By Cara Matthews Journal Albany bureau ALBANY Products with names such as Earth's Choice, Sustainable Earth and Green Knight will fill janitors' closets this fall as schools around the state comply with a new law that requires "environmentally friendly" cleaning supplies. Concerns about the harmful health effects chemicals can have, especially on children, and a realization that cleaners with reduced amounts of potentially dangerous ingredients are increasingly available, prompted the … [Read more...]
An Alarming Rise in Food Allergies
What's Safe to Eat? An alarming rise in food allergies among kids has parents questioning MEG BARONE, Correspondent Food is one of life's greatest pleasures. And, obviously, it's a necessity. But the very food that sustains us can also kill. When the body's immune system mistakenly identifies certain foods as enemies it attacks the invaders, prompting any number of reactions, from annoying skin rashes to stomach discomfort to the life-threatening throat swelling. Such was the case last … [Read more...]
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