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Top 7 Toxins in Your Home

An excerpt from “Smart Mama's Green Guide: Simple Steps to Reduce Your Child's Toxic Chemical Exposure”

I think we all generally feel that exposure to toxic chemicals isn’t good. The strong smell of paint stripper just doesn’t seem to be particularly healthy. We might not know precisely why they are bad, but we instinctively and intuitively know that if toxic chemical exposures aren’t good for us, then they can’t be good for our kids, either.

Antibacterial Chemical Raises Safety Issues

The maker of Dial Complete hand soap says that it kills more germs than any other brand. But is it safe?

That question has federal regulators, consumer advocates and soap manufacturers locked in a battle over the active ingredient in Dial Complete and many other antibacterial soaps, a chemical known as triclosan.

Op Ed by Fran Drescher: US needs safer cosmetics

This time last year, when I came to Capitol Hill, I met with some of the most powerful men and women in America. I’ve become a familiar face in Washington in recent years, because I feel like I got famous, I got cancer, and I lived to talk about it. So I’m using my voice (it is one of a kind) as an advocate.

The dirty dozen: 12 products you should avoid

(MNN) -- So you've decided to take the plunge -- to embrace lighter living, green your life and do something to help the environment. But where to begin?

The best place to start is by moderating your consumption. You can dramatically reduce the size of your footstep on the planet by making smarter choices in the things you buy and the amount your household uses.

It's not something you have to do all at once: just commit to steady, incremental change. Small steps become big journeys over time.

Ten Simple Ways to Improve Your Health This Spring

Add Cancer to Health Risks of Diabetes: Study

Colon, rectum, liver cancers increased in people with diabetes, researchers say

Diabetes is already linked to a number of complications, but emerging evidence suggests an increased risk of cancer can be added to that list.

A new study found that women with diabetes had an 8 percent increased risk of developing cancer generally, while men with diabetes had a 9 percent higher risk when rates of prostate cancer were excluded from the calculation.

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Monthly Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk

But the study does not prove if the association is due to the drug or other factors, expert says

MONDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Taking aspirin even once per month, whether low-dose or full strength, appears to be associated with a marked drop in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, new research reveals.

Want to reduce BPA exposure? Cut canned foods from your diet, report says

Exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, through canned foods and other food packaging can be significantly reduced with simple dietary changes, according to a report released Wednesday by the nonprofit Breast Cancer Fund and the Silent Spring Institute, a breast cancer research group.

BPA is a chemical that is often used in clear, shatterproof plastics, such as baby bottles and food-storage containers, as well as the liners of metal food cans. Studies have shown BPA can leach from plastic and cans into food. 

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