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44 Million Women at Risk of Thyroid Deficiency From Rocket Fuel Chemical

Federal Study Confirms Perchlorate as Widespread Public Health Threat
A startling new study by the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says minute traces of a toxic rocket fuel chemical found in milk, fruit vegetables and drinking water supplies nationwide lowers essential thyroid hormones in women. An Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis finds that 44 million American women who are pregnant, thyroid deficient or have low iodine levels are at heightened risk from exposure to the chemical.
» Read more... | Published October 3, 2006