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Child autism epidemic firmly linked to environment.
Experts agree that the primary explanation for the dramatic increase in autism is toxic environmental exposure and gene-environment interactions. Huffington Post. Opinion, 30 August 2010.
Pesticide exposure linked to attention problems in children.
Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb are more likely to develop attention problems later on, U.S. researchers reported last week. Epoch Times. 27 August 2010.
Prenatal pesticide exposure, ADHD linked.
Prenatal exposure to pesticides has been linked to higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children, U.S. researchers found. United Press International. 21 August 2010.
Study links pesticides to attention problems.
Children whose mothers were exposed to certain types of pesticides while pregnant were more likely to have attention problems as they grew up, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Reuters Health. 20 August 2010.
Study links pesticides to ADHD.
A new study has found links between a pesticide that is used in Australia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Sydney ABC News, Australia. 20 August 2010.
Pesticides 'could increase risk of ADHD in children.'
A study found that babies exposed to crop sprays while still in the womb had greater odds of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of five. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 20 August 2010.
ADHD pesticide link confirmed.
More evidence has emerged linking exposure to a pesticide "widely used in Australian agriculture" to child cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Australian Associated Press. 20 August 2010.
Pesticide exposure in the womb could cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Children whose mothers were exposed to certain types of pesticides while pregnant were more likely to have attention problems as they grew up, researchers claim. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 20 August 2010.
Common farm pesticides linked to brain development disorders in kids.
Children exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in the womb are more likely to exhibit attention and behavioural problems by kindergarten age, researchers suggest. Canadian Press. 19 August 2010.
Pesticide exposure linked to ADHD.
Children exposed to common pesticides are more likely to have problems with attention span, according to a new study that followed mothers and children from the time of pregnancy, to age 5. The chemicals in question – organophosphates - have mostly been banned from household pesticides, but are widely used in agriculture. CNN. 18 August 2010.
Delayed reaction: the fetal basis of adult disease.
New lines of research are now showing that prenatal exposures may contribute to health problems that typically arise later in life—such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Parkinson disease. Environmental Health Perspectives. 14 August 2010.
Prenatal smoke tied to poorer asthma-drug response.
Studies have shown that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing asthma. Now new research suggests they may also get less benefit from the inhaled steroid medications used to prevent asthma attacks. Reuters Health. 11 August 2010.
Mother's pregnancy weight linked to child's obesity.
A growing number of analyses have found a convincing link among a heavier mother-to-be, increases in her baby's birth weight, and the child's later risk of obesity. Scientific American. 6 August 2010.
No let-up in the need to fight the flab.
Good news. In many rich nations, the recent rise in overweight and obese children has levelled off. We don't yet know whether this stabilisation indicates a turning point or is merely a plateau before children become fatter still, because there is no clear explanation for it. New Scientist. Editorial, 6 August 2010.
Are cell phones safe? It's too early to tell.
Does your cell phone increase your risk of brain cancer? Does it affect your skin or your sperm viability? Is it safe for pregnant women or children? Should you use a hands-free headset? Are present cell phone safety standards strict enough? You don't know? You're not alone. Yale Environment 360. 3 August 2010.
Prescription: more sun.
Autism might be caused by mothers not getting enough sunlight or Vitamin D supplementation during their pregnancies. Portland Tribune, Oregon. 29 July 2010.
Urban air pollutants may damage IQs before baby's first breath, scientists say.
A pair of studies involving more than 400 pregnant women in two cities has found that 5-year-olds exposed in the womb to above-average levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, score lower on IQ tests. The compounds, created by the burning of fossil fuels, are ubiquitous in urban environments. Environmental Health News. 26 July 2010.
Adults born in famine show higher pre-diabetes risk.
Middle-aged adults born at the height of China's famine in the 1950s and 60s may have a greater risk of abnormally high blood sugar than those born just a few years earlier or later, a new study finds. Reuters Health. 23 July 2010.
Male fetuses ignore their stressed-out mothers.
Male fetuses ignore their mothers' response to stress – unlike females, which are very sensitive to it. The finding could lead to better treatments for male fetuses at risk of premature birth. New Scientist. 21 July 2010.
Prenatal exposure can shape infants' health.
When pregnant mice inhaled diesel exhaust and mold together, their offspring grew up to have fewer signs of allergies and asthma-like symptoms, found a new study. Discovery Channel. 13 July 2010.
Debate over gender disorder drug.
Can it be ethical to give girl fetuses a drug to prevent ambiguous genitalia when the drug may also influence their sexual preferences in later life? The US researchers involved reject the idea of using the drug to "treat" homosexuality. New Scientist. 9 July 2010.
California bill to ban 'breast cancer' chemical found in baby bottles approved.
A bill to ban a 'gender bending' chemical found in baby bottles has been approved by the California State Assembly. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 2 July 2010.
Brief exposure to low levels of bisphenol A during pregnancy may contribute to diabetic symptoms in the mother and her sons - but not daughters - finds a study with mice.
BPA, which acts like estrogen and can interfere with normal hormone activity, caused changes in the mothers that resembled gestational diabetes. This study adds to a growing body of research evidence that, when taken together, suggests BPA causes health problems in animals and quite possibly in humans. 1 July 2010. More...
Pregnant drinking 'affects sperm.'
Women who drink during pregnancy may be damaging the future fertility of their sons, research suggests. In a study of almost 350 young men, sperm levels were a third lower in those whose mothers had drunk more than four drinks a week during pregnancy compared with teetotallers. BBC. 30 June 2010.
Meth exposure in the womb may reduce baby's size.
A large new study finds that mothers who smoke methamphetamine while pregnant double their risk of having a baby that is smaller than normal. A recent study found that over the last 15 years, methamphetamine abuse has become the most common reason for pregnant women to seek drug counseling. Reuters Health. 30 June 2010.
Call to ban 'breast cancer' chemical found in babies bottles.
A 'gender bending' chemical found in babies bottles may trigger breast cancer later in life and should be banned, an expert in the disease said today. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 18 June 2010.
Household insecticides appear in umbilical cord blood.
Common household insecticides reached detectable levels in the blood of the majority of babies born at an urban hospital, new research in Environmental Science & Technology reports. Chemical & Engineering News. 16 June 2010.
Intellectual delays in kindergarten-aged kids may result from prebirth exposures to common air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, according to a study of Polish children.
The researchers report that 5-year-old children whose mothers had higher exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons when they were pregnant performed worse on tests that measured cognitive abilities, lowering their IQ by more than three points. 14 June 2010. More...
Waiter, there's a potential carcinogen in my soup.
BPA is ubiquitous. Simply put, just about anything you eat that comes out of a can -- from Campbell's Chicken Soup and SpaghettiOs to Diet Coke and BumbleBee Tuna -- contains the same exact chemical. The exposure to BPA from canned food "is far more extensive" than from plastic bottles, researchers say. Reuters. 9 June 2010.
Two new studies - one human and one rat - show that active BPA and its inactive metabolite freely cross the placenta from a pregnant mother to the fetus.
Even more important are the chemical transformations that occur in the fetus: the active form of BPA remains active while the inactive form can be converted to the active form. Together, these studies provide evidence that prebirth exposures occur in people and may pose a bigger risk to the developing fetus than previously thought. 7 June 2010. More...
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