Sentences with phrase «as endocrine disruption»

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[18] It can also cause birth defects, as well as genetic damage, endocrine disruption, and other serious health effects.

This residue can cause a multitude of issues, such as eye or skin irritation (which is even more likely on a child's delicate skin), endocrine disruption, and allergic breakouts.

These flame retardants have been shown to cause serious health disorders including endocrine disruption, cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, reproductive and neurological disorders and learning disabilities such as ADHD, mental retardation, and hyperactivity.

«Though we can't yet explain the association between infertility and mortality, it is possible that the condition may be an early indicator of either endocrine or inflammatory disruption that over time, leads to long term health issues such as malignancy or diabetes.»

As if studies linking fracking to earthquakes and groundwater contamination were not reason enough to make folks frown upon this practice, a recent investigation carried out by researchers working with the University of Missouri has shown that hydraulic fracturing can also cause endocrine disruptions.

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) is a private entity dedicated to promoting the «endocrine issue» as a public health threat with policymakers, regulators, advocates and thEndocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) is a private entity dedicated to promoting the «endocrine issue» as a public health threat with policymakers, regulators, advocates and thendocrine issue» as a public health threat with policymakers, regulators, advocates and the public.

11:50 - 12:10 Per - Erik Olsson, Örebro University, School of Science and Technology Zebrafish as a model for endocrine disruption

Even with the change to soy protein isolate, FDA bureaucrats engaged in the «rigorous approval process» were forced to deal nimbly with concerns about mineral blocking effects, enzyme inhibitors, goitrogenicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive problems and increased allergic reactions from consumption of soy products.31 One of the strongest letters of protest came from Dr. Dan Sheehan and Dr. Daniel Doerge, government researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research.32 Their pleas for warning labels were dismissed as unwarranted.

The World Health Organization has classified it as «probably carcinogenic,» and many other studies clearly link it to an endocrine disruption process that leads to cancer.

But some of these active ingredients (such as homosalate and oxybenzone) have been linked to endocrine disruption, organ system toxicity, and / or developmental / reproductive toxicity.

Synthetic sunscreens, like oxybenzone, because it accumulates in the body and has been cited as a cause of endocrine disruption

Dr. Colborn has founded the Endocrine Disruption Exchange at: http://endocrinedisruption.org/ which I have not checked out as yet, but should be amazing!

A wide range of substances, both natural and manmade, are thought to cause endocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin - like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticideendocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin - like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticideEndocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.»

In fact, at a conference in the senate when they were talking about money for regulating endocrine disruption, one of the senators jumped up and said, «None of us here today are as much a man as our grandfather.»

We must also pay attention to vitamin D and iodine status, the potential for common endocrine disruptions such as thyroid dysfunction, efforts to cultivate bowel flora, and other issues.

We are witnessing more obesity, diabetes, pituitary, thyroid, ovarian, and other endocrine gland disruption due to chemicals such as perchlorates (residues of synthetic fertilizer in produce), polyfluorooctanoic acid (non-stick cookware), bisphenol A (polycarbonate plastics, resin lining of cans), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (flame retardants), along with many others.

And not just women's health issues and endocrine disruption, which we'll get into, but everything from cancers and heart disease and metabolic diseases, as I mentioned earlier, to autism and learning disabilities, behavioral problems, infertility, thyroid problems.

Both are discussed in the context of endocrine disruption as well but the science is not yet definitive on that topic.

Tim Carmichael — President, Coalition for Clean Air Theo Colborn — President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Jeremy Jackson — Oceanographer, Scripps Institute for Oceanography Tzeporah Berman — Campaign Director & Founder, Forest Ethics Gloria Flora — Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions Mikhail Gorbachev — Founding President, Green Cross International, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Omar Freilla — Director, Green Worker Cooperatives Wallace J. Nichols — Senior Scientist, The Ocean Conservancy Diane Wilson — Author, An Unreasonable Woman Andrew Weil — Director, Program for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Thomas Linzey — Executive Director, Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Michel Gelobter — President, Redefining Progress Jerry Mander — Director, International Forum of Globalization William McDonough — Architect, William McDonough & Partners (as Bill McDonough) Bruce Mau — Creative Director, Bruce Mau Designs John Todd — Ecological Designer Rick Fedrizzi — President & CEO, US Green Building Council Greg Watson — Vice President, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Lester Brown — President, Earth Policy Institute Herman Daly — Professor, University of Maryland, Former Senior Economist, World Bank Betsy Taylor — Founder, Center for the New American Dream Wade Davis — Explorer - in - Residence, National Geographic Society Leo Gerard — President, United Steel Workers International Union Mathew Petersen — President & CEO, Global Green USA Peter Warshall — Ecologist, Whole Earth Catalogue Andy Lipkis — President & Founder, Tree People Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Attenborough (archive footage) George W. Bush (archive footage) Al Gore (archive footage) Arnold Schwarzenegger (archive footage) Brian Williams (archive footage)

Using a comprehensive assessment tool called «GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals,» the researchers measured triclosan and triclocarban against 18 criteria for human health and the environment, such as whether there is bioaccumulation in nature, endocrine disruption in humans, risk of reproductive toxicity, and eye or skin irritation.