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 | 10/5/2016 - Keeping a clean house isn't just good for your mental health, but your physical health also. New research from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that household dust contains a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that can cause a variety of health problems including cancer and infertility.
Researchers...
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 | 12/18/2015 - Around 46 million Americans now regularly depend on food banks and soup kitchens to keep themselves and their families from going hungry.
That figure accounts for one-out-of-seven people in the United States, and the need for these facilities is growing – despite the alleged current 'economic...
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 | 9/18/2015 - Talk radio host and constitutional scholar Mark Levin points out in his new book, Plunder and Deceit, that noted libertarian economist Milton Friedman – who favored open-ended immigration – once nevertheless observed:
[I]t is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing...
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 | 6/22/2015 - Famous for her natural beauty and superb acting skills that have allowed her to star in a multitude of diverse roles, native Californian Jessica Alba is anything but ordinary. While you might recognizer her from a number of popular films including Sin City, Fantastic Four, Machete and Into the Blue,...
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 | 2/2/2015 - Most people probably live under the assumption that their place of dwelling is a safe haven from all the dangers that lurk "out there." But little do they know that many common household products contain deadly chemicals that are known to cause cancer, reproductive harm, birth defects and other health...
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 | 1/28/2015 - The modern world is full of environmental toxins. It is estimated that there are over 80,000 toxic chemicals used regularly in the US. There are over 500 chemicals stored in our body and the average individual has at least seven pesticides tested in their urine. It is imperative to minimize our exposure...
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 | 9/1/2014 - Two chemicals in a class of compounds commonly added to household cleaning and disinfectant products have been determined to cause reproductive damage in laboratory animals, according to a new study. Researchers from Virginia Tech found that mice handled by laboratory workers who used cleaning products...
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 | 8/8/2014 - All the dusting, vacuuming and countertop cleaning in the world doesn't make a house a healthy home. In fact, according to numerous experts, even simple, non-cleaning related activities, such as sitting down on a carpet or storing food, may wreak havoc on our health.
Cancer survivor Kris Carr's website...
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 | 7/4/2014 - It would be difficult to find a household in the United States that does not contain at least one bottle of vinegar. Indeed, this strong-tasting liquid, which comes in many varieties but is primarily made from acetic acid and water, has been considered an essential ingredient in food preparation for...
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 | 7/21/2013 - Last week, Detroit declared bankruptcy, becoming the largest city in U.S. history to take such drastic action in the face of financial insolvency. A declaration of bankruptcy isn't what most people think it is, though: it's not just a statement of "we're broke!" It's actually a way for the city to clear...
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 | 5/27/2013 - Found in a variety of soaps, hand sanitizers, fabrics, toothpastes, mouthwashes and even tap water, researchers have discovered triclosan is far from harmless. Linked to heart failure and decline in muscle strength, the agent has come under scrutiny due to its widespread use in common household products....
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 | 3/17/2013 - The American government has developed a solution for all the excess radioactive metal from the medical industry and military: Make it into belt buckles. Or forks. Even cheese graters are fair game. The stainless steel beverage cups used to avoid the dangers of BPA? Those are threatened with radioactivity...
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 | 2/25/2013 - A new landmark study by the World Health Organization says a host of common, everyday household chemicals pose severe health problems including cancer, asthma, reduced fertility and even birth defects.
According to the study, WHO identified a number of "synthetic chemicals" which the UN agency said...
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 | 9/22/2012 - Across the United States, more and more people are opting out of the banking system, according to a report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
According to the report, 821,000 households (approximately 17 million people) were without a single bank account from 2009 to 2011. Those numbers place...
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 | 9/28/2011 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which has been comprehensively exposed as a vaccine propaganda organization promoting the interests of drug companies, is now engaged in a household surveillance program that involves calling U.S. households and intimidating parents into producing child immunization...
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| 7/13/2011 - With warm weather comes a bounty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Sometimes, the produce bounty can also bring an unwanted bounty of annoying gnats swarming around the produce and other food items. Once gnats arrive, they may reproduce seemingly forever unless we take the right steps to get rid of them.
Gnats...
