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Maternal BPA exposure may affect toddler behavior

October 26, 2011 – 12:42 pm

Having fussy toddlers is already a challenge as a parent, but a new study by Braun and colleagues in Pediatrics revealed that in utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) was positively associated with negative behavior changes in kids around age 3, particularly girls. BPA is found in a great number of products, from water bottles [...]

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Bisphenol A Found in Food Containers May Be Harmful to your Health

April 15, 2011 – 9:21 am

We aren’t sure how Bisphenol A (BPA) (found in plastic food containers) affects human beings — especially developing fetuses and young children — and if concerning test results in animal subjects translate to people. Should BPA be banned from baby bottles, as it has been in other countries like Canada?   Unfortunately, our ability to [...]

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Swallowing health news with a grain of salt

July 16, 2009 – 10:23 pm

While browsing through Facebook status updates earlier today, I noticed that two friends independently posted a link to this op-ed on the New York Times website, written by blogger Nicholas D. Kristof.  Mr. Kristof posted his thoughts on something that has been nagging at us, the consumers, for a while now: chemicals in our plastics [...]

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