toxicology

Until recently, I had not given any thought to hair extensions, although I was once in a salon where I was amazed at the variety of these products.

Chemophobia is one of the most pervasive and fashionable phobias of the modern era, despite the central irony that chemicals are not only ubiquitous in every facet of life but also constitute life as we know it.

One of TikTok’s seemingly endless stupid “challenges” has resurfaced after six years in hiding.

Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim a/k/a Paracelsus must be doing the Cha-cha in his grave. 

Q: What's the difference between Breaking Bad and Netflix's new documentary, The Plastic Detox?

By almost any measure, autism is the topic du jour. Lately, Tylenol has been the culprit, but traditionally, other factors, such as heavy metal exposure, are the purported culprits.

There’s a secret about the modern news cycle many people don’t know: Much of it is manufactured by public relations (PR) firms trying to gin up favorable media coverage for their clients.

Here are a few news stories (and advertisements) that I have encountered this past year:  

Earlier in June, the FDA agreed to reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) in plastics, coating, and other materials that contact food.