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Bayer’s new Roundup products more toxic than prior formulations, report asserts

Environmental Health News

consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. But it does set what it calls a ‘chronic reference dose’ for individual chemicals.

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Op-ed: A stalled global plastic treaty threatens our future fertility

Environmental Health News

The entire plastic life cycle harms our health A 2024 study from Europe estimates that approximately 16,000 chemicals play a role in the life cycle of plastic production. Very few have been tested and data on their hazard to human and environmental health is sparse. Why is this concerning?

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Probiotics Fight Flame Retardant Toxins in Your Body

Mercola

A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives discovered that prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with lower cognitive and physical development scores in children up to 6 years old. In this case, progesterone is a natural hormone and not a drug and is very safe even in high doses.