Since 2007, 11 million drop-side cribs have been recalled – including through 14 different recalls by 8 crib companies – due to the danger of death to infants. The plastic materials that drop-side cribs are made of can break off or become loose, causing children to slip through the gap and risk...

When people find out that I write about environmental health, they immediately have questions: What kind of baby bottles are the safest? Is it true what my friend told me about chemicals in sunscreen? And, how can I possibly afford to replace everything in my house with organic and non-toxic items...

Once upon a time, in a tropical land called Northern Virginia in July, I was a waitress. Waiting tables came with its fair share of health effects: Aching feet, sunburned skin, and restless nights studded with telltale server nightmares about forgotten tables and fuming customers. Surprisingly, the...

There are approximately 190,000 people working in Seattle without paid sick leave. If you are not one of them, why should you care? Because, if they get sick, they go to work sick handling your food, your groceries, or your personal items in your home while caring for your loved ones. And it does...