On a crisp January afternoon, Executive Director Cheryl Osimo and Board Member Steve D’Amico traveled to Providence, RI to meet with staff from one the newest sponsors of Against the Tide, Women & Infants. Women & Infants, a Care New England Hospital, is unique as one of the nation’s leading specialty hospitals for women and … Read more
MBCC has been selected as an honoree of the one hundred in 2014! The one hundred is an annual event celebrating individuals and organizations who have made strides in the movement to eradicate cancer. It is created and sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. MBCC Executive Director, Cheryl Osimo, and Board President, Margo … Read more
In the January 2014 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Science of The Total Environment, Silent Spring Institute researchers published results of their most recent water quality research. Researchers tested 20 public water wells for 92 different wastewater-related contaminants. The most frequently detected contaminants were pharmaceuticals and perfluorosurfactants (used in many consumer products including food packaging, … Read more
A report recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (part of the British Medical Journal) adds further scientific evidence to the presence of synthetic toxics in food packaging. When food and beverages come in contact with the packaging, chemicals can leach out and are ingested by anyone who consumes that item. In … Read more
