BREAKING NEWS: Study finds toxic chemicals linked to decreased fertility, impaired learning, liver toxicity & cancer in popular child car seats
Photo by Shutterstock About the research For this new report, fifteen 2014-model car seats were tested for specific...
McDonald’s “Summer Camp” Exposes Youth to Fast Food Culture While Training Kids to Sell Their Food
Here at Inhabitots we advocate summer activities and summer camps for kids, but we're perplexed by the McDonald’s...
Graco My Size 65 Convertible Car Seat Contains a Flame Retardant That Has Been Subject to a Global Ban by the UN
As part of the HealthyStuff.org #ToxicFreeCarSeats campaign, HealthyStuff ran some early testing on the Graco My...
Uncontrolled Pesticide Use in Argentina Linked to Severe Birth Defects and Increased Cancer Rates
Photo by Shutterstock Global Research Report (GRR) recently reported on the growing problems of pesticide...
Take Action: Tell McDonald’s to Stop Advertising to Kids
This Mother’s Day, Corporate Accountability International (CAI) is calling on parents everywhere to join together...
Most Doctors Fail To Warn Pregnant Patients About Environmental Risks That Could Endanger Their Fetuses
Image courtesy of Shutterstock A new nationwide survey, conducted by University of California, San Francisco...
Graco Announces Plans to Eliminate Chemical Flame Retardants in All Graco Baby Products
Sara Snow, green advocate and new mama, appalled by all the toxic flame retardants found in baby products, recently...
Flame Retardants Found in Peanut Butter, Fish and Meat
Childs lunch – Image from Shutterstock The last thing your kid's PB&J needs are flame retardants. Really,...
Musical Pacifier Activated Lullaby Device Improves Health of Premature Babies
A new musical pacifier may help address one of the biggest issues premature babies face - learning how to suck...
Should Ronald McDonald Be Educating School Kids About Healthy Eating & Fitness?
You know there's almost no hope left in America when Ronald McDonald is showing up at schools to teach kids about...
DuPont Phasing Out PFOA Nonstick Pans After Link to Cancer is Discovered
Currently, DuPont is the only maker of PFOA products in America, but soon, this will be changing. DuPont, previously...
New Research Suggests Flame Retardants May Create Deadlier Fires
You may have already heard that flame retardants are toxic, yet companies continue to add them to baby car seats,...
Elevated Exposure to Chemicals Weakens Immune Response to Vaccines
A new research study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that perfluorinated...
Over Half of 2011 Child Car Seats Contain Hazardous Flame Retardants and Chemical Additives
Flame retardants found in baby goods and furniture is nothing new. In fact, earlier this year, one study found...
Stuffed Furniture May Lead to High PBDE Levels in Pregnant Women
Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) are a class of long-lasting and nasty flame retardant chemicals. This month,...
NEW STUDY: Most Pregnant Women Carry Harmful Toxins
A new study published at The University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) shows that virtually every single...
New Study: Chemicals in Fast Food Wrappers Seep Into Fast Food
Need another reason to avoid fast food? According to new research from the University of Toronto, the grease-proof...