AMeD syndrome is a severe genetic condition found in children that presents with accelerated aging, global developmental delay and bone marrow failure, progressing to myelodysplastic syndrome and ...

A new study has found that an alarming number of personal care products contain a known carcinogen. Formaldehyde has been linked to cancer — but the chemical, and preservatives that release it, are ...

Aspartame is a widely used artificial sweetener that has been linked to pediatric and adolescent migraines. Upon ingestion, aspartame is broken, converted, and oxidized into formaldehyde in various ...

More than half of Black and Latina women in Los Angeles who participated in a new study regularly used personal-care products containing a known carcinogen. Study participants photographed the ...

Share on Pinterest The FDA proposed a ban on hair straightening products containing formaldehyde that may cause cancer. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images The FDA has proposed banning hair ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other, one that is so widespread that nobody in the ...

EPA’s draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde preliminarily finds that formaldehyde poses an unreasonable risk to human health. The draft risk evaluation preliminarily concludes formaldehyde does not ...

Consumer groups say toxic fumes are a "dirty, little secret" in the RV industry. June 4, 2007 — -- When Marvin Motes bought his Keystone Cougar RV in March 2006, he envisioned a lifetime of ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanisms that protect the genome from the metabolic toxin formaldehyde in AMeD, a rare congenital disorder of premature aging and myeloid leukemia development. The ...

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