Yes, strained headline! A Toxic Hand-Me-Down — Balter 2007 (327): 1 — ScienceNOW Environmental contamination can cause cancer and birth defects. Of particular concern are a group of toxic chemicals called endocrine-disrupters, which interfere with reproductive hormones and may cause sterility. A new study, published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
As I mentioned a couple of days back, Sciences International has some conflicts of interests in this bisphenol A issue. I am glad that NIEHS is taking note. Chemical agency ties under review – Los Angeles Times The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has begun a review of ties between a federal health center…
Nalgene, and other so called safe hard plastics made from polycarbonates. Read here for background and all previous Bisphenol A postings. PLoS Genetics – Bisphenol A Exposure In Utero Disrupts Early Oogenesis in the Mouse In the course of studies to assess the effects of BPA on the mouse oocyte, we have uncovered a novel…