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BPA-Free Plastic is not a Safe Alternative, say Researchers

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Featured Article, Heart Disease

Most people have heard that a chemical in plastics called BPA can damage health.

Studies link it to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, infertility, asthma, and other problems.1 BPA is also known as Bisphenol A.

The public outcry over its use in children’s sippy cups, water bottles, food containers, and the lining of metal cans led some manufacturers to use a different chemical.… Read More

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The Zika Epidemic Just Got Scarier

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Health Warning

Just when you thought the Zika epidemic couldn’t get any worse… It’s  a scene right out of a horror movie. Scientists in Brazil are planning to release millions of mutant mosquitos to combat the virus.1,2

Here’s the plan: They want to use radiation to sterilize genetically engineered male mosquitos. Then they’ll unleash them into the wild by the millions. There, they will breed with females.… Read More