In animals these chemicals damage the liver, affect thyroid hormones, and cause birth defects and perhaps cancer, but not much is known about their toxicity in humans. Long-range pollution left ...

When you get injured -- say with a sprain -- the damaged tissue releases chemicals called prostaglandins, which are like hormones. These prostaglandins cause the tissue to swell. They also amplify ...

There are many theories about the causes of addiction, the use and abuse of legal and illegal psychoactive substances ... that universally or uniformly cause people to become addicted.

The Center has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a national ban on coral-killing chemicals in sunscreens ... especially pregnant women and keiki? Avobenzone may cause a dysfunction ...