Study: Half of women over 40 get annual mammograms.
Remember the uproar last year when a government task force said most women don't need annual mammograms? It turns out that only half of women over 40 had been getting them that often to start with, even when they have insurance that covers screening.
FDA to reexamine metal dental fillings.
U.S. health regulators are seeking a second opinion on whether mercury-containing dental fillings pose a risk to dental patients, especially children and pregnant women.
Wanted: Chemicals That Cause Autism.
The Daily Green Dan Shapley December 10, 2010 Dr. Philip Landrigan is rounding up a posse in search of one of America’s most elusive evildoers:... Read More
Radiation rules differ for humans and pets.
The release time for pets given a radioactive drug that makes the patients a potential hazard to children or pregnant women for several days is much longer than that of humans given much larger doses of radiation.
New Study Finds BPA on 95% of Dollar Bills Tested–Receipts Probable Source, Study Says
Women’s Voices for the Earth December 8, 2010 A new study was released today giving new meaning to the phrase “toxic assets.” “On The Money:... Read More
Consumer reports warns on mercury in canned tuna.
Pregnant women and children have long been warned that they should be wary of eating certain kinds of seafood because of the risk of mercury contamination. It's a real threat -- mercury is a neurotoxin, and exposure in-utero at high levels can damage a...
Oral contraceptives are not a major estrogen source in drinking water.
A new study finds that oral contraceptives are not the main culprit in estrogenic pollution of US and European rivers and drinking water. Instead, the contribution of contraceptives is quite small compared to other human, industrial and agricultural so...
Moms’ smoking in pregnancy tied to girls’ puberty.
Women who smoke heavily during pregnancy tend to have daughters who start menstruating months earlier than the daughters of women who didn't smoke while pregnant, a new study finds.
Living near main roads ‘triggers early birth.’
Pregnant women who live within 650 ft (200 m) of a main road are at a 50 per cent higher risk than normal of delivering prematurely - before 37 weeks - according to a study of more than 14,000 births.
BPA may inhibit pregnancy.
Even as women choose to have babies later in life, more are having trouble conceiving, and the chemical BPA might be partly to blame, suggests a new study.
