1 day ago by Dr. Desiree Jones

Bisphenol-A or BPA - a substance that is used in food packaging such as in the epoxy lining of food cans and in polycarbonate bottles has been a subject of intense controversy and concern over the last few months. On Nov 11, I wrote a post listing the specific canned and other foods that were of con ...

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7 days ago by Polly Palumbo, Ph.D.

The safety of Bisphenol A has divided the public. I've complained about the bias in the media, their fear-mongering and just plain misinterpretation ("stretching") of research findings. But it's not just the media, even researchers can be less than fully objective as we're reminded by Emily Monosson ...

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9 days ago by Brenda Sullivan | HTNP.com Editor

Rep. Merrill joined other lawmakers and members of the Connecticut Alliance Against Diesel Pollution on the grounds of the State Capitol at a May 2007 demonstration in support of SB 1032, “An Act Reducing Diesel Emissions in School Bus Cabins,” which requires and fully funds the installations in 199 ...

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10 days ago by Sierra Black

The chemical BPA (bisphenol-a), a popular additive in plastics, has started appearing in infant’s umbilical cord blood, according to a new study by the Environmental Working Group. The study looked at a small group of African-American, Hispanic and Asian children. They found BPA in the cord blood of ...

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14 days ago by Benny Engelbrecht

Børn er særligt udsatte for hormonforstyrrende stoffer Ordførerne fra Dansk Folkeparti, Enhedslisten, SF, Radikale Venstre og Socialdemokraterne har i dag hasteindkaldt Fødevareminister Eva Kjer Hansen i samråd for at få hendes forklaring på, hvorfor hun vil ikke vil gennemføre et forbud mod det hor ...

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16 days ago by Safer States

Monday, environmental health advocates saw a promised FDA deadline pass. Congressmen Waxman and Stupak formally asked the FDA for a decision about the safety of Bisphenol-A (BPA). Scientific studies have linked BPA to known health effects including impaired brain and reproductive development in unbo ...

SAFER States - saferstates.com · 12 references

19 days ago by Spirit of our Time

For those in the US, a simple petition to sign in the process to have BPA banned from food-related packaging http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fda_no_bpa Canada already banned BPA in 2008 in infant food containers, and there was a more widespread voluntary withdrawal of BPA products by retailers, ...

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20 days ago by Jennifer Lance

You’ve seen the commericials on television for various drugs designed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), and a growing pharmaceutical industry has evolved from this male sexual problem closely associated with aging. But is growing older really to blame for ED? Not entirely, according to a new study ...

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21 days ago by Dr. Al Sears

Dear Health Conscious Reader, Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. With all the holiday shopping happening the weekend, there’s something I thought you should know. The next time the grocery store clerk hands you a receipt, remember this. That receipt contains millions of times more bisphenol ...

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22 days ago by veehawk

Another article relating to chemical exposure affecting our children’s & our own health. The important feature is that the decision taken by the FDA was reviewed by a panel of scientist & academia. This enabled further consideration of the harmful affects BPA has on our health. This is not the case ...

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