China shuts 180 plants for
using toxins in food
More Toxins Found in Smokers' Children
Health Focus: Toxins on Your Nails |
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China has closed 180 food factories
after inspectors found industrial chemicals being
used in products from candy to seafood, state media
said Wednesday. (View
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Children who have at least one
parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of
cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine,
according to a study by researchers from Warwick
Medical School at the University of Warwick, and
the University of Leicester, published online ahead
of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood. (View
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It's
not often that we think about toxins in beauty products.
For the most part, consumers believe that such products
are harmless to the body. Unfortunately, this is
not always the case. The EPA released a guide designed
to help protect workers at nail salons from being
over-exposed to toxins that exist in nail salon
products. We've outlined several of the common toxins
that are used at nail salons and the harmful effects
they can have on your body. |
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