New study finds household plastics linked to heart disease deaths worldwide
- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2025





A study blames long-term sickness on 9/11 dust from the World Trade Center. "It will also be important to use the results to improve guidance about returning to residences and other locations after a major terrorist or natural event," said an e-mail from Paul Lioy, an environmental health expert and deputy director at Rutgers University's Environmental
READ MOREMany patients who have stayed in the intensive care unit (ICU) end up leaving with brain dysfunction, a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found. Dr. Pratik Pandharipande, a professor of anesthesiology and critical care at Vanderbilt Medical Center explains, “As survival has increased from critical illness based on modern medical therapies, we
READ MOREThe next time you purchase packaged bread, processed foods, ice cream, candy, cream cheese, salad dressing, mayonnaise or margarine, take a look at the ingredients on the label. These products may contain emulsifiers like polysorbate 80 or carboxymethyl cellulose, which are added not only to extend their shelf life, but to improve the texture.
READ MOREUnsafe levels of mercury in fish pose serious health risks for humans. Mercury poisoning, most often caused by eating fish, can permanently damage the brain and kidneys. CBS Evening News, 1/13/2013
READ MOREThis video of a group of Kansas State students who, back in 2010, spent their time figuring out how they could do good around their school, is still inspiring people today. These 100 students pooled their time, money, and creativity and started the morning of the first day of school by performing random acts of
READ MORENew figures are showing that repaying students loans is crippling many American borrowers across the country. New Census Bureau information also shows that many 14.2 percent of 25-34 year olds lived with their parents in 2011, largely due to the fact that they can’t find full-time positions. This also means that many parents who planned
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