Valentine roses get dipped in chemicals
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It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses. But by the time the velvety, vibrant-colored flowers reach a Valentine's Day buyer, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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If love were an arms race, the wooer would now have the floral equivalent of a ballistic missile: a six-foot rose from Ecuador.
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As Valentine's Day arrives , the online dating business is in the midst of an extreme makeover.
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As Valentine's Day approaches, scientists have confirmed the lament of countless love sonnets and romance novels: People really can die of a broken heart, and the researchers now think they know why.
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People on HIV drug Viracept are being warned over a possible contamination with cancer-causing chemicals.
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By JUDY O'ROURKE\\ Staff Writer  SANTA CLARITA -- Cancer-causing chemicals still in the soil and groundwater at a former Saugus plastics plant make the property eligible for the federal Superfund cleanup program, the Environmental Protection Agency has found.
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As Shakespeare said, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Right?
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Â· Trade group urges ban for chemical additivesÂ· Anger over burden on parents to check labels
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February 8 is generally the cut-off date for would-be Romeos to order their Valentine a dozen fresh red roses, unless they want to make do with wilted carnations instead, according to Red Herring's Web site.
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A chemical found in shampoo and hand lotions may damage the developing nervous system, research suggests.
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In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.
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It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses &#151; by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your Valentine, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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A rose by any other name may smell as sweet. But when it comes to accurately counting the flowers in that bouquet, the numbers&#39; names matter.
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There was a time, long ago, when a lover would buy diamonds, chocolate or roses for his beloved on Valentine's Day with a clear conscience.
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(WebMD) New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
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The UglyRipe tomato is like the frog prince. Once finally kissed by Washington regulators, it turned into a thing of beauty, and potential profit, for a Philadelphia produce distributor.
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Sale of red roses and red gifts has been banned by Saudi Arabia's religious police in the run-up to Valentine's Day, reports a local newspaper