Researchers have shown that using plastic lab equipment can skew or ruin the results of medical experiments. The researchers identified two classes of chemical compounds in commonly-used plastic lab ware that could leach into solutions. They further demonstrated that the compounds interacted biologically with, and changed the behavior of, human enzymes and brain receptors in different experiments.

Even those who agree with the mayor s plan for a surcharge on plastic bags at stores say that weaning off such a useful item could be particularly difficult.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called for charging shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag needed at the register, which could generate $16 million a year for the city.

A collection of the kitsch plastic is set to fetch £8,000 at auction ... including a rare coffin.

The clickety-clack sound of plastic hands is being heard across Thailand as protesters wave them at opponents or use them to greet friends in the country s latest craze.

Shoppers in Wales are facing a 20p charge on plastic bags handed out across the country, becoming the fist country to introduce the law in the UK.

This is something for sore eyes; it certainly got my lower jaw dropped to the desk. The University of Cambridge, besides being loathed by almost everybody at my university (long story, another day) have once again excelled themselves in the technological field by developing this idea, whereas Plastic Logic, are manufacturing the device. It has the capacity to hold hundreds of separate newspapers, and uses plastic microchips as opposed to silicon ones - so although it feels like a very thin tablet of plastic, it s about the same weight as a magazine. It has a high resolution monochrome (although only seen, not confirmed it won t have colour, seems unlikely as of yet) which is around 8.5" x 11" in size,...

Retailers are creating alternatives to the infuriating plastic “clamshell” packages that are hard to open.

Newspaper bags are getting greener. But what to do with all the extras?.

Retailers are creating alternatives to infuriating plastic “clamshell” packages and cruelly complex twist ties.

Born out of war, plastic surgery remains at the forefront of surgical innovation, and advances from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan benefit victims of inner city wars being fought on our streets.

Plastic waste, toxic pollution and overfishing are tipping Britain s seas towards ecological disaster , a hardhitting report warns.

James Bond star Daniel Craig has revealed he was injured on the set of Quantum of Solace in June and required plastic surgery.

It s not the money, it s the environment, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday in defending his proposal to impose a tax on plastic bags. "That s like having a cigarette tax," argued the mayor. "The most wonderful thing in the world would be if we...

Optimizing nutrition with the addition of supplements, such as powder drinks and multivitamin tablets formulated for massive weight loss patients, is vital to successful body contouring surgery, according to new research.

Town hall chiefs are to hire warehouses to store a mountain of recycled rubbish for which there is no use and no market, it has been revealed.

Some dog owners are happy that the fine for failing to pick up after pooches has soared - but they really "doo" dislike the city s plan for a nickel surcharge on plastic bags. The fine for not cleaning up after Rover rose to $250 last month - more...

Call it a mixed bag. Mayor Bloomberg has proposed slapping shoppers with a 5-cent surcharge for each plastic bag they get at stores - a move that left consumers sharply divided yesterday. "Ugh, they re going to start taxing everything now,"...

The fashion world is way ahead of Mayor Bloomberg when it comes to jumping on the eco-friendly handbaggin wagon. Businesses from food stores to fashion houses already are offering pretty pouches to help shoppers get out of a proposed 5-cent plastic...

Women who desire a mommy-makeover, have had major weight loss, or are unhappy with the toll age has taken on their breasts can breathe easier. An innovative procedure to correct severely deflated, sagging breasts left looking like "pancakes" will be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference.