Why is it so hard to get drugs approved for use during pregnancy?
Nobody wants to see another Thalidomide tragedy.
Sep 17, 2024
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Phthalic Acids
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New study finds associations between use of skin care products and exposure to potential developmental toxicants
A new study led by primary investigator Michael S. Bloom, professor in the Department of Global and Community Health at George Mason University's College of Public Health, has found that use of skin care products including ...
Sep 4, 2024
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What plastic pollution does to your body, and what you can do about it
Plastics and the long-lasting chemicals they're made of are accumulating in our oceans, leaching into our farm fields and piling up in landfills. Plastic is floating in the air and falling from the sky. It's also turning ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Preterm births linked to 'hormone disruptor' chemicals may cost the United States billions
Daily exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may be tied to nearly 56,600 preterm births in the U.S. in 2018, a new study shows. The resulting medical costs, the authors ...
Feb 6, 2024
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Certain indoor air pollutants can be absorbed through the skin. What you need to know
Even though most of us will spend a majority of our lives indoors, that doesn't mean we aren't still exposed to air pollution. Indoor air contains a wide array of pollutants including chemicals found in many common household ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Study: US health costs related to chemicals in plastics reached $250 billion in 2018
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics pose a serious threat to public health and cost the U.S. an estimated $250 billion in increased health care costs in 2018, according to new research published in the Journal ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in menstrual products including tampons, pads, and liners
The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch pads and tampons is highly permeable. Through this permeable tissue, chemicals are absorbed without ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Exposure to chemicals found in many household products can lower odds of getting pregnant
Exposure to phthalates, a group of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many household products, was linked to a lower probability of getting pregnant, but not to pregnancy loss, according to research by a University ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Public health errors: Why it's crucial to understand what they are before assessing COVID-19 responses
Joe Vipond, a Canadian emergency room physician who was a strong supporter of masking during the pandemic, said in a speech last year that the slow recognition that COVID-19 is spread by airborne transmission resulted in ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Thalidomide cuts recurrent bleeding in small-intestinal angiodysplasia, finds study
For patients with recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), thalidomide treatment results in a reduction in bleeding, according to a study published in the Nov. 2 issue of the New England Journal of ...
Nov 2, 2023
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