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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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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