Microplastics may be leading to lung and colon cancers

A review of 3,000 studies also suggests these minute plastic air particles may be causing male and female infertility. Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that UC San Francisco researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other illnesses. A review of some 3,000 … Continue reading Microplastics may be leading to lung and colon cancers

Experts urge new administration to adopt guiding principles

To protect health, the Trump administration must cut ties to polluting industries and ensure scientific integrity in decision-making, scientists say. Chronic disease, including cancer, diabetes, and neurological disease, is on the rise, in part driven by exposures to health-harming chemicals from fossil fuels and plastics according to scientists from the UC San Francisco Program on … Continue reading Experts urge new administration to adopt guiding principles

PRHE’s 2024 year-in-review quiz: Looking back, seeing ahead

The year ahead will be filled with enormous challenges in our efforts to protect health. As we prepare to tackle those challenges, we look back at our successes in this 3rd annual year-in-review quiz (which for some crazy reason is our most popular blog post of each year). So, let’s test how well you have … Continue reading PRHE’s 2024 year-in-review quiz: Looking back, seeing ahead