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HealthSort results by: Date Added | Alphabetically - Testing by NASA and other agencies has found that plants remove VOCs from indoor environments and contribute to better health and well-being.
- Using your "Consumer Confidence Report" can help determine how clean your tap water is and if additional treatment is needed.
- Is your clothing and bedding really clean? Find out if low temperature washings really get rid of the germs.
- That sweet scent coming from your dryer vent may be less sweet than you think. Find out what harmful chemicals may actually be in your detergent and dryer sheets.
- A home filtration system can do more than make your water taste better. It can remove some dangerous pharmaceuticals, mercury, lead, pesticides, and other endocrine disruptors.
- EWG's guide to which fruits and vegetables have the lowest pesticide residues and which kinds you should try to buy organic.
- A major educational campaign, launched June 23, 2011 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), informs the public of the infection preventionist’s role in healthcare settings and ways in which patients can stay safe from infections.
- Tips for using environmentally preferable cleaners.
- Searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data are now available for scientists and the public.
- First, get flood insurance. After getting flood insurance, there are several things you can do to minimize losses in your home and ensure your family's safety.
- Several studies indicate that very little of the nanoparticles in sunscreen can penetrate the skin and enter the body - as long as the skin is healthy and intact.
- Recommendations to keep food safe and minimize foodborne illnesses after natural disasters.
- Companies are voluntarily sharing with consumers more information about the ingredients in their products.
- Humidity refers to the water-vapor content of air. Because there is always some moisture in the air, it can be difficult to think of humidity as a pollutant. Yet, if your indoor air contains high levels of water vapor, it can cause major problems.
- A major study of inner city children with asthma concludes that positive environmental interventions in the children's homes will result in a lessening of the children's asthma-related symptoms and an increase in their symptom-free days...Notably, the study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
- Tests reveal that retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin A found in 2/5th's of U.S. sunscreens, speeds the development of skin tumors when applied to the skin in the presence of sunlight.
- How to make homemade green cleaners that work, and are safer for you and your family.
- Pure, clean water. That's what the ads say. But what does the lab say?
- Homeowners can learn about home-based products that have been independently tested to reduce chromium in their water, says the Water Quality Association.
- Regardless of how efficient and effective air-cleaning devices are in removing pollutants, a question still remains about their ability to reduce adverse health effects.
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