A network of environmental groups wants to overhaul the nation’s chemical-safety laws so that new chemicals, such as one found in cheap baby bottles, would remain off the market until laboratory tests showed that they pose almost no risk to human health.
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ASN-online.org - Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries - a key indicator of atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular disease risk, reports a NIH-funded study in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
“Phosphate [...]

What’s neither plant nor animal, but still one of the healthiest foods in the world?  Give up?…  It’s kelp — the marine “vegetable” with over 70 essential nutrients plus fiber, protein, and lignans — a phytochemical being studied for it’s anti-cancer properties.
Kelp is seaweed, algae really, that’s found in both salt and fresh water.  It’s [...]

Women with a body mass index of more than 25 – the equivalent of a 5ft 5in woman weighing 11 stone – were more likely to miscarry a healthy baby than lighter women.

Overweight women are more likely to lose a healthy baby, according to a study. The researchers said the findings supported advice that obese women should lose weight before trying to conceive.

Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to have a miscarriage even when the foetus is healthy, according to new research.

Scientists convene in Southern California to draft a consensus statement designed to offer advice and overcome obstacles to creating new, environmentally benign industrial compounds.

TUT.fi - Nanoparticles that are one milliard of a meter in size are widely used, for example, in cosmetics and food packaging materials. There are also significant amounts of nanoparticles in exhaust emissions. However, very little is yet known of their health effects, because only a very small portion of research into nanoparticles is focused [...]

A groundbreaking new study shows that eaters of lower energy-density breakfasts have improved diet quality, and may have a better ability to maintain a healthy weight.
The study, published in the November 2008 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that those who enjoy a less energy-dense morning meal have diets that are richer [...]

DukeHealth.org – Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).
The findings stem from the HF-ACTION trial (A Controlled Trial [...]