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How to Avoid Bisphenol-A

September 17, 2008 at 10:36AM By Diane MacEachern | comment

Bisphenol-A, a toxic chemical used to make baby bottles, plastic water bottles, and food and beverage can liners, has been linked to heart disease and diabetes. Even so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) insists that the chemical is fine for use by infants, children and adults.

BPA, an artificial sex hormone, has produced irreversible damage in test animals. It has been under fire from environmentalists, scientists, and, increasingly, concerned moms.

FDA, the federal agency charged with regulating food safety, has argued that BPA can continue to be used in consumer products. The agency cites 2 studies indicating that the chemical is safe, despite the fact that both studies were funded by the chemical industry....

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tags: food, parenting, health, bisphenol a, FDA, water bottles

6 Facts About Breast Cancer

May 1, 2008 at 4:24PM By Diane MacEachern | comment

Dr. Janet Gray, a scientist at Vassar College and director of the school's Science, Technology and Society program, recently collaborated with the Breast Cancer Fund to issue a report on the dangers women face from environmental factors that cause breast cancer. I interviewed Dr. Gray and reviewed the report; here are the highlights:

Breast cancer strikes more women in the world than any other type of cancer except skin cancer.
In the U.S., a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer increased steadily and dramatically during the 20th century.
Today, a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in eight. ...

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