Rethinking Beauty: Spray Tans May Cause Cancer

As my daughter ages, my focus moves from toddler and baby issues to those affecting the tweens. I was about her age when tanning beds came into being. I exposed my young skin to these coffins of light trying to reach an ideal of tanned skin in the winter time or in preparation … [Read more...]

Advertising Dehumanizes Women: It’s a Public Health Problem

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Baby Soaps Give False Positive Results for Marijuana THC; Dr. Bronner’s Arrested for Industrial Hemp Protest

Soap and hemp have been in the news lately. In two, semi-related stories, researchers have found that certain baby soaps produce false positive drug tests, and Dr. Bronner's CEO has been arrested for protesting US regulations on industrial hemp. Surprisingly, many common … [Read more...]

3 Sunscreen Safety Tips You Probably Don’t Know, But Definitely Should

by Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child Advisory Board Member The dog days of summer have arrived early at Chez Sorensen and my girls are practically living in the pool. I love that they’re spending oodles of time outdoors, but we’re going through copious amounts of sunscreen and … [Read more...]

FDA Agrees with Rep. Markey to Ban BPA in Infant Formula

When the news of toxic BPA leaching into our bodies from plastic first broke over five years ago, the biggest shock was that our babies were being exposed to this hormone-disruptor via baby bottles. It turns out, baby bottles were not the biggest contributors to BPA exposure in … [Read more...]