I would want to work in a rubber processing plant. Too many nitrosamines in the air, and it鈥檚 better not to inhale them. Nitrosamines after all are known carcinogens, first identified...
The British Journal of Urology reports a rash of penis-crush injuries associated with a trend towards installing heavy wooden and ornamental toilet seats. The problem is that when toddlers are...
The term 鈥淪uperfood鈥� has become part of our vocabulary. Such foods are the supposed antitheses of 鈥渏unk foods鈥� with the implication that if we gorge on them we can delay our earthly departure. The...
According to new data obtained by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, the use of inhalants is on the rise. The number of grade eight student users has jumped by eighteen percent; and the...
Oh, those analytical chemists. They do cause problems don鈥檛 they? With their ability to find the presence of chemicals at parts per trillion, they can not only find the needle in the proverbial...
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit, environmental advocacy group, we should all be wary of retinyl palmitate. This compound is commonly added to a range of skin care...
鈥淏ath salts,鈥� 鈥渧acuum fresheners鈥� and 鈥減lant food鈥� seem innocuous enough. You can pick then up at some gas stations, convenience stores, some garden supply shops, or order them on the Internet....
Melatonin is certainly an interesting substance. It began to pique the curiosity of researchers in the 1950s when they discovered that production of this hormone by the pineal gland in the brain...
We have a sweet topic for today. Honey. That concentrated solution of sugars in water that was central to Winnie the Pooh's obsession. Most of us like it too. The main sugars in honey are fructose...
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