Update on salmonella cases by state

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 1:31 p.m. EDT By: CNN Wire Staff Source: CNN Health

(CNN.com) Federal and state agencies are tracking reported cases of Salmonella enteritidis, which has been linked to the current egg recall. Here's the latest information provided by some state health departments, as reported Tuesday.

20 Ways to Detox your Home

Posted: August 16, 2010 By: Dr. Frank Lipman Source: Huffington Post

(Huffingtonpost.com) Many of us have done a detox in order to eliminate internal toxins from our body, but how many of us do anything about the toxins in our own homes? Common household and body-care products are increasingly being found to have negative health effects on the nervous and immune systems, on our reproductive systems and on our endocrine, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

The average home contains 500-1,000 chemicals, many of which we are unable to see, smell or taste. While these chemicals may be tolerated individually and in small doses, problems can arise when one is exposed to them in combination or in larger doses. Everyone's tolerance level is different depending on genetics, nutritional status and previous contacts with many chemicals, but the negative effects of household toxins are often compounded by the use of other drugs especially the habitual use of alcohol, or prescription or recreational drugs.

EWG finds heated Teflon pans can turn toxic faster than DuPont claims

Posted: By Jane Houlihan, Vice President for Research; Kris Thayer, PhD, Senior Scientist; Jennifer Klein, EWG Chemist, May 2003 Source: Environmental Working Group

(EWG.org) In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG).

THYROID THREAT, Under Proposed Rocket Fuel Standards, Many Women Would Need Treatment to Protect Baby

Posted: By Renee Sharp and Anila Jacob, MD, MPH, October 2006 source: Environmental Working Group

(EWG.org) A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than one third of American women are deficient in iodine, and that for these women, exposure to the rocket fuel contaminant perchlorate in food or water can cause a significant and dose dependent decline in thyroid hormone levels. Low thyroid levels, or subclinical hypothyroidism, is an established risk factor in fetal development and can cause IQ deficits, developmental delays, and in severe cases, cretinism.

Fish Oil May Fight Risk of Common Breast Cancers

Posted July 8, 2010 By COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit Source: ABC News/Health

(ABCNEWS.GO.COM) Reducing breast cancer risk by nearly a third could be as easy as supplementing your diet with fish oil, new research finds.

Chock full of essential fatty acids EPA and DHA, and Omega-3, fish oil, in food or capsule-form, is often credited with bolstering heart health and brain function, but a new report from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests that when taken directly as a supplement, this powerhouse oil may have another trick up its sleeve: cancer prevention