Endocrine Disruptors

  1. Glass half empty: Is your tap water safe?

    Article

    Wed, 15 Feb 2012

    enough dose, you may get sick right away. Rather, with endocrine disruptors , if you take in even a tiny amount at a critical point ..... become sufficiently concerned about the potential risks of endocrine disruptors that it has taken an uncharacteristically activist stand

  2. Sudden OCD in kids? Culprit may be strep throat

    Article

    Fri, 24 Feb 2012

    indicates that our body's immune systems are failing - from a combination of a diet of processed foods, toxic endocrine disruptors from the environment (BPA, fluoride, mercury, bromine, dioxins), avoidance of sunlight and subsequent

  1. Sudden OCD in kids? Culprit may be strep throat, other infections

    Article

    Fri, 24 Feb 2012

    indicates that our body's immune systems are failing - from a combination of a diet of processed foods, toxic endocrine disruptors from the environment (BPA, fluoride, mercury, bromine, dioxins), avoidance of sunlight and subsequent

  2. Can Crotch Length Predict Sperm Strength?

    Article

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    disrupting chemicals called phthalates , which are used to make plastics ..... other household products. Phthalates disrupt normal testosterone ..... new study did not examine phthalate exposure in the subjects or ..... in male rats to exposure to phthalates ) and lower sperm counts

  3. High Levels of PFCs Might Bring Early Menopause

    Article

    Thu, 24 Mar 2011

    increased cardiovascular risk and immune system impairment. "Our findings suggest that PFCs are associated with endocrine disruption in women and that further research on mechanisms is warranted," Knox said. More information The Environmental

  4. PFCs linked to earlier menopause

    Article

    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    98 percent of blood samples taken from a large pool of Americans. Animal research suggests that PFCs act as endocrine disruptors —- meaning they interfere with normal hormone function. "But up until now, basically nothing has been known

  5. Mild painkillers linked to poor sperm quality

    Article

    Mon, 8 Nov 2010

    doses of known hormone, or endocrine, disrupters such as phthalates -- a family of chemical compounds used in the manufacture ..... mild analgesics constitutes by far the largest exposure to endocrine disruptors among pregnant women, and use of these compounds is at

  6. Size matters in male fertility (but not that size)

    Article

    Mon, 7 Mar 2011

    infant and toddler sons. Phthalates are a group of chemicals widely ..... tested for the presence of phthalates in the pregnant women's ..... women who had high levels of phthalates in their urine during pregnancy ..... correlation between prenatal phthalate exposure and shorter AGD

  7. Shooting blanks? 7 surprising sperm killers

    Article

    Sun, 16 Jan 2011

    This type of plastic unleashes phthalates , plastic-softening chemicals ..... shampoo-in-one to avoid phthalates . Phthalates don't just linger in your ..... And it's free of harmful phthalate -containing products. Avoid

  8. Toxic or not? A guide to everyday products

    Article

    Sun, 7 Aug 2011

    Scented stuff "The word 'fragrance' on a label may stand in for hundreds of chemicals," Dr. Solomon says, including phthalates and musks, endocrine disrupters that have been linked to reproductive dysfunction. The laundry room is a good place to cut

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