Environmental Health

"FDA: Anti-Bacterial Soaps May Not Curb Bacteria"

"WASHINGTON -- After more than 40 years of study, the U.S. government says it has found no evidence that common anti-bacterial soaps prevent the spread of germs, and regulators want the makers of Dawn, Dial and other household staples to prove that their products do not pose health risks to consumers."

Source: AP, 12/17/2013

Rise in Miscarriages Coincided With High Lead Levels in DC Water: Study

"Late-term miscarriages and spontaneous abortions occurred at an unusually high rate among Washington women from 2000 through 2003 — during the same time frame that lead levels were dangerously high in the city’s drinking water, a study has found."

Source: Wash Post, 12/10/2013

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