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| 3/1/2011 - Environmental pollution levels, both air and water, are vastly affected by household chemical pesticides. By using natural alternatives such as herbs or essential oils to deter common household pests, you can make a difference to the environment.
Citronella oil is the most commonly used essential...
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| 11/30/2010 - Consumer cleaning products like laundry detergents, all-purpose sprays, dish soaps, and scrub sponges often smell like pleasant things found in nature, but their ingredients typically tell a different story. According to a new study out of the University of Washington (UW), many scented cleaning products...
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| 10/19/2010 - One of the greatest exposures to toxic substances can be found in our homes. Many cleaners and solvents used on surfaces such as countertops, tubs and floors are filled with ingredients whose labels read CAUTION, POISON, WARNING, or DANGER. Thank goodness there are alternative cleaning possibilities...
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| 10/2/2010 - Baking soda is a white crystalline powder, known as bicarbonate of soda or chemically known as sodium bicarbonate, and is very versatile and effective, yet gentle, environmentally safe, inexpensive and an economical non-toxic compound. It can be used as a more environmentally friendly replacement for...
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| 8/26/2010 - Perhaps you have had a sudden headache or became nauseous for no apparent reason while cleaning and wondered why; perchance your body is trying to tell you something is wrong with the indoor air you are breathing. Indoor air is much more polluted than outside air. Doctors have finally realized that...
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| 7/1/2010 - Scientists have long known about carcinogens in common household items such as cosmetics and cleansers and the dangers they represented when people are exposed to them. Now, a new study is reporting that most of us are also being exposed to a new cancer causing compound in our water supplies which is...
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| 2/3/2009 - The vast array of toxins and chemicals that are common to many households is cause for concern - both for the environment and for human health. These toxic chemicals can be reduced and even eliminated by first learning about the different chemicals and then learning about the many choices that are available...
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 | 10/8/2008 - Exposure to household cleaning products during pregnancy and early life makes children more likely to develop asthma. Research has already proven that a young child's risk of acquiring asthma increases if their early life lacks viruses, bacteria and endotoxins (pathogen products). This is called the...
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 | 9/3/2008 - A recent study performed by Environmental Working Group (EWG) proves our pets are exposed to chemicals and toxins in far greater amounts than people. In a ground breaking study, EWG found dogs and cats to be contaminated with 48 different chemicals –- 43 of which were at higher levels typically found...
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 | 8/15/2008 - Every day, we all try hard to do what is best for ourselves and our families, so it is very disconcerting and worrisome when we discover that everyday products such as laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, soaps and cosmetics, air sanitizers and sprays, etc. contain carcinogenic chemicals and harmful...
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 | 1/31/2007 - The human body is able to absorb dangerous pollutants from household dust, according to an international study led by Boston University's School of Public Health.
Researchers found a statistically significant correlation between the levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants...
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| 10/4/2006 - A scientific study suggests that the number of infected individuals and deaths from influenza during the first year of a pandemic could be substantially reduced by a combination of voluntary household-based quarantine and isolation of actively infected individuals in a location outside the household....
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| 9/22/2006 - Ground-level ozone pollution — a summertime problem in many urban areas — also may contribute to a previously unrecognized form of indoor air pollution, scientists are reporting.
Ozone seeps indoors from the outdoor air. Ozone...
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| 9/21/2006 - Clean water can prevent diarrhea and save lives, but among the world’s most susceptible populations, it is cleaned best at its point of use rather than its source, researchers report in a large new review of studies.
“While interventions to improve the microbial quality of drinking water are effective...
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| 7/31/2006 - Every day for the next 10 years, 485 000 people would need to gain access to cleaner fuels in order to halve by 2015 the population relying on solid fuels. A new report from the World Health Organization, Fuel for Life: Household Energy and Health, demonstrates that investing in cleaner household fuels...
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| 5/17/2004 11:45:28 AM - As part of National Poison Prevention Week, health officials are warning
parents to keep their children away from household poisons. That's good
advice, of course, but sadly very little attention is paid to
slow-acting poisons and toxic chemicals found in personal care products
that slowly (but...
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