Why BPA Should Be Banned – Plastic Pollution Coalition

Want to lose weight, reduce your risk for heart disease and cancer, and ward off diabetes? Start by putting down that soda and skipping the canned soup during your next supermarket visit. These products and health concerns might seem like they have nothing in common, but they’re all united by a single chemical compound that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shamefully failed to ban from food and drink packaging last week. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a hormonally active chemical found in ...[READ MORE]

Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops

EWG News release Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs 510-444-0973 x305, leeann@ewg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency's detection of arsenic, a known human carcinogen, barium and other contaminants in the well water of homes near natural gas drilling operations in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, should prompt a nationwide investigation of drilling-linked water ...[READ MORE]

How We Give Ourselves Cancer – Bob Wright American Anti-Cancer Institute

How do we get cancer? It's one of the biggest health questions people face. Bob Wright, director of the American Anti-Cancer Institute, says the answer is simple. He says there are a couple of simple reasons why people get cancer. Health Videos - We Give Cancer to Ourselves