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Coal ash sites linked to elevated cancer risk nationwide

Counties near coal ash storage facilities are more likely to report higher cancer rates, raising questions about regulation and long-term health risks of such installations, a new study concludes. University of Mississippi ...

Mother's diet and environment may disrupt children's metabolism

A mother's exposure to factors like high-fat diets and environmental contaminants can impact her offspring's metabolism, according to new research using lab mice at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The paper is published ...

What to know about heavy metals in food

Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" are part of Earth's crust and can enter the food supply naturally through soil and water. Industrial ...

Are steroids sold in Australia what they claim to be?

More than half of a sample of unregulated anabolic–androgenic steroid products sold in Australia were mislabeled or mis-sold, according to Australian research. The team collected 28 anonymously donated steroid products and ...

Toxic metals linked to impaired growth in infants in Guatemala

Research led by the University of Arizona Health Sciences found a potential link between growth problems among infants and high levels of toxic metals and other elements in the breast milk of Mayan women in Guatemala's Lake ...

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