--- title: toxins | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/toxins/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/toxins/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # toxins ## toxins *  Aug 26, 2026 ## [Is Toilet Paper Bad For You?](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/is-toilet-paper-bad-for-you/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jillian Pretzel *  Oct 15, 2019 ## [A New Study Suggests Tainted Talcum Powder Can Cause a Rare Cancer. Here's How That Could Play Out in the Courtroom](https://time.com/5692129/talcum-powder-mesothelioma/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Jun 6, 2019 ## [Americans Eat and Inhale Over 70,000 Plastic Particles Each Year According to a New Analysis](https://time.com/5601359/microplastics-in-food-air/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander *  May 22, 2019 ## [Here Are the Safest and Most Effective Sunscreens](https://time.com/5592610/safest-effective-sunscreens/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Oct 10, 2018 ## [Even 'Non-Toxic' Nail Polish May Contain Harmful Chemicals, Study Says](https://time.com/5419483/nail-polish-chemicals/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Jan 31, 2018 ## [Coffee in California Will Soon Come with a Cancer Warning](https://time.com/5126779/california-coffee-cancer-warning/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Jan 17, 2018 ## [YouTube Is Taking Down 'Tide Pod Challenge' Videos](https://time.com/5107123/tide-pod-challenge-youtube/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Mahita Gajanan *  Jan 16, 2018 ## [Swallowing Sea Water May Have an Unexpected Health Risk](https://time.com/5101042/surf-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Jan 16, 2018 ## [Here's How Common the Tide Pod Challenge Really Is](https://time.com/5104225/tide-pod-challenge/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Jan 3, 2018 ## ['Raw Water' Trend Alarms Health Experts](https://time.com/5085792/is-raw-water-safe/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Dec 31, 2017 ## [Why It's So Hard to Cure Your Hangover, According to Experts](https://time.com/5065236/best-hangover-cure-headache-nausea/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Dec 20, 2017 ## [Model Lauren Wasser May Lose Her Other Leg to Toxic Shock Syndrome. Here's What That Is](https://time.com/5074295/what-is-toxic-shock-syndrome/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Dec 20, 2017 ## [Model Lauren Wasser Faces Another Leg Amputation Because of Toxic Shock Syndrome](https://time.com/5073451/lauren-wasser-toxic-shock-syndrome-tampons/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Samantha Cooney *  Dec 5, 2017 ## [Pollution Could Cancel Out the Health Benefits of Walking, a New Study Says](https://time.com/5049624/air-pollution-effects-walking/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme *  Nov 8, 2017 ## [A Common Chemical May Be Unsafe for Pregnant Women and Babies. Here's What You Need to Know](https://time.com/5013321/perchlorate-health-risks/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Jamie Ducharme ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/toxins/","name":"toxins"}}]}] ```