- A food preservative from what?
The same oxidative reactions that can contribute to degenerative disease in people also occur in what they eat-causing rancidity and spoilage. Manufacturers must rely on antioxidants to preserve food quality. In recent years, a move has been afoot to substitute ......
- Dow and you.
Synthetic chemicals that persist in the environment know no limits. They do not respect property lines, or the boundaries of the human body. Even the most health conscious among us have no way to completely escape them. Jack Doyle's book ......
- A change of (crystal) face slows scale.
Biological molecules function by having folds, kinks and charged regions that "recognize" specific substances and act as docking sites. When a substance docks, this alters biologic activity. To deactivate biological molecules, pharmacologists trick them with synthetic chemicals designed to fit ......
- Lipstick lovers beware!
Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Protecting Yourself from the Hidden Dangers of Cosmetics (Contemporary Books, $16.95), by E contributor Kim Erickson, makes you think twice before "putting on your face." The book exposes the cosmetic industry's use of synthetic chemicals in products that ......
- European report recognizes hormone disruptions.
A recent European Environment Agency report has confirmed earlier scientific evidence that many synthetic chemicals now present in the environment may be threatening normal hormone function in both humans and wildlife. Hormones are chemical messengers that, for example, send signals ......
- Biomonitoring information clearinghouse.
www.biomonitoringinfo.org The Environmental Health Research Foundation created this Web site to provide comprehensive information about biomonitoring used for measuring and assessing human exposure to natural and synthetic chemicals. Biomonitoring analyzes samples of individuals' tissues and fluids to obtain information about ......
- Chemical consequences.
Here's a story about an odd benefit of global warming (at least in terms of local people's health): A five-year drought in Mexico has brought an end to farming for many people, replacing heavy use of agricultural chemicals with ranching....
- Volunteers deliver more than a hot meal.
Byline: Write on by Sheila Stone Dill For The Register-Guard AUDREY'S former beauty is apparent. Hers is one of those classic faces covered with the patina of a long life. She has alert, forget-me-not eyes. "Come in," she calls. Her ......
- In praise of pesky girls.
Instead of a New Year's resolution, why not have a New Year's revolution? Are you curious and creative? Spunky, yet sugary sweet? Mysterious but down-to-earth? Outspoken but never rude? Do you love taking inspiration from the past while looking forward ......
- Evaluating dietary carcinogens.
A much-cited 1981 study concluded that some 35 percent of human cancer deaths probably trace to carcinogens in foods-both synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides and food additives, and naturally occurring ones, like fungal toxins. To get a better fix on ......
- And yet ...
And yet in other areas some of us are happy to guess. Bandolier is astonished by newspapers and websites giving advice about "so-called" natural products. Grapefruit seed extract for all manner of problems has come up again. And yet go ......
- Forest activist can be a pain, but he's right.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Victor Rozek For The Register-Guard We stone our prophets. We ridicule them, call them crazy and push them aside. Prophets make us uncomfortable. They are demanding, adamant and infuriating in their rejection of compromise. They tell ......
- Del Monte is offering the first line of organic pickles certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Del Monte is offering the first line of organic pickles certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These pickles are produced using environmentally friendly farming practices, without synthetic chemicals or genetically modified ingredients. Every organic cucumber is handpicked on organic ......
- Cancer chemopreventive effects of curcumin.
Chemoprevention, which is referred to as the use of nontoxic natural or synthetic chemicals to intervene in multistage carcinogenesis, has emerged as a promising and pragmatic medical approach to reduce the risk of cancer. Numerous components of edible plants, collectively ......
- Not without the grease paint.
Byline: Saba Shaikh Looking stunning is no mean job, but when your face is your fortune the stars comply with the beauty strictures at any cost. It's not easy being a pin up boy or girl. Not if you are ......