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On a damp, equatorial morning in Belém, the river smells faintly of diesel and guava. Vendors at the Ver-o-Peso market hack open açaí with short, brutal thwacks...

Are You Exposing Yourself to This Potentially Lethal Chemical?

Michael Hunter, MD - April 5, 2022

ARE YOU EXPOSED EACH DAY TO PHTHALATES, chemicals in everything from makeup to plastic containers? A new study from New York University suggests that such exposure may...

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Michael Hunter, MD - February 18, 2025

Microplastics - The average person ingests tens of thousands of these particles yearly through the water, food, and air we drink.

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