42 Mystery Chemicals

By Tyler Andrews | March 18, 2021 |

Scientists at UC San Francisco have found something surprising in pregnant women…and their children. A study published yesterday (March 17, 2021) in Environmental Science & Technology has detected 109 chemicals, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 “mystery chemicals,” whose sources and uses are unknown. The chemicals were found both in the…

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Hormonal Birth Control Linked to Depression

By Tyler Andrews | January 12, 2017 |

The media was shocked recently to learn what woman have been saying for decades: taking hormone based birth control makes many of them depressed. A study from the University of Copenhagen found that woman taking these contraceptives saw an increased likelihood of also taking antidepressants or being diagnosed with depression. How much more likely? Nearly…

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