Formaldehyde shown to raise cancer risk in workers
Green Right Now Reports: In a study released Tuesday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers report that they have found a continuing “possible link” between formaldehyde exposure...
View ArticleCancer experts urge prevention; ask for public listing of carcinogens
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Calling the fight against cancer “one of the most notorious public health failures of the 20th century” four leading cancer and environmental experts called on...
View ArticlePesticides, ADHD and what we can do about it
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now After reading today’s news about yet another study linking pesticides to yet another health issue, in this case ADHD, I thought maybe this time, we’ll pay attention...
View ArticleA beautiful lawn, without oil
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Like everyone else, I’ve been examining my use of oil and petrochemicals in the wake of the BP hemorrhage in the gulf. We all know that getting a higher mileage car,...
View ArticleSpring brings the annual rain of lawn chemicals
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Spring has sprung, or is springing. And with the season come the chemicals, raining down upon lawn and garden centers everywhere Ah, I love the smell of Atrazine in...
View ArticleMen living closest to Canadian tar sands are more likely to get leukemia,...
Green Right Now Reports A study published this week shows that men living in the industrial tar sands region of Alberta Canada appear to be at higher risk of leukemia and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma....
View ArticleHealthy (some say icky) foods to eat to get Vitamin K2, which protects your...
GRN Reports: The evidence is piling up for including Vitamin K2 in your diet. Studies indicate that it can improve cardiovascular health by reducing arterial calcification and stave off osteoporosis by...
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