Tag: Chemicals
Most Children Exposed to Makeup, Body Products for Play
Usage higher among older children versus younger children and among girls versus boys
Exposure to Occupational Inhalable Agents Could Increase RA Risk
Markedly elevated risk seen for ACPA-positive RA with exposure to any occupational inhalable agents, smoking, high genetic risk score
California Files Suit Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water
California has sued several companies over their role in dumping 'forever chemicals' into the state's water systems, in an effort to get them to pay cleanup costs
Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Worse Cognitive Function in Late Life
Older adults who were exposed to lead in drinking water as children had worse cognitive function, but not steeper cognitive decline
‘Tobacco-Flavored’ E-Cigarette Liquids Now More Sweet, Fruity
Authors say these changes coincide with restrictions on the sale of sweet and fruit-flavored e-cigarette products
Occupational Exposures Linked to Decline in Lung Capacity
Authors say exposure control and regular respiratory health surveillance needed for workers
Woman Sues L’Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Lawsuit comes on the heels of a study that revealed increased risk for uterine cancer in women who use chemical hair-straightening products
Maternal Exposure to PFAS Tied to Reproductive Function of Male Offspring
Higher maternal PFAS exposure linked to poorer semen quality in male offspring in young adulthood
Melamine, Cyanuric Acid, Aromatic Amines Detected in Pregnant Women
Cyanuric acid, melamine, aniline, 4,4'-methylenedianiline, composite of o-toluidine and m-toluidine detected in nearly all urine samples
Burden of Disease Attributed to PFAS Exposure High in the U.S.
Estimated cost of PFAS-attributable disease at least $5.52 billion annually
