Environmental Health

Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action

For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the body. In study after study, researchers have found links between these "xenoestrogens" and such problems as ...

Health created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Does your job increase your breast cancer risk?

Is there a link between the risk of breast cancer and the working environment? A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health provides further evidence on this previously neglected research topic, ...

Cancer created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds high exposure to food-borne toxins

In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and de ...

Health created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast