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Cancer and how to avoid it
Laura Sevier
29th May, 2009
We all carry cancer cells, so cancer lies dormant in everyone. A quarter of us will die of the disease; the other three-quarters will be protected by natural defences. So how can we stimulate these natural defences, both for the treatment and prevention of cancer? more...
The environmental impact of drugs
Nick Kettles
19th May, 2009
How much rainforest does it take for one celebrity to snort another one under the table? Nick Kettles investigates the devastating environmental impact of cocaine use more...
Behind the label: Chain lube
Pat Thomas
13th May, 2009
I know, I know. Every time you think you¡¯ve gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance. more...
Drugs on tap
John Naish
30th April, 2009
Britain has a serious and unnecessary drug habit, but the implications of our pill-forevery-ill culture go far beyond the adverse effects on human health. The complex chemicals in modern pharmaceuticals, as well as the manufacturing processes involved, leave a massive industrial footprint on the natural world that is largely ignored by both science and government. more...
Making Sense of Swine Flu
Pat Thomas
30th April, 2009
In the last few years the Ecologist has written extensively on the flu – both the garden variety that strikes us on an annual basis and the wider threat of avian influenza, H5N1. more...
Cancer expert believe links with mobile phones will be ‘definitively proven’ in next 10 years
News
16th April, 2009
A cancer expert believes that links between cancer and mobile phones will become apparent in the next decade more...
Behind the label: Chain lube
Pat Thomas
15th April, 2009
I know, I know. Every time you think you¡¯ve gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance. more...
Banning the bag
Sylvia Rowley
15th April, 2009
When Rebecca Hosking banished plastic bags from the small town of Modbury in Devon she received more than 800 emails in one day. Hundreds of people wanted an answer to the same question – how can we do it too? more...
EU Parliament and the European Food Safety Agency to tighten up regulations on nanotechnology
News
15th April, 2009
Green campaigners have welcomed moves by the European Parliament to introduce new rules on nanomaterials in cosmetics. more...
What would a sustainable welfare system look like? A New Economics Foundation report reveals all…
News
15th April, 2009
A report by the NEF details what a reformed welfare state would look like. more...
Food Standards Agency refuses to ban Bisphenol-A in food packaging and baby milk bottles
News
15th April, 2009
Food safety campaigners have reacted angrily to a refusal by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to ban controversial plastic additive Bisphenol A (BPA), which is present in some food packaging and containers. more...
Behind the Label: Pantene Pro-V Style
Pat Thomas
10th April, 2009
Farah brought us the flick. Jennifer gave us the ‘Rachel’. Madonna made ‘blonde ambition’ a desirable thing – at least for a while. And Britney? Well, she got fed up and shaved all hers off. more...
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Fishy business
Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens
9th April, 2009
The coastal towns and villages of Peru are being blighted by an industry that has sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for fish – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens of the Ecologist Film Unit investigate more...
Pollution harmful to unborn, study says
News
6th April, 2009
A groundbreaking new study has shown that a mother’s exposure to pollution can have a measurable impact on the genes of her unborn child. more...
Sick as a pig
Jim Wickens
26th March, 2009
It has plagued hospital wards for years, picking off the elderly and infirm, but now another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit travelled to the Netherlands to investigate. Report by Jim Wickens more...
Animal Testing: Science or Fiction?
Kathy Archibald
24th March, 2009
MPs, medical professionals and scientists unite in demanding a thorough evaluation of the utility of vivisection. By Kathy Archibald, Science Director of Europeans for Medical Progress more...
Indoor air quality worse than thought
Laura Sevier
3rd March, 2009
If you thought you could hide from smoke and smog indoors, you've go another think coming. Laura Sevier takes a look at the problem of in-house pollution, and offers advice on what you can do to clean the air more...
The Flu Vaccine... A Shot in the Dark?
Pat Thomas
18th February, 2009
If we truly knew about flu, and the lack of effectiveness of the vaccine being offered as protection, would we really be so obedient about getting the jab? more...
Cause For Concern
Jeffrey M Smith
17th February, 2009
The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as Jeffrey M Smith reveals, proper analysis of tests done to gain that approval suggest it should never have been given more...
Grey Area
Malcolm Tait
13th February, 2009
The increasingly loathed 'tree rat' may not be to blame for the red squirrel's decline after all more...
Behind the label: Comfort Fabric Softener
Pat Thomas
12th February, 2009
Soft towels, fluffy fleeces and synthetic fabrics don’t cling. What’s not to like? Well, try skin irritation, increased flammability and environmental pollution, for starters. It seems the average bottle of fabric softener has a dark side. more...Behind the label: Tainted love
Pat Thomas
7th February, 2009
Love doesn’t have to be a dirty business – unless, of course... This Valentine’s Day Pat Thomas makes a heartfelt plea for a little non-toxic lovin’ more...
Behind the label: Fairy Liquid
Pat Thomas
5th February, 2009
The bird is now bones, the gravy glue, the roast veggies are on their way to becoming a source of winter fuel and as soon as everyone’s dinner has gone down a bit, it will be time to do the washing-up. If you are one of the 64 per cent of households in the UK that doesn’t own a dishwasher, chances are there will be a trusty bottle of Fairy Liquid by the sink to get the job of washing-up done. more...
10 things you didn't know about bird flu
Dr Michael Greger
4th February, 2009
A dose of flu in winter is as inevitable as a broken boiler – and usually as harmless. But as public health expert Dr Michael Greger explains, intensive farming of animals around the globe may mean we are hatching out an influenza timebomb more...
Behind the label: Antibacterial handwash
Pat Thomas
29th January, 2009
Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections. Nevertheless, in the hygiene stakes, antibacterial soaps are a ridiculous form of ‘overkill’.Should you wash your hands? Yes. Should you use an antibacterial handwash? No. Pat Thomas explains
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