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EarthDrug Overflow: Pharmaceutical factories foul waters in India
A treatment plant in India that processes waste from drug factories feeds enormous amounts of antibiotics and other drugs into local waterways.
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Health & MedicineNerve Link: Alzheimer’s suspect shows up in glaucoma
Amyloid-beta, the protein fragment implicated in Alzheimer's disease, may also play a role in glaucoma.
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EarthBad for Baby: New risks found for plastic constituent
Early exposure to bisphenol A, a building block of polycarbonate plastics, can trigger a variety of later health problems.
By Janet Raloff -
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Recent reports of plastics such as dioxin and now bisphenol A make me wonder if there are any Alzheimer’s-linked aluminum ions or atoms or whatever floating around in our soda cans.