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Non-stick pans can affect our hormones, new research suggests

Ecologist

23rd August, 2010

Norwegian study highlights the effects of PFC and PCB chemicals on human health more...

'Fat tax' solutions ignore wider social factors driving junk food habits

Lee Bunce

16th August, 2010

Renewed calls for a tax on less nutritious foods do not take account of the importance of issues like education, advertising and social justice say campaigners more...

Will the UN's Codex Alimentarius make our food less nutritious?

Chris Milton

10th August, 2010

What started out as a conventional UN bureaucracy has become the subject of wild speculation and fear - just what is the UN's Codex Alimentarius, and what does it mean for our food and health? more...

Aromatherapy in your kitchen: part one - cooking with herbs

Pat Thomas

10th August, 2010

How to make your food your medicine and medicine your food, starting with six common herbs you can use in your recipes and everyday cooking more...

Can I trust my 'natural' or 'organic' body cream?

Laura Sevier

5th August, 2010

What does it take for a company producing skincare or haircare products to be truly 'natural' or 'organic'? Laura Sevier sorts fact from fiction in the health and beauty stakes more...

Climate change should be billed as a 'health' not 'environmental' disaster

Ecologist

22nd July, 2010

Public may be more likely to accept responsibility for climate change and support mitigation action if they see it as a threat to human health, suggests research more...

Why we should grow and eat more seaweed

Eifion Rees

20th July, 2010

It's one of the healthiest, most versatile 'weeds' around. Asian countries have enjoyed the benefits for centuries. So where is the market for homegrown UK seaweed? more...

Commonly prescribed drugs linked to shrimp population decline

Ecologist

7th June, 2010

Study finds that antidepressants in waste water flowing into rivers and estuaries can make coastal marine shrimps more susceptible to predators more...

Report lists top ten countries at risk of water shortages

Ecologist

29th June, 2010

Sub-Saharan African countries top list of those with most vulnerable water supplies as report warns of 'looming crisis' in both Asia and Africa from pollution and depletion of natural water resources more...

Front cover of July-August-September 1980 issue

Our broken healthcare system

Edward Goldsmith

July-Aug-Sept 1980

In the tenth anniversary edition of the Ecologist, Edward Goldsmith took aim at a misguided approach to healthcare in industrialised countries, arguing instead for an ecological approach to both our physical and social ills

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Storing food safely in plastic containers

Catherine Zandonella

24th June, 2010

There are certain rules of thumb when it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find out how to use plastics safely more...

Ban 'toxic' trans fats and junk food adverts says NHS watchdog

Ecologist

23rd June, 2010

More than 40,000 premature deaths could be prevented with healthier food rules including a ban on takeaways near schools and reduced salt and fat levels in processed foods more...

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Industry lobbying sees EU reject 'traffic light' food labelling

Ecologist

17th June, 2010

Food industry spent €1 billion euros lobbying against proposals to help consumers make 'healthy meal' choices with a system of red, green and amber labels on the front of food packaging more...

Workplace cancer costing 8,000 lives a year

Ecologist

15th June, 2010

Research is the first attempt to quantify the higher cancer risk faced by men and women working in construction and doing shift work, but cancer charities say study is outdated  more...

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Fatal Bhopal pesticide plant disaster sees first convictions

Ecologist

7th June, 2010

A twenty-five year wait for first convictions relating to the gas leak at Bhopal chemical plant in India ends, but the contamination of the local environment and population continues more...

Lack of drinking fountains in parks makes kids buy fizzy drinks

Ecologist

4th June, 2010

Children may be more likely to turn to sugary drinks and ice-creams because of a lack of working water fountains in public parks in the UK, says campaign group more...

Shea butter: a natural moisturiser that's food for the skin

Matilda Lee & Laura Sevier

1st June, 2010

The low-down on one of the best natural skin moisturisers and a guide to which products contain it more...

Tesco, Boots and Subway accused of selling unethical tuna

Ecologist

24th May, 2010

Research shows that high street chains using 'dolphin-friendly' claim on tuna tins are misleading customers about damage to other marine wildlife including turtles more...

Pesticide residue exposure linked to ADHD in children

Ecologist

20th May, 2010

Parents urged to wash fruits and vegetables before eating after study finds commonly used pesticides may contribute to ADHD in children more...

Uncertainity over mobile phone and brain cancer links

Ecologist

18th May, 2010

Largest study to date finds increased tumour risk for heavy mobile phone users but says 'biases and errors' make use of these findings impossible more...

We may be underestimating the risk of exposure to chemicals

US Cancer Institute issues stark warning on environmental cancer risk

Ecologist

17th May, 2010

A leading US research body has said the range of confirmed or suspected carcinogens to which we are exposed on a daily basis is cause for serious concern, but UK campaign groups refuse to change their views more...