What is BPA? BPA stands for Bisphenol A. BPA is considered a monomer; that means that it is a molecule that can become bonded to another molecule to form a polymer. It's this quality that makes BPA perfect to create certain polymer plastics and epoxy resins. However, the bond in those ...

What Are Phthalates? Phthalates are a class of chemicals used as plasticizers. Plasticizers give plastic its finished qualities of flexibility, transparency, durability and longevity. PVC plastic is a classic example of a soft, flexible plastic that uses phthalates. The good news is that these chemicals are being phased out of many ...

More and more kids are developing allergies and asthma. In fact, the first world appears to be in the midst of an allergy epidemic, with numbers increasing across the board: The overall rate of food allergy increased almost 20 percent between 1997 and 2007 according to the CDC, with 4 out ...

A new study out of Germany indicates that children with eczema are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than other kids. Atopic eczema is a scaly, itchy rash that is usually caused by allergies. It's very common among infants. It often appears to resolve on ...

Parasitic worms used to be very common. Our grandparents and great-grandparents would have known the herbal and traditional remedies to get rid of these nasty crittters. They also would have had less allergies. John Turton, a British scientist, deliberately infected himself with hookworms in the mid 1970's in a bid to ...