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Forever chemicals, or PFAS, have been discovered in beers brewed across the U.S., with the highest levels found in regions where local water supplies are known to be contaminated. A new study reveals that nearly all tested beers contained PFAS. Credit: Stock Researchers found PFAS in 95% of tested beers, with the highest levels linked to contaminated local water sources. …

ROSELAND, La. — Tyreik Taylor had barely wiped the oil from his hands when the sky behind him lit up.  Fifteen minutes after the 26-year-old drove home, a roar thundered from the plant where he helped mix chemicals for motor oil and had just punched out. Fire consumed the air, the collapsing metal groaning and liquids hissing as they escaped …

A toxic chemical that pollutes groundwater originates high in Earth’s atmosphere, a scientific flight has revealed. Perchlorates, a group of chlorine-containing chemicals that can disrupt thyroid function, form on particles of smoke and organic material in the stratosphere, between 6 and 31 miles (10 to 50 kilometers) above the planet’s surface, according to a new study. Scientists already knew that …

A former Michigan State grad student blamed her thyroid cancer on the school, which allegedly told her that “exposure was harmless” when she worked with various pesticides and herbicides, she and her lawyers said on Monday. LingLong Wei was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on June 26 last year in a health downturn that’s “directly related to events that took place …

You may be eating more than you bargained for. According to the Environmental Working Group, more than 10,000 additives are approved for use in U.S. foods. Many are used to make food look better or last longer, but some are linked to serious health risks, including cancer. Recently some of the largest food manufacturers in the country, including Lays and …

The human body contains more than 3,600 synthetic toxins, a new report has warned, with chemical exposure now posing a ‘threat to humans.’ An eight-month investigation by London-based Deep Science Ventures looked at ‘how pervasive toxicity threatens human and planetary health,’ with some concerning outcomes. Researchers found that the industrial economy has created over 100 million chemicals not found in nature, …

PFAS – often called “forever chemicals” – show up in food, water, and even the air. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found PFAS in the blood of an estimated 97% of Americans. These chemicals have been linked to cancer, cardiovascular and liver diseases, and immune suppression. PFAS are persistent because most can take years …

New research has linked exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and Type 2 diabetes — a finding that could have implications for military personnel and families who work around or live on installations contaminated by the chemicals. A small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City found that individuals with higher levels of PFAS …

Americans exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ have up to a 31 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.  Researchers from Mount Sinai looked at the link between polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – found in everything from non-stick cookware to food packaging to tap water – and the incidence of type 2 diabetes, which affects up to 35 million Americans. Past …

Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows. The findings are welcome news as the only options that exist for reducing the level of dangerous Pfas compounds from the body are bloodletting and a cholesterol drug that induces unpleasant side effects. The …