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Ocean waters are clean enough again to support oysters but global warming could undermine recent gains
A study of San Francisco Bay Area women is the first to link DDT exposure in the womb to a greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life
The lives of mothers, daughters and granddaughters in the Bay Area may offer clues to the link between chemical exposure and disease
Vials of blood from the 1960s may help resolve why women without a family history still developed breast cancer
Big ski resorts have the resources to adapt to global warming but smaller hills may be wiped off the map as New England's winters change
Beset by subtle biases, women are struggling to find their place in academia, with consequences for all of us
Dogs and cats now suffer from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and more, just like humans, and researchers are now investigating common risk factors for pets and owners
Stress combines with pollution to make some children more susceptible to health problems
Children exposed to higher levels of PCBs in the womb, score lower on focus and concentration tests
Women who drink water contaminated with low levels of the weed-killer atrazine may be more likely to have irregular menstruation and low estrogen levels, according to a new study
New research has turned up evidence of a link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment and an inability to get pregnant
The jury is out on the balance of benefit and harm from testing for dementia that results from an incurable disease
New evidence suggests that breathing nickel and other metals can lead to lung and heart damage, and even death
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