From the People Who Brought You Cancer: How Environmental Toxins are Poisoning our Brains, and Why the Government Won't Protect Us

Neurotoxicants are chemicals that interfere with our brain. They are found everywherefrom nonstick pans, air fresheners, and fire-retardant pillows, to our air, water, and food. Congress vowed to protect the public from them, but, tragically, has broken its promise. In From the People Who Brought You Cancer, award-winning investigative journalist Sheila Kaplan draws upon her years of covering the influence of money on politics and combines it with meticulous environmental research to illuminate an unfolding public health disaster. She skillfully interweaves first-person narratives with the growing body of scientific research that links these chemicals to neurological illnessesfrom ADHD and depressed IQ in children to Parkinsons Disease and Alzheimers in adultsand investigates the political players and vested interests that have obstructed the implementation of policies to protect the public. The result is a book that all concerned citizens must read.