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Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation,...

Prenatal exposure to pesticide additive linked with childhood cough

Ralph Turchiano

September 24, 2014

Pyrethroid

7 SEP 2012 Cough symptoms at age 5 and 6 appear to be unrelated to asthma or infection Children exposed in the womb to the...

Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma

Ralph Turchiano

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014

phthalates

Public Release: 17-Sep-2014 Asthma risk increased more than 70 percent among a group of children exposed during pregnancy to high levels of the household chemicals...

Prenatal exposure to common household chemical increases risk for childhood eczema up to 52%

Ralph Turchiano

August 9, 2014

phthalates

Phthalate commonly used in vinyl flooring is found in nearly 100 percent of mothers studied Prenatal exposure to a ubiquitous household chemical called butylbenzyl phthalate...

PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness – tetrachloroethylene

Ralph Turchiano

June 11, 2014

Emerging Contaminants Environmental Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

30 Jan 2012 PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to...

Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents

Ralph Turchiano

April 15, 2014

Emerging Contaminants

Public release date: 24-Aug-2011 The same University of Washington researcher who used chemical sleuthing to deduce what’s in fragranced consumer products now has turned...

Exposure to BPA has been underestimated, new MU research says / Bye Bye estrogen, thyroid and testosterone

Ralph Turchiano

April 6, 2014

BPA - Bisphenol A Highlights

“We know that the active form of BPA binds to our steroid receptors, meaning it can affect estrogen, thyroid and testosterone function. Public release date:...

Study finds highest reported BPA level in pregnant woman and associated abnormalities in infant

Ralph Turchiano

March 30, 2014

BPA - Bisphenol A

Avoid using plastic food and beverage storage containers with #7 on the bottom. If the recycling code is #7, then the plastic may contain BPA....

Regular breakfast helps reduce lead poisoning in children

Ralph Turchiano

March 25, 2014

General Diet Missed - Medical Breakthroughs

Public release date: 31-Mar-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] A typical rice porridge complete with dried minced pork; popular breakfast fare in China. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]...

Common insecticide used in homes associated with delayed mental development of young children

Ralph Turchiano

March 19, 2014

organophosphates Pyrethroid

Public release date: 10-Feb-2011 - piperonyl butoxide (PBO), a common additive in pyrethroid formulations Effects on IQ appear to be similar to lead exposure February...

Study links increased BPA exposure to reduced egg quality in women

Ralph Turchiano

March 10, 2014

BPA - Bisphenol A

Public release date: 15-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="202"] The Dangers of Prenatal BPA Exposure (Photo credit: DES Daughter)[/caption] A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led...

Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests

Ralph Turchiano

February 16, 2014

BPA - Bisphenol A

Public release date: 3-Aug-2010 - More than 6 billion pounds of BPA are produced annually - “We found that if we compare somebody in...

Liver tumors found in mice exposed to BPA

Ralph Turchiano

February 6, 2014

BPA - Bisphenol A

- In this research, it was the mothers who were exposed before conception. The offspring, therefore, were exposed as developing fetuses and pups, not as...

Activists Want Toxic Shampoo Off the Shelves

Ralph Turchiano

October 2, 2013

Consumer Products

By HEATHER JOHNSON ShareThis OAKLAND (CN) - Dozens of brand-name and store brand shampoos, liquid soaps and bubble baths contain toxic levels of cocamide...

Troubling levels of toxic metals found in lipstick

Ralph Turchiano

May 2, 2013

Consumer Products Other Food Additives

Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley — A new analysis of the contents of lipstick and lip gloss may cause...

Troubling levels of toxic metals found in lipstick

Ralph Turchiano

May 2, 2013

Consumer Products Other Food Additives

Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley — A new analysis of the contents of lipstick and lip gloss may cause...

Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action

Ralph Turchiano

March 28, 2013

BPA - Bisphenol A Consumer Products Environmental

Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic...

Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action

Ralph Turchiano

March 28, 2013

BPA - Bisphenol A Consumer Products Environmental

Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic...

BPA raises risk for childhood asthma

Ralph Turchiano

March 1, 2013

BPA - Bisphenol A

Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Children exposed to the plastics chemical bisphenol A had an elevated risk...

BPA raises risk for childhood asthma

Ralph Turchiano

March 1, 2013

BPA - Bisphenol A

Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Children exposed to the plastics chemical bisphenol A had an elevated risk...

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Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents

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Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests

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Activists Want Toxic Shampoo Off the Shelves

Troubling levels of toxic metals found in lipstick

Troubling levels of toxic metals found in lipstick

Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action

Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals found to strongly distort hormone action

BPA raises risk for childhood asthma

BPA raises risk for childhood asthma