Smart discussion about toxics policy reform

BPA: And Now the Placenta
Posted by Alex Formuzis in BPA, Featured Articles on 02 3rd, 2010 | 6 Comments
Researchers in Canada have given the FDA something new to think about as it takes a fresh look at the risks of the ubiquitous plastics chemical bisphenol A, or BPA. Their small lab study is quite different from any that’s been done before, because they tested the chemical directly on cells from human...
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BPA Wrecks Sex, Fouls Food — and Worse
Posted by Elaine Shannon in BPA, Environmental Health Science, FDA, Featured Articles, Government (In)Action, Pollution in People on 11 11th, 2009 | No Comments
When people ask whether modern synthetics are damaging their health and endangering future generations, Topic A is nearly always bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic estrogen, an integral component of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and one of the highest volume industrial chemicals in existence. Now...
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If freaky fish are everywhere, are they still freaky?
Posted by Rebecca Sutton in Environmental Health Science, Featured Articles on 09 17th, 2009 | 8 Comments
Unsettling reports of “intersex” fish surface periodically in newspapers and scientific journals in scattered locations throughout the U.S.  These freakish fish are typically males with immature egg cells in their testes.  Occasionally they are female fish that display male characteristics. Intersex...
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Chemicals and the World’s Expanding Waistline
Posted by Nena Baker in Environmental Health Science, Featured Articles on 08 20th, 2009 | No Comments
A human body, when taking in more calories than it expends, makes fat faster than you can say couch potato. But a growing stack of laboratory research suggests that some of the chemicals used in everyday items predispose an individual to the battle of the bulge, despite normal diet and exercise. Scientists...
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