Published: 30 May 2008
“High Country News” reports certain environmental chemicals, both natural and man-made, can bind to and deceive the hormone receptors that govern everything from metabolism to sex to the development of cancer. Chemicals such as DDT and bisphenol A (BPA), which was banned from plastic baby bottles this spring in Canada, are reportedly challenging scientists […]
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Published: 28 May 2008
The “McClatchy News Observer” reports Sheryl Crow joined Rep. Sue Myrick in a congressional hearing on breast cancer research, which urged Congress to put more resources into figuring out what the environment has to do with breast cancer. One possible link between breast cancer and the environment may be the plastic chemical bisphenol A […]
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Published: 2 May 2008
The “Washington Post” reports “despite more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that have raised health concerns about bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound that is central to the multibillion-dollar plastics industry, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe largely because of two studies, both funded by an industry […]
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Published: 1 May 2008
According to the “Globe and Mail,” disposal of plastic bottles that contain the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) could be an after-ban safety issue, as BPA has been declared toxic by Health Canada and is reportedly an estrogen-mimicking chemical that may be linked to cancers and fertility problems. Some BPA has reportedly been shown to […]
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Published: 24 April 2008
The “New York Times” reports on common questions and answers about the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in clear plastic bottles, canned infant formula, food-storage containers, some clear plastic pitchers used for filtered water, refillable water bottles and the lining of soft-drink and food cans. The chemical has reportedly been shown […]
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Published: 24 April 2008
The “Washington Post” reports using plastic for convenience may come with a price. Many scientists and environmental advocates now believe man-made components in plastics — particularly a group of compounds called phthalates and another hormonally active chemical known as bisphenol A, or BPA — can leach harmful chemicals that get absorbed into our bodies. […]
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Published: 18 April 2008
“MSNBC” reports certain types of plastic containers can leach a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA), which can mimic the female hormone estrogen. According to the article, the chemical has been shown to cause all sorts of health problems ranging from infertility and obesity to several types of cancer in animal studies. BPA could […]
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Published: 18 April 2008
According to “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” the National Toxicology Program came out with a report that there is some concern chemicals can leach from certain plastic products and cause adverse health effects such as breast and prostate cancer, as well as brain damage in fetuses and children.
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Published: 18 April 2008
“NPR” reports on the growing concerns that bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in some plastics, might cause cancer, early puberty and neural and behavioral changes.
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Published: 17 April 2008
Ontario’s “Welland Trbune” reports plastic bottles containing the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are being pulled from store shelves as Health Canada is expected to declare bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, a toxic substance as early as today. BPA is a reported endocrine-disrupter, which could lead to early-onset puberty in girls and breast cancer […]
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