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Your Cleaning Supplies May Contain Hazardous Substances

Your Cleaning Supplies May Contain Hazardous Substances

Recently an article in CNN described that your cleaning supplies may contain hazardous substances. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has analyzed more than 2000 cleaning supplies with substances that can affect your health. Among these problems are asthma, chemical burns and cance
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Black Colored Plastic is Related to toxic Flame Retardants

Black Colored Plastic is Related to toxic Flame Retardants

A publication in the JAMA Network Open described that black colored plastic is related to toxic flame retardants.This publication said that people exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, a breakdown product of black colored plastic, had a high risk of causing cancer. The investigat
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New Program Helped 74% of Patients Control their Blood Pressure

New Program Helped 74% of Patients Control their Blood Pressure

The medical system tends to neglect high blood pressure patients, but a new program helped 74% of patients control their blood pressure. A new program of the American Heart Association overcame the obstacles of close follow-up of high blood pressure patients. This pilot program was pr
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