We are oblivious to the hard work that our organs perform day after day to enable us to breathe and live. Consider the lungs which are among the hardest working organs in…
Tag: Chemicals
Breastfeeding could be exposing babies to toxic cancer causing chemicals
In a startling revelation researchers have warned that breastfeeding is exposing infants to industrial chemicals known to have links with cancer and longer the babies are breastfed the higher volumes of toxic…
‘Safer’ chemical replacements in plastic aren’t safe after all, study finds
Plastic is one of the most used materials around the world for storing food, cosmetics, toiletries among other things across the globe. A particular chemical di-2-ethylhexylphlatate, or DEHP, was used previously to…
We are exposed to a cocktail of fifty cancer-triggering chemicals daily: Experts
Cancer is know to have quite a few triggers and one of the most important triggers is chemicals. Even if we ant to avoid exposure to chemicals, it isn’t possible as experts…
Commonly used chemicals may trigger cancer; taskforce calls for more research
We come across a range of chemicals through our activities daily – most of them thought to be harmless – but a new global taskforce of 174 scientists from leading research centres…