Archive for 'Children’s Health'
Mystery blind births in Bihar, India.
Bhojpur is in the grip of a mystery disease – 20 children have been born blind in the last three months. The state government is clueless about the cause. Guesses range from high arsenic content to the presence of lead and other poisonous metals in potable water.
Full StoryThe perils of plastic.
Chemicals in plastics and other products seem harmless, but mounting evidence links them to health problems — and Washington lacks the power to protect us.
Full StoryGrieving Kettleman City mothers tackle a toxic waste dump.
Each of the women had miscarried or given birth to a child with birth defects. Their pain gave them strength to fight for justice.
Full StoryScandal of danger chemical in baby bottles.
Britain’s biggest infant-products retailers are selling baby bottles made with a chemical banned by Canada and three US states and which scientists fear may cause breast cancer, heart disease, obesity, hyperactivity and other disorders, The Independent can disclose.
Full StoryBad chemistry: The poison in the plastic that surrounds us.
Could a ubiquitous chemical– bisphenol A–, found in everything from food cans to baby bottles, be killing us?
Full StoryClashing lead laws may derail progress.
Housing and public health advocates have been trying to get the state to enforce its lead paint law for almost 10 years, and the Attorney General’s office is finally cracking down on landlords who are failing to comply.
Full StoryEPA official says agency will act soon on BPA.
Responding to criticism that the Environmental Protection Agency delayed action on regulating the chemical bisphenol A, Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that her agency is planning to “finalize an action plan on BPA in the very near future.”
Full StoryYale study details how and why of BPA’s dangers.
Exposing a female fetus to a chemical found in plastics causes permanent changes in a daughter’s uterus that might result in cancer — and a research team led by a Yale doctor has figured out why.
Full StoryBurned by flame retardants?
You have flame retardant chemicals in your body. They’re toxic. Americans have the highest levels of anyone in the world. The chemicals are in the dust in our homes and offices and schools. And they’re showing up in our food.
Full StoryCourt to decide if vaccine makers can be sued.
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits in state court seeking damages for alleged design defects. The case involves a lawsuit by the parents of a child who suffered seizures after her third dose of a DTP vaccine.
Full StoryBoys and girls differ in genetic response to what mom eats.
A new study in mice reveals that expectant mothers’ diets influence gene activity more in the placentas of female than male offspring, with females producing more of a protein that responds to estrogen. The extra sensitivity could make female offspring more susceptible to estrogen-mimicking chemicals in the environment.
Full StoryScope of salmonella-tainted flavouring recall will continue to grow.
It could take months for some companies to figure out whether a flavoring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found its way into their products, experts say. The U.S. FDA says this could turn into one of the largest-ever food recalls in North America.
Full Story‘Eating for two’ may harm baby.
A study in pregnant mice found that diets which were high in fat or carbohydrates had an effect on almost 2,000 genes in the developing offspring, including those involved in kidney function and smell.
Full StoryFor pregnant mice, eating matters more for their sons.
Moms-to-be think a lot about what they eat and how it might affect their growing fetus. Now, new research suggests that boys are more sensitive than girls to the diet their mother ingested while they were in utero.
Full StoryLow birth weight may affect adult lung health.
In a study of 627 Chinese men and women in their 40s, researchers found that participants’ scores on standard lung-function tests generally lined up with their birth weights.
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