Chemistry
- Alternative Milk: Are You Pouring Unnatural Additives On Your Cereal?
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Article - The Conversation - Jan 14 2015 - 10:22pm
- Bisphenol A And Hyperactivity: A Fishy Story
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By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology at University of Adelaide. A paper has just been released that will raise health concerns about Bisphenol A again. The paper, “ Low-dose exposure to bisphenol A and replacement bisphenol S induces precociou ...
Article - The Conversation - Jan 16 2015 - 11:57am
- Is There A Difference In Nutrient Uptake Between Oranges And Orange Juice?
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It's become a fad for nutritionists to claim that oranges are better than orange juice, and they list numerous reasons- from added sugar in juice to better uptake of carotenoids, flavonoids and Vitamin C in whole oranges. But how different are they? U ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 4:56pm
- Vinyl Mattress Covers- Phthalate Emissions Increase With Heat
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Phthalates are chemicals that increase the softness and flexibility of plastic. Due to concerns about potential health problems, the US government has permanently banned three types of phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP)1 in any amount greater than 0.1 percent f ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 1:47pm
- Warm Ambient Fragrances Make Consumers Buy More
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Do consumers make different choices based on the fragrance surrounding them? If they do not, a billion dollar advertising segment would disappear. Studies have found, for example, that lavender is the fragrance of trust and groups are always working to im ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 1:00pm
- Soup From A Can Does Not Create Risk From BPA
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Coating the mouth with foods stored in containers that used bisphenol A (BPA), like soup, does not lead to high levels of BPA in blood. BPA is used to make some plastics and to seal canned food containers against bacterial contamination. Food which picks u ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2015 - 4:24pm
- Prevent Alzheimer's Disease By Drinking Beer?
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Wine has gotten more than its share of Miracle Product mainstream media coverage so it's no surprise that beer has been left behind- smooth, balanced beers, the kind of thing that made large brands famous, are out of fashion and now everyone wants hop ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2015 - 5:20pm
- Exposure To BPA – It’s Not What Some People Think
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Both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently released assessments that strongly support the safety of bisphenol A (BPA). ...
Article - Steve Hentges - Jan 29 2015 - 12:06pm
- Love At First Smell: Maybe Pheromones Can Get You A Date This Weekend
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With Valentine's Day this weekend, we will be treated to articles called things 'the science of kissing', 'the science of love', 'the science of attraction'- you name it and someone in the social sciences is capitalizing ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2015 - 10:58am
- Toxic Cloud In Spain Caused By Rocket Fuel
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Toxic Cloud In Spain Caused By Rocket Fuel A toxic orange cloud hanging over Igualada was caused when two chemicals being delivered to the Simar S.A. storage facility were accidentally mixed. ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 12 2015 - 11:51pm
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