| Flawed analysis of bisphenol A. |
2008-04-06 OurStolenFuture.org
A review of health risks of bisphenol A is flawed by errors of omission, commission, misrepresentation and misinterpretation. Read more... |
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| Use of household pesticides during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood leukemia. |
2008-02-05 Environmental Health News
Pregnant women exposed to household pesticides may increase the risk of their children developing leukemia, according to a recent study conducted in France. Read more... |
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| Personal care product use tied to phthalate exposure in infants. |
2008-02-04 Environmental Health News
Phthalate exposure is widespread in infants and use of baby care products appears to be contributing, according to an analysis of babies' urine. Read more... |
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| Green Tea Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk in Japanese Men: A Prospective Study -- Kurahashi et al. 167 (1): 71 -- American Journal of Epidemiology |
2007-12-17 American Journal of Epidemiology
Research in Japan reports a 50% reduction in risk of advanced prostate cancer is associated with drinking green tea. Read more... |
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| Human pathogens are permeating into deep groundwater, threatening drinking water supplies. |
2007-12-02 Environmental Health News
Researchers testing deep aquifers used for drinking water found human viruses, challenging the assumption that these crucial water supplies are protected from surface contamination. Read more... |
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| The CDC's assay for atrazine has systematically underestimated American exposures to the herbicide. |
2007-11-27 Environmental Health News
New research by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control indicates that the analysis the CDC has used to estimate human exposure to atrazine and atrazine-related breakdown products has strongly underestimated its extent. Read more... |
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| CDC confirms widespread and continuous exposure to bisphenol A in America. |
2007-11-08 Environmental Health News
A new analysis by the CDC indicates that many Americans are exposed to bisphenol A at levels above the current safety threshold set by the EPA based upon decades-old data. Read more... |
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| Protein from transgenic corn is immunogenic at extremely low levels. |
2007-11-08 Environmental Health News
Minute quantities of a bacterial protein inserted in corn provoke immune reactions in mice. Read more... |
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| Preventing childhood obesity: two year follow-up results from the Christchurch obesity prevention programme in schools. |
2007-10-10 British Medical Journal
Three years after a year-long education effort to promote a healthy diet and discourage consumption of carbonated drinks, researchers found no effect on how many children were overweight. Read more... |
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| Estrogenic compounds in treated sewage watermay create exposure risks in drinking water. |
2007-10-08 Environmental Health News
New research confirms that estrogenic contaminants can seep into sediment after being carried by sewage into rivers. Read more... |
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| A birth control drug interacts with contaminants in sewage waste water to affect reproduction and development in fish. |
2007-09-07 Environmental Health News
New experiments reveal that the synthetic estrogen used by women for birth control causes wide ranging health effects in minnows, but that the effects differed when the drug was tested alone compared with when it was mixed with wastewater effluent. Read more... |
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| Babies with higher levels of Teflon-related chemicals in cord blood tend to be smaller. |
2007-08-16 Environmental Health News
New data link low birth weight and body mass to very low levels of commonly used chemicals found in consumer products ranging from Teflon-coated cookware to water and stain repelling textiles. Read more... |
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| 38 scientific experts raise concerns about health risks of bisphenol A. |
2007-08-13 Environmental Health News
Thirty-eight of the world's leading scientific experts on bisphenol A have warned policymakers of potential adverse health effects of exposure to the widespread molecule used to make plastic and food can lining. Read more... |
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| Neonatal exposure to low levels of bisphenol A causes adverse impacts in middle-aged mice. |
2007-08-03 Environmental Health News
A new study with mice is the first to link low level neonatal exposure to bisphenol A to uterine diseases that women develop as they age, including fibroids, adenomysois and cystic ovaries. Read more... |
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| Early exposure to DDT increases risk of breast cancer later in life by five-fold. |
2007-07-30 Environmental Health News
In a unique, new study, scientists report that women exposed to relatively high levels of DDT prior to mid-adolescence are 5 times more likely to develop breast cancer later in life than women with lower exposures. Read more... |
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| Bisphenol A alters epigenetic programming in fetal mice, and the effect can be reversed by genistein. |
