Federal regulators are abandoning decades of cancer research and giving chemical manufacturers greater leeway while children ...

Formaldehyde is present in many childhood vaccines, put there to kill unwanted bacteria and viruses that might contaminate the vaccine during production. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A variety of jobs expose people to formaldehyde, a strong-smelling gas used in manufacturing wood and chemical products, plastics and in other applications. A new study suggests that long-term ...

Formaldehyde is a ubiquitous chemical agent, found both outdoors and indoors, as part of the occupational and residential environment. Formaldehyde is an extremely irritant chemical, as well as a ...

Formaldehyde, a common toxicant and carcinogen recently subjected to new federal regulations, may be more dangerous than previously thought, a new study suggests. The capacity of formaldehyde, a ...

Long-term exposure to formaldehyde on the job is linked to cognitive impairment down the road, new research suggests. In a large observational study of adults aged 45-70 years, researchers found a 17% ...

It's no secret that some cosmetics contain chemicals, although recognizing which ones are harmful at what levels may be as difficult as pronouncing the chemicals themselves (just try saying phthalates ...

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A preliminary study in the New England Journal of Medicine raises a new worry about electronic cigarettes – exposure to formaldehyde. Under certain conditions, taking 10 puffs from an e-cigarette ...

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