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Video: Tylenol’s recommended dosage lowered

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is cutting the recommended maximum amount of Tylenol Extra Strength because of health risks associated with excessive acetaminophen. Jeff Glor reports.

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American climate skeptic Soon funded by oil, coal firms

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Willie Soon, a U.S. climate change skeptic who has also discounted the health risks of mercury emissions from coal, has received more than $1 million in funding in recent years from large energy companies and an oil industry group, according to Greenpeace. [More]

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Earth and environment science projects favored by entrants in Google Science Fair

The fuel of the future isn't gasoline, ethanol or even hydrogen--it's education. Specifically, the science and engineering education that will enable a fresh group of smart young people to tackle the world's ongoing energy crisis. Solve the energy crisis and you go a long way's toward solving a host of environmental problems: pollution, environmental health risks, climate change, to name just a few

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Lead and asbestos in homes need tighter control

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - The health risks from toxins such as lead in old paint or asbestos in walls are too often overlooked when homes are upgraded, according to a study on Sunday calling on governments to set tougher pollution rules. [More]

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