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Holland & Barrett removes beauty products over chemical fears - Daily Telegraph 6th October 2009
"Holland & Barrett, the health food retailer, is removing a host of leading beauty products from its stores over claims that they contain toxic ingredients. "
Warning over 'herbal Valium' - Daily Telegraph 5th October 2009
"A plant used in some "herbal Valium" drugs – and reportedly taken by actress Sophie Winkleman to calm nerves before her marriage to Lord Freddie Windsor – could prove deadly, the medicines watchdog warned today. "
Herbal valium could prove deadly, medicines watchdog warns - Daily Mail 5th October 2009
"An extremely toxic plant is in some 'herbal valium' drugs and should be avoided, a medicines watchdog has warned today.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said people should be on their guard over unlicensed herbal medicines containing the plant aconite."
Fruit and veg have 'unacceptable' levels of pesticides - Daily Telegraph 24th September 2009
Many fruit and vegetables sold in supermarkets and greengrocers contain pesticide residues that are above the maximum legal level, an in-depth report has said.
Toxic fumes on planes 'linked to brain damage in pilots' - Daily Mail 25th September 2009
Poisons in the air pumped into plane cabins and cockpits may be linked to brain damage.
Scientists say that chemicals in contaminated air are connected to health problems being experienced by pilots.
Plane toxins 'brain damage link' - BBC Health News 24th September 2009
Toxins found in airliner air systems can be linked to the neurological symptoms suffered by some pilots, according to researchers.
For years pilots and cabin crew have blamed their long-term exposure to jet engine fumes for symptoms such as memory loss and muscle spasms.
Using pesticides at work 'increases risk of Parkinson's three-fold' - Daily Telegraph 15th September 2009
Gardeners and farmers who use pesticides as part of their job are up to three times more likely than others to develop Parkinson’s, according to a new study.
Pesticides 'linked to Parkinson's' - Daily Telegraph 15th September 2009
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid – known as 2,4-D – used to kill a range of weeds
Permethrin – used in pest control, including ant powder and flea killer. Sprayed on tents and nets to repel mosquitoes
Will your holiday flight poison you? The toxic fumes leaking onto planes - Daily Mail 28th March 2009
Sitting in the cabin of the jumbo jet as it headed across the Atlantic, Emily Graeme and her family were looking forward to a fortnight in Florida. Little did they know that their holiday would be wrecked before the plane had even touched down.
'We were halfway through the flight when my six-year-old daughter complained of a funny smell and was then violently sick,' says Emily, 37. Over the next few days, other family members became ill. Emily suffered severe flu-like symptoms and breathing problems.
'I couldn't move. I was wheezing and had lots of crackling in my chest,' she says. 'It was just awful. I really thought something serious was wrong.'
Baby bottles: controversial chemical removed from bottles in US - but not in Britain - The Telegraph 14th March 2009
A controversial chemical, Bisphenol-A (BPA), is to be removed from baby bottles in the United States over side effects fears, but is not being banned in Britain.
Baby bottles: controversial chemical not removed in UK despite bottle ban in US - The Telegraph 14th March 2009
A controversial chemical, Bisphenol-A (BPA), will not be removed from baby bottles in the UK, despite moves by manufacturers to stop using it in the US.
UK will not ban 'danger' chemical in baby bottles - Daily Mail 15th January 2009
A controversial chemical found in baby bottles will not be banned in Britain – even though safety fears have led American manufacturers to stop using it.
Bisphenol A, known as BPA, is widely used in plastic food and drink containers, but there is growing concern that it poses a health threat to young children.
Baby bottle chemical is removed - BBC Health News 14th March 2009
The makers of babies' bottles in the US are to remove a controversial chemical from their products, amid growing concern over its possible effects.
The six manufacturers say they are reacting to consumer demand by removing Bisphenol A (BPA) from their bottles.
Early babies 'exposed to toxins' - BBC Health News 20th January 2009
Some medicines routinely given to premature babies expose them to potentially harmful levels of chemicals, British research suggests.
Doctors at Leicester Royal Infirmary looked at liquid medicines given to 38 babies in a special care unit.
Arsenic found in Austrian internet health drink - The Guardian 16th January 2009
Product that claims to treat bowel disease contains dangerous levels of poisonous metal, says Food Standards Agency
Doctor 'poisoned pregnant woman' - BBC Health News 16th January 2009
A hospital consultant has denied poisoning a pregnant woman in an attempt to make her miscarry.
Edward Erin, 43, from Kensington, west London, allegedly gave drugs to Bella Prowse to bring about a miscarriage between January and February 2008.
New treatment for blood poisoning could prove instant hangover cure - The Telegraph 5th January 2008
A bloodstream 'cleaner' which could save thousands of lives a year by quickly disabling poisons has been invented by British scientists, and and may even provide an instant hangover cure.
Gut 'tasting' could beat poisons - BBC Health News 10th October 2008
The human intestine detects potential poisons passing into it - and may take action to reduce the harm they cause.\n\nUS researchers have found a link between receptors in the gut which detect bitter foods and higher levels of a digestion-slowing hormone.
Woman dies in agony while another is seriously ill after eating poison toadstools - Daily Mail 18th September 2008
A woman in her 40s has died and a relative is seriously ill after eating poisonous mushrooms picked on a day out.
The younger woman picked handfuls of Death Cap toadstools, which contain 20 toxic chemicals, while visiting Ventnor Botanic Gardens in the Isle of Wight on Sunday.
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