BPA Exposure in Unborn Baby Girls May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

Unborn baby girls exposed to bisphenol-a can suffer permanent uterine changes that may eventually result in cancer.  The process is thought to occur through alterations in their DNA. The findings by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB [...]

Endocrine-Disrupting Obesogens: An Interview with Stephen Perrine

Last week we talked about the basics of a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called obesogens.  The whole thing sounded pretty bleak, but I promised to bring you some good news, so here we go! I had the opportunity to interview Steve Perrine, author of The New American Diet, Editor of Children’s Health and Editor-at-Large for [...]