Sentences with phrase «at environmental chemical exposure»

Researchers continue to study what sparks these hormonal changes and have begun looking at environmental chemical exposure, stress levels and diet during pregnancy.

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Suffolk County Health Department officials testing water from private wells near East Hampton Airport have found levels of chemicals at one residence above the Environmental Protection Agency's acceptable level for lifetime exposure.

In addition, most cases of breast cancer are not hereditary, from BRCA or other mutations, but «sporadic,» meaning they arise at random or from smoking, obesity, exposure to toxic chemicals, hormone use, and other environmental factors.

There is also the «sister study» of 51,000 women followed for 10 years looking at nutrition, lifestyle, exposure to environmental chemicals and biological markers.

Early exposure in the human womb to phthalates, which are common environmental chemicals, disrupts the masculinization of male genitals, according to a new study that will be presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society's 97th annual meeting in San Diego.

The 2009 young scientist award on research on occupational health and exposure was given to Craig Moore of Newcastle University for his platform presentation «The influence of everyday clothing on percutaneous absorption and distribution of model penetrants in vitro» at the OEESC (Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals) 2009 conexposure was given to Craig Moore of Newcastle University for his platform presentation «The influence of everyday clothing on percutaneous absorption and distribution of model penetrants in vitro» at the OEESC (Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals) 2009 conExposure of Skin to Chemicals) 2009 conference.

«Many scientists have studied similar effects from exposure to pharmaceuticals and pesticides, but now we're seeing it from chemicals found in common road salt and leaf litter,» said Max Lambert, lead author of the paper and a doctoral student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Now, a new study published in the journal Environmental Health adds more evidence to the cautionary stance, showing that women who use douches can put themselves at a greater risk for exposure to harmful chemicals called phthalates, which are said to interfere with the body's hormones.

The Environmental Working Group tested canned food bought across America and found BPA in more than half of them, at levels they call «200 times the government's traditional safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals.»