Current Health News

June 21, 2016

They're not your usual suspects, but these are unusual times - and thanks to an uptick in foodborne disease outbreaks one of them has sickened 38 people in 20 states, and the others may be contaminated with listeria, salmonella and staph.

June 21, 2016

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) risk assessment on atrazine suggests the widely used herbicide is dangerous for mammals, birds and fish. Already banned in Europe, about 70 million pounds of the chemical are sprayed onto U.S. croplands each year.

June 21, 2016

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has finally been updated, but do the changes go far enough to protect Americans' health? Under the new legislation, while potentially toxic chemicals will finally be tested for safety, they'll likely remain on the market for multiple generations because the deadlines for testing are so lax.