Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DSlI0yoj12-/That old sofa sitting in your family room or basement play area may be exposing you and your family to toxic chemicals.  This according to a warning from the California Department of Public Health that accompanies publication of their studies in the journal Environmental Pollution.Foam-filled furniture made before 2014 contains dangerous levels of toxic flame retardants. Removing and replacing such furniture cuts the level of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, in the bloodstream by about 50 percent in about 17 months. These organic chemicals are linked with cancer risk, hormone disruption, and impaired brain development in children.Now is the time to inventory your furniture and make certain that every piece you sit, lounge, or sleep on won’t land you or your children in the hospital or worse.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-swapping-sofas-chairs-body-flame.htmlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125017002?via=ihub#furniture