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Two chemicals used to make plastics more flexible were linked to nearly 2 million premature births and 74,000 neonatal deaths worldwide in 2018, according to a new study. Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered premature. By 2024, approximately 1 in 10 infants in the United States will be born prematurely. According to the 2025 March of Dimes report card. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “babies that survive may have breathing problems, feeding problems, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and vision and hearing problems.” The two chemicals included in this study, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and…
More than 62 million Americans (roughly 1 in 5) may be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of nitrates in their tap water, a new report finds. Nitrates, compounds of nitrogen and oxygen naturally found in air, water, soil, and plants, become a health risk when rainfall leaches nitrogen-rich fertilizers used in agriculture into groundwater, streams, and rivers, and reaches public water systems several miles downstream. Low levels of invisible, tasteless, and odorless nitrates in drinking water have been linked to thyroid disease, stomach, kidney, bladder, and colon cancers, premature birth and birth defects, and other health problems, according to a…
A group of moms and wellness influencers, Some were asked to go to the White House this month, including Surgeon General candidate Casey Means. I expected a few staff members to listen to complaints about the health risks of herbicides. Instead, it was a two-hour session in a “packed” room that included Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the president himself, according to Alex Clark, an influencer who was among the attendees and “bringing America back to health.” “They just let us talk. They let us get everything off our chest,”…
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Your support helps us tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to big tech, The Independent is where the stories unfold. Whether we’re investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing The A Word, a new documentary highlighting American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse the facts from the message.At such a critical moment in American history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to continue sending journalists to work with stories on both sides of the aisle.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the political spectrum.…
The nearer moon, hurtling suddenly above the horizon and lighting up the Barsoomian scene, showed me that my preserver was Woola.
I and my wife stood amazed. Then I realised that the crest of Maybury Hill must be within range of the Martians
HELENA — The state of Montana is providing updated guidance on consuming wild-caught fish following a study that found potentially harmful chemicals in some fish populations.The study looked at per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “PFAS,” or “forever chemicals,” in Montana fish. The Interagency Fish Consumption Advisory Group, comprised of representatives from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP), then updated the consumption guidance based on its findings.(Noted: Montana updates fish consumption guidelines regarding ‘permanent chemicals’) Montana updates fish consumption guidelines regarding…