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Pesticides Linked to RA, Lupus Risk

SOURCE: MedPage Today

DATE: February 01, 2011

EXCERPT: "Women's risk of developing autoimmune rheumatic disease increases incrementally according to the frequency and duration of their exposure to insecticides, a large observational study suggested."   more

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Primary Source:

Parks CG, Walitt BT, Pettinger M, Chen JC, de Roos AJ, Hunt J, Sarto G, Howard BV. Insecticide use and risk of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Feb;63(2):184-94.

Additional Source:

Costenbader K, Laden F. What do pesticides, farming, and dose effects have to do with the risk of developing connective tissue disease? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Feb;63(2):175-7.

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BPA Linked to Hormonal Effects in Men

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  August 25, 2010

EXCERPT: "Increased exposure to a chemical common to food and drink packaging predicted higher testosterone levels in men, suggesting the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) effects endocrine changes in men, data from a cohort study showed.  ....  BPA excretion was not associated with other serum parameters in men and had no associations with serum outcomes in women."   more

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Galloway T, Cipelli R, Guralnick J, Ferrucci L, Bandinelli S, Corsi AM, Money C, McCormack P, Melzer D. Daily Bisphenol  Excretion and Associations with Sex Hormone Concentrations: Results from the InCHIANTI Adult Population Study.  Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Aug 25.


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Inhaling Diabetes? Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes in Women

SOURCE:  Newswise

DATE:  May 24, 2010

EXCERPT:  "Traffic-related air pollution, known to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women exposed to air pollution, according to German researchers."  more

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Krämer U, Herder C, Sugiri D, Strassburger K, Schikowski T, Ranft U, Rathmann W. Traffic-related Air Pollution and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the SALIA Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 May 11.


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Exposure to Three Classes of Common Chemicals May Affect Female Development

SOURCE:  Newswise

DATE:  April 5, 2010

EXCERPT: "Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that exposure to three common chemical classes—phenols, phthalates and phytoestrogens—in young girls may disrupt the timing of pubertal development, and put girls at risk for health complications later in life."    more

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Wolff MS, Teitelbaum SL, Pinney SM, Windham G, Liao L, Biro F, Kushi LH, Erdmann C, Hiatt RA, Rybak ME, Calafat AM; Breast Cancer and Environment Research Centers. Investigation of Relationships between Urinary Biomarkers of Phytoestrogens, Phthalates, and Phenols and Pubertal Stages in Girls. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Mar 22.

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Exposure To Insecticide May Play Role In Obesity Epidemic Among Some Women

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  March 21, 2009

EXCERPT: "Prenatal exposure to an insecticide commonly used up until the 1970s may play a role in the obesity epidemic in women, ...."   more

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Karmaus W, Osuch JR, Eneli I, Mudd LM, Zhang J, Mikucki D, Haan P, Davis S. Maternal levels of dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE) may increase weight and body mass index in adult female offspring. Occup Environ Med. 2009 Mar;66(3):143-9. Epub 2008 Dec 5.

Recovery From Pneumonia After Ozone Exposure May Be Affected By Gender

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  June 28, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Does air pollution have a bigger effect on the immune system of females than males? It did among mice exposed to ozone -- a major component in air pollution that is known to negatively affect lung function -- and then infected with pneumonia, as significantly more females died from the infection than males. "   more

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Mikerov AN, Haque R, Gan X, Guo X, Phelps DS, Floros J. Ablation of SP-A has a negative impact on the susceptibility of mice to Klebsiella pneumoniae infection after ozone exposure: sex differences. Respir Res. 2008 Dec 4;9:77.

Boyish brains: plastic chemical alters behavior of female mice

Harder, B. (May 6, 2006). Boyish brains: plastic chemical alters behavior of female mice. Science News. 169(18):276-7

EXCERPT: Exposure to the main ingredient of polycarbonate plastics can modify brain formation in female mouse fetuses and make the lab animals, later in life, display a typically male behavior pattern, scientists have announced.

About 23% Of Girls, Women Ages 16 To 49 Have Mercury Levels Higher Than EPA Safety Limit, Report Says

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: Feb. 16, 2006   

EXCERPT: Greenpeace and the Sierra Club on Wednesday released a report  dated October 2005 that said about 23% of girls and women ages 16 to 49 living in the U.S. who submitted hair samples have mercury levels at or above the Environmental Protection Agency safety limit.  more

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GreenPeace Mercury Levels Rising. Feb. 8, 2006

GreenPeace Report: An investigation of factors related to levels of mercury in human hair. Oct. 1, 2005