Ask about toxic shower curtains and many people will mention mold and mildew. Those two culprits may be responsible for making your bathroom smell less than fresh but they’re not responsible for the recommendation …

Travelers to Mexico and many other locations around the world are warned to beware of Montezuma’s revenge and don’t drink the water.  Doctors refer to Montezuma’s revenge as travelers’ diarrhea and it does come from …

Roma and other large-sized tomatoes have been linked to a Salmonella outbreak that spans nine states, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although the tomatoes in question have not …

The new prescription-filling robot at Loyola University Hospital can dispense as many as 600 doses of various medications in an hour and it does so with an innovative system of safeguards that will dramatically improve …

The White House has routinely downplayed or denied the connection between premature death and exposure to ozone and smog.  Lack of scientific proof of the theoretical connection is the administration’s reason behind the attitude.

There’s been a lot of media attention lately placed on the safety, or non-safety, of ingesting foods and beverages packaged in polycarbonate containers made from the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is most often …

Officials for the United States met with the Chinese regarding the origin of the tainted heparin that sparked a rash of allergic reactions and several dozen US deaths lately but failed to reach an agreement …

Officials for the Canadian health and environmental ministries announced on Friday that the polycarbonate BPA (bisphenol-a) has been officially declared toxic and it is likely that a complete ban on manufacture of BPA-containing baby bottles …

Nalgene Outdoor Products, the Rochester, New York, company that manufactures the popular water bottles and baby bottles characterized by hard, clear plastic that is almost impossible to break has announced that they will no longer …

Just as exposure to common household and yard chemicals affect us and our children, our pets are affected by these toxins, too. And the exposure to these toxins may produce compounded harmful effects in …