Vitamin D: Who Should Take a Supplement
By Sarah B. Weir Vitamin D provides a wide range of health benefits. It is effective in preventing rickets and treating other bone diseases such as osteoporosis. Acc (more…)...
Toxic Levels of Arsenic Found in Popular Juice Brands
Arsenic has long been recognized as a poison and a contaminant in drinking water, but now concerns are growing about arsenic in foods, especially in fruit juices that are a mainstay for children. Controversy ov...
Group Says Baby Shampoo Has Cancer-Causing Chemicals
By LINDA A. JOHNSON TRENTON, N.J. -- Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson''s baby shampoo sold in the U.S., even though the company already makes versions wi...
Too Much Lead At Disneyland?
What are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group''s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an...
How Green is Your Sex Life?
A guide to getting sustainable between the sheets. By Yana Tallon-Hicks I drink out of a Klean Kanteen, shop with a canvas bag and walk to work. I even carry bags of milk cartons and soup cans to public recycli...
Occupy Wall Street: Peaceful Protesters Beaten By NYPD
By Beth Buczynski Reinforcements from the climate movement, students and labor unions made the march from Foley Street to Wall Street the largest in Occupy Wall Street history, with thousands of participants. ...
No More BPA In Baby Bottles?
By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON -- Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven&...
Hungry Muppet Joins Sesame Street Cast to Raise Hunger Awareness
By lindastcyr Sesame Street has decided to tackle the hunger issue facing millions of Americans by introducing a hunger stricken muppet to the cast. The episode called “Growing Hope Against Hunger” will air on...
The world’s longest living creatures
By Gaby Leslie Some of the following creatures are known to have dated back further than the Middle Ages making great grandparents seem like youngsters. From the youngest to the immortal, check out our round-up...
EPA: California Pesticide Regulators Knowingly Allowed Harmful Pesticide Use Near Latino Schools
By Gosia Wozniacka California pesticide regulators discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...