A. Yes, that's true. Unfortunately, the fire retardant used in the foam padding of your carpet probably is polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE); it was taken off the U.S. market between 2004-2006, but ...

(CNN) — Flame retardants added for decades to thousands of consumer products in the United States may raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to new research. People with the highest levels of ...

There’s a good chance that you spend at least part of your day sitting on polyurethane foam. The foam is ubiquitous in upholstery across the world—in cars, couches, bedding, and more. Unfortunately, ...

A chemical flame retardant commonly used in foam furniture padding is accumulating so rapidly in the breast milk of nursing mothers that environmentalists and some scientists are calling for a ban on ...

June 28, 2014 at 8:56 p.m. | Updated July 8, 2015 at 12:29 p.m. by Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Q: We have an 8-month-old and are moving into an apartment with wall-to-wall carpet that ...

Flame retardants in car seat foam may increase exposure to potentially cancer-causing chemicals—especially during the summer—according to a new study, and the researchers urge government officials to ...

(CNN) — Flame retardants added for decades to thousands of consumer products in the United States may raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to new research. (CNN) — Flame retardants added for ...