Improve the air quality indoors
My chemical romance: Are dangerous toxins lurking in your
everyday products?
Prescription drugs found in drinking water across U.S.
Health Focus: Toxins in Soft Drinks |
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A truck spewing exhaust prompts
people to hold their breath when it passes. But
when it comes to pollution, your own home may
be just as insidious as the street.
People spend 90 percent of their time inside,
and that indoor air can be two to five times as
polluted as the air outside, according to the
Environmental Protection Agency. Poor indoor air
quality can cause asthma and aggravate allergies
or sinus problems. And many of those health problems
are triggered by what is in your house, including
cleaning products, furniture and carpets...(View
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The health-conscious among us
take care to avoid notorious risks such as mercury-laden
fish, lead paint and cigarette smoke—all of
which contain chemicals proven to do a body bad.
But do you ever think twice about the lotion
you smear on your face, the can of soda you gulp
down or the furniture you nap on? Countless products
we use every day are chock full of chemicals,
and research suggests they might hurt us more
than we realize...(View
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A vast array of pharmaceuticals
-- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood
stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found
in the drinking water supplies of at least 41
million Americans, an Associated Press investigation
shows...(View
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Soft drinks can be one of
the greatest carries of environmental toxins.
Most require additives and preservatives, which
consist of chemical substances. Unfortunately,
these substances can actually be harmful to our
bodies...
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