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Are allergies trying to protect us from ourselves?

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted: April 26, 2012
Category: Chemicals, Food, Illness | Tagged allergies, cancer, chemicals, immunology, pollution, spring, venom | 14 Comments

How to avoid harmful chemicals: just pick up your iPhone

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted: January 4, 2011
Category: Chemicals | Tagged BPA, chemicals, endocrine disruptors, goodguide, iphone app, phthalates | 6 Comments

The dirty truth about “green” products

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted: December 8, 2010
Category: Chemicals | Tagged cancer, chemicals, cleaners, green, pollution, VOCs | 12 Comments

How to avoid those *other* kitchen dangers

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted: September 7, 2010
Category: Chemicals, Food | Tagged BPA, chemicals, cleaners, eggs, food, organic, pesticides, phthalates | 1 Comment

A close look at the plastics industry’s spin on BPA

By Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted: September 1, 2010
Category: Chemicals | Tagged BPA, chemicals, endocrine disruptors | 9 Comments
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