http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. While water bottles may tout BPA-free labels and personal care products declare phthalates not among their ingredients, these assurances may not be enough. According to a study published February 27 in the Nature's Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, people may be exposed to these chemicals in their diets, even if their meals are organic and foods are prepared, cooked and stored in non-plastic containers. And children may be most vulnerable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-contaminated-diet-contributes-phthalate-bisphenol.html Health Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:01 EST news281187338 Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-children-exposed-phthalates-elevated-asthma-related.html Immunology Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:40:38 EST news266067630 Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to a phthalate, a chemical used to soften plastics in some children's toys and many household products, according to a new study, which found that the obesity risk increases according to the level of the chemical found in the bloodstream. The study will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-phthalate-environmental-chemical-linked-higher.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:00:05 EST news259925012 (Medical Xpress) -- There is a connection between phthalates found in cosmetics and plastics and the risk of developing diabetes among seniors. Even at a modest increase in circulating phthalate levels, the risk of diabetes is doubled. This conclusion is drawn by researchers at Uppsala University in a study published in the journal Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-high-phthalates-greater-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:59:26 EST news254383141 (AP) -- Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, according to state chemical regulators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-calif-toxins-non-toxic.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:04:03 EST news253278234 A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. Phthalates are a class of chemicals that are known to disrupt the endocrine system, and are widely used in consumer products ranging from plastic toys, to household building materials, to shampoos. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-prenatal-exposure-phthalates-linked-decreased.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:15:49 EST news234497728 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has developed three new methods to detect an illegal clouding agent which can be found in sports drinks imported from Taiwan. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-methods-contaminated-sports-taiwan.html Other Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:50:09 EST news231154815