Add California to the growing number of states that has banned or severely curtailed the sale of skin care products like sunscreen containing benzophenone. Benzophenone is often used as a preservative in these types of products but has been linked to reproductive toxicity and cancer. A number of widely available studies have shown that many … Read more
Watch for Benzophenone in your Sunscreen
November 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Illness | Prevention | Products | Sunscreen - (0 Comments)Skin Cancer Coffee: Study Shows Caffeine May Reduce Risk
July 6th, 2012 | Posted by in Cancer | Illness | Men | Prevention | Skin Cancer | Women - (0 Comments)Recent studies have shown that at least three cups of non-decaf coffee a day may provide protection again the most common form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. Women who consumed more than three cups of coffee a day were 21 percent less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma while males drinking the same … Read more
Prenatal Exposure to Common Household Chemical Linked to Eczema
July 6th, 2012 | Posted by in Drug Facts | Eczema | Illness | Prevention | Women - (0 Comments)A new study suggest that women exposed during pregnancy to a common household chemical called butyl benzyl phthalate (BBzP) are 52% more likely to have babies who experience eczema by age 2. The researchers stated that BBzP is used in vinyl flooring, artificial leather and other materials, and can be released into the air. Other common … Read more
Psoriasis Linked to Larger Risk for Diabetes
June 20th, 2012 | Posted by in Illness | Prevention - (0 Comments)A recent study of over 500,000 Britons’ health records has revealed that those with the chronic skin condition called psoriasis were most likely to also develop Type 2 Diabetes. Also alarming was the fact that those with extreme psoriasis where 46 percent more likely to receive a diabetes diagnosis than those without the skin condition. … Read more
How much Vitamin D do you need?
June 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Drug Facts | Illness | Prevention | Sunscreen | Vitamins - (0 Comments)Humans require vitamin D for healthy living. Too little vitamin D results in soft bones in children (rickets) and fragile, misshapen bones in adults (osteomalacia). You also need vitamin D for other important body functions. Vitamin D deficiency has now been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, depression, weight gain, and … Read more
Mild winter could cause tick population explosion
April 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Illness | Prevention - (0 Comments)While most of the U.S. has experienced a mild winter, Utah has also joined in one of the warmest Winters on record. With this warm weather, experts are advising that the tick populations might be vastly larger than usual. Yet the same warm, dry weather that caused this expansion of the tick population may ultimately … Read more
Bedbugs not just a problem at home
April 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Illness | Men | Prevention | Women - (0 Comments)While many of us are aware that bedbugs can be found in private residences, not many of us are aware that our workplace could be home to these nasty insects. Recently, workers at a government office in Clarksville, Tennessee found out that the presence of bedbugs at the office is entirely possible. As many as … Read more
Henna Tattoo allergy warning
April 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Drug Facts | Eczema | haircare | Illness | Prevention - (0 Comments)With Spring Break here or nearly here and the weather turning warmer, many parents will be taking their kids to enjoy outdoor carnivals, fairs and other activities. At these events, there are often vendors peddling wares including temporary tattoos comprised of mostly black henna ink. While most parents deem them as a safe alternative to … Read more
Updated FDA Tests Show U.S. Lipsticks have Elevated Lead Levels
February 15th, 2012 | Posted by in Drug Facts | Illness | Prevention - (0 Comments)It seems like a typical scenario which reeks of bureaucracy – The FDA tests a common consumer product under pressure from a consumer coalition (in this case, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics) and comes to a verdict which supports “big business” only to test the same consumer products years later with an altogether different, often more … Read more
More than 32 million people have proteins which attack their own body
January 26th, 2012 | Posted by in Cancer | Illness | Men | Prevention | Women - (0 Comments)A recent study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) revealed that more than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies in their systems. Autoantibodies are proteins created by one’s own immune system and which are directed against one or more of the individual’s own protein. In other words, they attack … Read more
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