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Plastic Threatens Human Health on a Global Scale

WEBThe report Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet summarizes research that exposes the toxic risks plastic poses to human health at …

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Chemistry Databases

WEBChemical structure database; access to over 43 million structures, properties, and associated information. Provided by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) …

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The Chemistry of Dental Care – Part 1

WEBThe Chemistry of Dental Care – Part 1. Teeth have the overriding biological function of reducing food to small pieces. In our contemporary society, however, healthy …

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The Chemistry of Dental Care – Part 3

WEBThe Chemistry of Dental Care – Part 3. Dental enamel is the hardest material in the human body. However, it is still possible for teeth to be damaged, for example, …

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Benefits, Trends, Health, and Environmental Issues

WEBPlasticizers are colorless and odorless esters, mainly phthalates, that increase the elasticity of a material (e.g., polyvinylchloride (PVC)). Plasticizers soften the …

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Mental Health in Chemistry

WEBMental stress can be very different and changes with positions. Examples may include: Moving out of the parent’s home, living with new people, financial stress, …

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Hazard Pictograms

WEBHazard Pictograms. Test your knowledge about the hazard symbols and pictograms. A hazard pictogram provides information about the damage a particular …

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The Saccharin Saga – Part 7

WEBIn the case of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazine-4 (3H)-one 2,2-dioxide, acute toxicity studies point out the role played by counter ions (Na, K, Ca; entries in red). The …

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Global Health Impacts of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

WEBA standard health-effects model was used to estimate human exposure to radioactivity. Radiation may eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths and …

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Pietro Biginelli: The Man Behind the Reaction

WEBThe Biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis is one of the most important and oldest multicomponent reactions and has been extensively investigated in terms of …

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The Chemistry of Dental Care – Part 2

WEBDental enamel is the hardest material in the human body. However, it is still possible for teeth to be damaged, for example, through cavities or consuming acidic …

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Does Modern Wheat Contain More Gluten

WEBThe team found that overall, modern wheat varieties contain slightly less protein than old ones. The gluten content of the varieties has remained roughly constant …

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The Chemistry of Deodorants

WEBThe ancient Egyptians already used aluminum crystals as antiperspirants. The ancient Romans used a mixture of charcoal and goat fat as deodorant. In the 19th …

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The Greening of the Cosmetics Industry

WEBSeven cosmetic companies were listed in Ethisphere Institute’s 2014 World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies list. Cosmetic companies on the WME list were …

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Rachel Fuller Brown and the Fight against Fungal Infections

WEBRachel Fuller Brown (1898 – 1980) was an American chemist best known for the development of the first antifungal antibiotic that was safe to use, i.e., nystatin, …

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Health Hazards of Dentist's Drills

WEBHealth Hazards of Dentist's Drills. Dental burs, the dentist’s drill bits, are made of stainless steel, diamond, or tungsten carbide combined with cobalt or nickel. …

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2023 Ig Nobel Prizes Honor Unusual Research

WEBThe 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded to ten winners this week. The award honors unusual or seemingly bizarre research that “makes people laugh … then …

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Merck Sells Consumer Health

WEBMerck announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its global Consumer Health business to Procter & Gamble (P&G) for approximately € 3.4 billion in …

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