Archive for the ‘household product safety’ Category


Factory Farms, Genetically Altered Food and Potential Health Concerns

I recently visited a colleague’s blog site and read a post triggered by Michael Jackson’s untimely death due to cardiac arrest.  The post addressed the issues associated with people, their lifestyles, health background and heart disease. One of the key points made by the author focused on the relationship between lifestyle and poor health choices [...]

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Using the NLM/NIH ToxNet Website to Research Chemical Exposure Health Risk for Household Products

Most of us are at least partly concerned with the types of chemicals found in household products we use on a daily basis and the potential health impacts associated with different types of exposure. One problem we often encounter when researching both the chemicals in household products as well as the health risks associated with [...]

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Chemical Health and Safety Information for Household Products via the Household Products Database

Do you have any idea what chemicals are lurking in the cabinets under your kitchen and bathroom sinks? Ever wonder what the source of the pungent odor emanating from your workshop bench or shelves was and whether they were safe household products? Are all these materials made from perfectly safe chemicals or are there reasons [...]

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