toxins

4 Staggering Facts About E-Cigarettes

October 7, 2018 Victoria Simpson

Almost all contain nicotine, (regardless of what the package says), and kids are using them more and more. E-cigarettes are proving to be popular-especially with youths. And this is ringing alarm bells with the government. The U.S. Food and Drug…

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BPA Replacement Plastics May be Just as Bad For You

October 1, 2018 Victoria Simpson

Plastics without the bad stuff are still targeting your reproductive system. Have you ever wondered how scientists discovered that Bisphenol A, (BPA), is so bad for us? Apparently, it was all a happy accident. About 20 years ago, a research…

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5 Common Toxins in Your Home and How to Get Rid of Them

February 2, 2018 Victoria Simpson

From toxins in your wallpaper, to heavy metals in carpets and harmful algae in your fish tank, contaminants abound. Toxins in your home: no wants to think about them. Most of us hope they aren’t there and clean out the…

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Brightly-Colored Second-Hand Toys Contain High Levels of Contaminants, Researchers Say

January 26, 2018 Victoria Simpson

Toys made of plastic have been found to house toxins that kids absorb easily through their mouths. Toys: with cheap plastic available and cheaper labor abroad seemingly easy to come by, they’re everywhere. But they aren’t always inexpensive to buy.…

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How Snake Venom is Actually an Amazing Cure For Disease

December 31, 2015 Victoria Simpson

Venom can definitely kill. Snakes, scorpions, spiders, some lizards, bees, sea creatures, fish, snails, you name it: they’ve got it. And they are known to use it. The World Health Organization estimates that every year about five million venomous bites…

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This Colour-Changing Burns Dressing Will Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance

November 16, 2015 Alex Kozovski

There’s a new type of medical dressing that could cut the unnecessary use of antibiotics. Scientists from Bath University have developed a burn dressing that changes colour when it detects an infection, releasing fluorescent dye from tiny capsules when toxins…