2007-07-30 Environmental Health News
Exposure to bisphenol A during development changes gene behavior in mice, causing genetically identical animals to develop differently. Read more... |
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| Research with mice definitively links allergic rhinitis to exposure to low levels of toluene diisocyanate. |
2007-07-20 Environmental Health News
New research exposing mice to a chemical used to make polyurethane foam and paints provides the first experimental confirmation that the compound causes respiratory tract disease. Read more... |
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| Cumulative Effects of dibutyl phthalate and diethylhexyl phthalate on Male Rat Reproductive Tract Development: Altered Fetal Steroid Hormones and Genes -- Howdeshell et al., 10.1093/toxsci/kfm069 -- Toxicological Sciences |
2007-07-08 Toxicological Sciences
Exposure to a mixture of phthalates causes reproductive harm in an additive manner. Read more... |
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| Pesticide use during the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to gestational diabetes mellitus. |
2007-07-06 Environmental Health News
Women who reported mixing and applying agricultural pesticides during early pregnancy have a two times higher risk of developing gestational diabetes during the pregnancy. Read more... |
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| High fluoride in drinking water is associated with poor performance on intelligence tests. |
2007-07-05 Environmental Health News
Chinese children drinking well water with very high levels of fluoride scored poorly on intelligence testing compared to those with lower exposures. Read more... |
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| Exposure to permethrin impairs testosterone synthesis in mice and causes sperm counts to fall. |
2007-07-03 Environmental Health News
The widely-used synthetic insecticide permethrin dramatically reduces testosterone levels and sperm counts in adult male mice exposed for six weeks. Read more... |
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| Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Risk of Uterine Leiomyoma in the Seveso Women's Health Study -- Eskenazi et al. 166 (1): 79 -- American Journal of Epidemiology |
2007-07-01 American Journal of Epidemiology
Women exposed to high levels of dioxin have a lower risk of uterine fibroids. Read more... |
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| Dysgenesis and Histological Changes of Genitals and Perturbations of Gene Expression in Male Rats after In Utero Exposure to Antiandrogen Mixtures -- Metzdorff et al. 98 (1): 87 -- Toxicological Sciences |
2007-07-01 Toxicological Sciences
Prenatal exposure to a mixture of anti-androgenic chemicals produces changes in the structure of and genes expressed in male reproductive organs. Read more... |
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| Alterations in Gene Expression and Testosterone Synthesis in the Testes of Male Rats Exposed to Perfluorododecanoic Acid -- Shi et al. 98 (1): 206 -- Toxicological Sciences |
2007-07-01 Toxicological Sciences
Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals is associated with changes in male hormone levels and abnormal testicles. Read more... |
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| Lead exposure heightens sensitivity to allergens and may contribute to asthma. |
2007-06-25 Environmental Health News
Could lead poisoning contribute to asthma and other allergic diseases? Read more... |
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| Fibroids and female reproduction: a critical analysis of the evidence -- Somigliana et al., 10.1093/humupd/dmm013 -- Human Reproduction Update |
2007-06-21 Human Reproduction Update
There is good evidence that uterine fibroids interfere with fertility, but poor guidelines on how to manage them for improved fertility outcomes. Read more... |
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| Lead linked to heart disease during ageing, compounded by stress. |
2007-06-20 Environmental Health News
Two recently published reports using data from the long running and large Normative Aging Study link elevated bone lead levels with increased heart disease in aging men. Read more... |
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| Nicotine exposure during pregnancy alters subsequent glucose metabolism in adulthood, predisposing to type 2 diabetes. |
2007-06-18 Environmental Health News
Nicotine, a powerful drug found in tobacco products and anti-smoking therapies, impaired the ability of adult rats to control glucose levels after they had been exposed to the drug during fetal development and lactation. Read more... |
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| Is Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco Smoking a Cause of Poor Semen Quality? A Follow-up Study -- Ramlau-Hansen et al. 165 (12): 1372 -- American Journal of Epidemiology |
2007-06-15 American Journal of Epidemiology
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke causes poor semen quality in adult men. Read more... |
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| Association of Arsenic Exposure during Pregnancy with Fetal Loss and Infant Death: A Cohort Study in Bangladesh -- Rahman et al., 10.1093/aje/kwm025 -- American Journal of Epidemiology |
2007-06-15 American Journal of Epidemiology
Drinking water contaminated with high levels of arsenic is associated with fetal loss and infant death. Read more... |
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