Preventing breast cancer: 20 risk factors
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is an organization that works to identify – […]
Environment
Do chemicals and radiation cause breast cancer?
Growing up on apple farms after World War II where pesticides were sprayed liberally on everything, I began to wonder
Federal agency’s effort to revamp the nation’s chemical management program laudable, but doesn’t go far enough
With cancer rates skyrocketing and continual questions about how chemicals affect the health of consumers, the Obama Administration has announced
Top 10 states with the worst drinking water
Concerned about a series in The New York Times on "Toxic Waters?" AOL Health decided to take a closer look
Remembering Woodstock after 40 years
The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, marking its 40th anniversary this year, didn’t actually take place in Woodstock, N.Y. It
More than 135 animals surrendered at Connecticut’s first amnesty day for exotic pets
Among the 135 animals turned over to state officials Saturday at Connecticut's first exotic animals amnesty day were 15 boa
Will you be growing food this year?
Gardening is such a good way for consumers to grow their own organic food and cut their food bills. It
Olympia marches for the species and the earth
The sun came out today for the Procession of the Species, the 15th time residents of Olympia, Wash., have gathered
Pesticides are harmful to you, your children, grandchildren, pets, and the environment
Since I was a child, I’ve been concerned about pesticide exposure. Growing up in Central Washington, I was sprayed with