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Lead exposure during pregnancy could affect brain development

We know that lead and pregnant women don’t mix. We know that lead and children don’t mix. We’ve known for decades that lead harms the brain and is linked to lower IQ levels. We’ve also discussed interesting research by Dr. Phil Landrigan in our Health Report showing the economic gains from regulating lead in gasoline. […]

Filed Under: Health Science, Lead Tagged With: action, cancer, chemicals, Dr. Phil Landrigan, electronics, environmental, Environmental Health News, EPA, exposure, families, health, health effects, health effects of lead, heavy metals, how to avoid lead, lead, Lead Safe America, Lindsay Dahl, new science, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, soil, toxic, vinyl, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

Report: Toxic Chemicals Widespread in Children’s Products

Companies Report Thousands of Uses of Toxic Chemicals Under Washington State Law

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: BPA, flame retardants, formaldehyde, heavy metals, Laurie Valeriano, parabens, phthalates, Safeway, Target, Walmart, washington toxics coalition, Children’s Safe Products Act, bisphenol A (BPA), Executive Director of the Washington Toxics Coalition, decabromodiphenyl, Washington state, Randi Abrams-Caras, What’s on Your List? Toxic Chemicals in Your Shopping Cart

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Protecting men’s health from toxic chemicals

Father’s day is right around the corner and a great time to talk about issues related to men’s health and toxic chemicals. A lot of our members are women, moms, moms-to-be, but that doesn’t dismiss the fact that toxic chemicals are compromising men’s health too.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: action, animal studies, cancer, chemicals, cologne, developing brain, development, dust, environmental, EPA, exposure, exposure to toxic chemicals, families, fathers day, filter water, formaldehyde, health, heavy metals, hormonal changes, low sperm count, male infertility, men's health, pesticides, phthalates, policy, products, prostate cancer, puberty, PVC, remove shoes, reproductive health, retailers, steps to better health, testicular cancer, toxic, wrinkle free, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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