When I bought my first set of pots and pans, I made sure they were coated with Teflon. At the time, that was the gold standard in nonstick cookware. I wanted to make sure I could cook with abandon ...

If you’ve ever felt flu-like symptoms after sauteing, stir-frying or searing, your Teflon coated pan could be the culprit. Cooking with nonstick cookware can sometimes bring on a condition dubbed ...

Cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu" because the illness is linked to fumes from nonstick pans, are on the rise. Poison centers across the United States recorded 267 suspected cases ...

Over the last two decades, poison centers in the U.S. have received more than 3,600 reports of suspected cases of “polymer fume fever,” a flu-like illness linked to a chemical coating found on some ...

A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans. Over 265 ...

Non-stick frying pans, Dutch ovens and saucepans have been popular for years, but the cookware that is convenient and easy to clean has also been linked to some health problems – and there are ...

From polymer fume fever to Teflon flu, the illness has many names, but the symptoms are the same: fever, muscle aches, headaches and shortness of breath. According to a new report from the Washington ...