SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: June 11, 2009
EXCERPT: "The chemical bisphenol A, commonly found in many plastic household items, has been linked to yet another health problem in animals - an increased frequency of arrhythmias, or heartbeat irregularities, a new study found. The results, seen only in females, .... Because BPA has properties similar to the main female hormone estrogen, it is considered an "environmental estrogen." " more
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Presented by Hong-Sheng Wang, PhD Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, 10-13 June 2009, Washington, D.C.
June 12 Research Shows BPA May Cause Heart Disease In Women
Scott Belcher, PhD, Hong Sheng Wang, PhD, and Jo El Schultz, PhD, in the department of pharmacology and cell biophysics, found that exposure to BPA and/or estrogen causes abnormal activity in hearts of female rats and mice
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