Chemicals

In an article published on the Australian ABC website a study was reported that indicated that we need to be supporting our kids health before conception via the mother's diet in order to reduce future cancer and developmental...

The following is a list of health related articles that appear on other websites collected over the years. If you have come across articles that you would like to share, send in the...

We have long heard of the perils of processed food, though mainly in relation to the lack of nutrition therein. This abridged article refers to the methods used by the US processed food industry which can be assumed to be in use in Australia also....

A debate has been raging over the last 20-30 years about fluoridation and whether or not the supposed health benefits (less tooth decay) outweigh the negatives which include dental fluorosis-spotted, stained, or pitted teeth, none of which have ever...

Over the past 30 years the incidence of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, has increased by around 160%. Skin cancer diagnoses have also increased, partly as a result of the increased awareness and increases in checking. This has...

A study published in May 2010 in the US Journal Pediatrics, shows that children exposed to pesticides found in commercially grown fruit and veggies, in particular organophosphates (an ingredient in Monsanto's notorious RoundUp) were more likely to...

Is it possible that some people being fat may have less to do with overeating and lack of exercise than we have been lead to believe, and more to do with the various chemicals they consume in their...

According to a report released on 2009 by the UK non profit CHEM Trust hormone disrupting chemicals that are found in everyday consumer products are destroying male reproductive health. An ever increasing number of chemicals found in plastics,...