Health
Bisphenol A 'poses no health risk' says EU
The EU food safety watchdog said Wednesday that bisphenol A, a chemical used in food can linings and other products, poses no health risk to consumers.
Jan 21, 2015
0
7
News tagged with bpa
Health
BPA exposure during pregnancy causes oxidative stress in child, mother
Exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy can cause oxidative damage that may put the baby at risk of developing diabetes or heart disease later in life, according to a new study published ...
Jan 20, 2015
1
21
Health
BPA exposure affects heart health of males and females differently in mouse models
Heart function and blood pressure in mice exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) from birth though young adulthood are affected differently in males and females, with females at greater risk of damage from stress, a study from a University ...
Jan 16, 2015
0
97
Health
Study warns about bisphenol A substitutes
Two substitutes for bisphenol A, a plastic ingredient banned in some countries over health fears, are also a source of concern, French researchers warned Thursday.
Jan 15, 2015
0
16
Cardiology
Cans lined with Bisphenol A may increase blood pressure
Drinking or eating from cans or bottles lined with Bisphenol A (BPA) could raise your blood pressure, according to new research reported in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.
Dec 8, 2014
1
0
Health
What that 'BPA-free' label isn't telling you
Purchase a plastic water bottle, and there's a good chance that it will feature a "BPA-free" label. You might be seeing it more often because the industrial chemical Bisphenol-A has now been removed from a wide array of products. ...
Dec 1, 2014
1
0
Medical research
BPA exposure by infants may increase later risk of food intolerance
If it seems like more people are allergic to, or intolerant of, more and different kinds of foods than ever before, there might be a reason why. A new research published in November 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists ...
Oct 30, 2014
0
0
Health
Thermal paper cash register receipts account for high bisphenol A (BPA) levels in humans
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers, and also is used in thermal paper cash register ...
Oct 22, 2014
0
4
Pediatrics
Prenatal BPA exposure associated with diminished lung function in children
Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA, a common chemical used in some plastics) appears to be inconsistently associated with diminished lung function and the development of persistent wheeze in children, write Adam J. Spanier, ...
Oct 6, 2014
0
0
Other
Animal testing methods for endocrine disruptors should change, team argues
Challenging risk assessment methods used for decades by toxicologists, a new review of the literature led by environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that oral gavage, ...
Jun 25, 2014
0
0
