In an Australian randomized clinical trial of 285 firefighters, regular whole blood donation reduced blood concentrations of certain PFAS compounds to a lesser extent than plasma donation

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Nonstick cookware coated with Teflon chemicals can transfer chemical compounds into food during cooking

High-efficiency particulate air filters reduce airborne environmental toxin exposure inside residences

Reverse osmosis systems and whole-house water filtration units reduce chemical contaminants in municipal drinking water

Municipal tap water across major United States cities contains chemical contaminants with carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting properties

The Environmental Working Group publishes the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen consumer guides ranking produce by pesticide residue levels

The Environmental Working Group maintains the Skin Deep database and application to evaluate chemical toxicity in personal care products

Non-organic strawberries consistently rank among the agricultural crops with the highest pesticide residue levels

An Environmental Protection Agency assessment on glyphosate safety was discarded in court after evidence showed chemical company Bayer ghostwrote research sections

Clinical trials for Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine demonstrated an absolute risk reduction rate of 0.8 percent

The United States accounts for approximately 4 percent of the global human population and consumes 20 percent of the world's glyphosate

Ninety-nine percent of corn crops and 98 percent of soybean crops in the United States are sprayed with glyphosate

In an Australian randomized clinical trial involving 285 firefighters with elevated PFAS exposure, regular plasma donation resulted in lower blood concentrations of certain PFAS compounds after one year

Many PFAS compounds bind to proteins in human blood and persist in the body for years

Tobacco smoking directly impairs the function of immune cells located in human lungs

A prospective double-blind trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated that high-dose vitamin A reduces mortality in measles pneumonitis

The ICON study published in the journal Chest demonstrated a greater than 50% reduction in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with ivermectin

Phase 3 clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines excluded pregnant individuals and participants with documented prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

Drinking water from plastic bottles that have been exposed to heat increases exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Heating or reheating food in plastic containers increases exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Profluent entered into an agreement valued at over $2 billion with Eli Lilly to bring AI-generated proteins into clinical development