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FDA issues 5th blood pressure medication recall just four months into 2019It’s only the end of April, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just issued another blood pressure medication recall. Fourty Four lots of losartan from…
Arsenic found in nearly a dozen brands of bottled water, so what does it mean?Consumer Reports is raising alarms about their recent study of more than 100 brands of bottled water. During their in-depth study they found 11 brands of bottled water…
Surprising toxins hiding in our tap waterBusiness Insider, yes that Business Insider, recently posted a list of 9 “terrifying things” that could be hiding in our tap water. This list is a mixture…
A common drug prescribed to more than 10 million annually may cause melanomaHydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic used to treat everything from hypertension and osteoporosis, to diabetes has now been linked to an increased risk of melanoma based on…
EPA reveals initial list of 40 chemicals it plans on evaluatingYesterday, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency released a list of the 40 chemicals they plan on prioritizing for risk evaluation near the…
Flowers that are toxic to our furry friendsToday’s the first day of spring! For many Americans that means this weekend will be the first of the season spent outdoors picking weeds, spreading mulch, and…
Potentially toxic spring cleaning mistakesSpring arrives this Wednesday, March 20th! For families that just can’t wait to get started on their spring cleaning, this weekend will be their first…
Lifelong farmer says we should all be buying organic foodsRudy Arredondo isn’t just the founder and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association, he’s a lifelong farmer. He’s…
Hooked on hookah? Hope not, it may be more toxic than cigarettesNews Flash: smoking tobacco filtered through water is actually more hazardous than smoking tobacco filtered through a cigarette. In the United States, 55 percent of…
Your green tea could have you seeing red after this postA large number of people are turning away from coffee, and have set their eyes on tea. In fact it’s the “most popular beverage in the world” after…
The floor isn’t lava, but it and your couch might be toxicWe all remember the game “The floor is lava…” Climbing from couch to couch, chair to chair, onto cushions strategically placed on the ground all…
California seeks to ban controversial nail polish chemicalThe State of California announced plans on Friday to ban a chemical vital to the makeup of many commercial nail polishes. Toluene, a chemical used to “create a…
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