We may know it from high school biology class (think: frog dissection) but formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, may also be found in your home. (Photo: Getty Images) In Liquidators’ flooring, ...

Brazilian blowouts are advertised to get rid of frizz and give you smoother, stronger, and shiner hair. However, researchers warn that some of the chemicals in a Brazilian blowout treatment may be ...

Formaldehyde is one of the most demonized chemicals. Know-nothings try to terrify us about the 10 milligrams of the chemical you get from a packet of aspartame. But did you know that your body ...

The chemical formaldehyde is found just about everywhere, including in composite lumber, plastics, paints and glues used in many homes and offices. This past week, an EPA evaluation said it poses “an ...

Washington - It happens to me, too. When the word comes up out of context, I think first of dead things. The frogs I dissected in school, open-casket funeral viewings … the word formaldehyde quickly ...

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Using formaldehyde, a common chemical that can cause cancer and other chronic conditions, presents an “unreasonable risk of injury to human health” in current practices, the Environmental Protection ...

More than two years after residents of FEMA trailers deployed along the Mississippi Gulf Coast began complaining of breathing difficulties, nosebleeds and persistent headaches, U.S. health officials ...

As people are spending more and more time inside their homes, offices, and other closed areas, it is important to ensure that these spaces are safe and healthy environments, especially indoor areas ...

The personal care industry faces scrutiny over formaldehyde in products like shampoo and lotion, often unlabelled despite being a carcinogen. It's used as a preservative and sometimes to mask poor ...

New research has revealed that some of the toxin formaldehyde in our bodies does not come from our environment -- it is a by-product of an essential reaction inside our own cells. This could provide ...

A widely shared post on social media makes the claim that the influenza vaccine Fluzone contains formaldehyde and thimerosal, a mercury derivate ( here). The post is accompanied by an image of a ...