Everyday chemicals, a risk for childhood asthma?
Researchers have shown that exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy could promote asthma in children. THE ESSENTIAL A Japanese ...
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Breast cancer: female firefighters exposed to products that increase their risks
Researchers have identified 12 toxic chemicals that put female firefighters at increased risk of contracting breast cancer. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Chemical submission: the order of doctors demands reimbursement for screening tests
The National Council of the Order of Physicians wants tests to detect chemical submission to be reimbursed by social security. ...
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Chemical substances: their neurotoxic effects accumulate
Scientists are warning about the cocktail effect of chemicals for the body - and in this particular case nerve cells ...
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Plasticizers in the air, an invisible threat to our health
A team of researchers in the United States reveals that the air we breathe can expose us on a daily ...
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Surgical masks and chemical contaminants: should we be worried?
© Shutterstock / Vasyl RohanGiven the massive and daily use of surgical masks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
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Chemical residues in the vagina causing premature births?
© ShutterstockWill we one day be able to predict – and therefore prevent – premature births? Representing 8% of births ...
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Europe announces massive chemical ban plan
© Shutterstock / goodmomentsThey are found absolutely everywhere: in our mattresses, our children's diapers, plastic toys, our car seats, our ...
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Chemical pollutants: women more vulnerable
© iStockPhotos"We are now exposed to chemicals on a daily basis, yet this exposure remains largely unknown. However, these products ...
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Baby: daily chemical pollutants responsible for respiratory risks
© Getty ImagesDuring pregnancy and the first years of life, babies are particularly sensitive to environmental factors. So that some ...
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Hospitals equipped for possible chemical attacks
The use of atropine sulfate, solution for injection 40 mg / 20 mL PCA, antidote for organophosphate neurotoxicants, will be ...
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Lavender essential oil: classified as a chemical by REACH?
While the flowering of lavender is fast approaching in the south-east of France, lavender growers are starting to seriously worry: ...
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Dangerous chemical compound dichloromethane (DCM) soon to be banned
Several studies have established that exposure to dichloromethane (DCM) is of concern for human health. This colorless chemical compound, classified ...
Read moreOrganic farming versus chemical farming: the first round of organic farming
There are very few scientific studies systematically comparing the quality of crops produced by conventional methods of agriculture, i.e. using ...
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