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Bpa Baby Bottles

Dueling Docs: Are Dental Sealants Safe for Kids?

Janice Horowitz | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, Kids Health, Dental Association, Kids, Sealants, Bpa Baby Bottles, Pediatrics, Bpa Plastic, Dental Plaque, Dentistry, Cavities, Risk, Bis-Gma, Dangers of Bpa, Living News
Janice Horowitz

Five-to-10-year-olds who used sealants had less than half the tooth decay on biting surfaces five years after treatment than those who brushed regularly. But are they safe?

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Can the BPA Consumer Revolt Trump K Street?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

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Elaine Shannon

Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. In this economy, who can afford major customer losses?

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Yale Scientists Discover How Exposure to BPA Causes Infertility

Elaine Shannon | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

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Elaine Shannon

A Yale team's findings have intensified scientists' concern that exposure BPA, a synthetic estrogen that disrupts the endocrine system, may have grave consequences for human reproduction.

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The BPA Diaries: An Introduction

John DeCock | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Exposure to Chemicals, Water, Bpa Baby Bottles, Clean Water, Plastic Water Bottles, Nalgene, Toxic Toys, Water Bottles, Bisphenol A, Green News
John DeCock

BPA is a symbol of a much broader problem--our need to evaluate chemicals before they reach the marketplace, and to develop safer alternatives to chemicals we already know to be toxic.

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If a Pregnant Woman Told You BPA Was Safe, Would You Believe Her?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, California, Canned Foods, Toxic Free Babies, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa, Food Safety, Marketing, Fda, Health, Living News
Christopher Gavigan

The end is near, BPA industry, best put your money into R&D for a safer alternative instead of poorly thought out marketing plans

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Thank You for Buying Our Toxic Plastic

Elaine Shannon | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Thank You for Smoking, Bpa Baby Bottles, Kathleen Roberts, Bpa Plastic, Green News
Elaine Shannon

The embattled food and chemical industry, trying to head off a nationwide ban of the toxic plastic chemical BPA in cans and bottles have decided to target women.

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Chicago Becomes First Major City To Ban BPA Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 06.13.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA....

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Chicago Moves Toward Ban On BPA In Baby Bottles

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 06.11.2009 | Chicago

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The city that blazed a consumer protection trail by banning phosphates would become the first in the nation to ban baby bottles and cups containing th...

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More Evidence That BPA is Toxic and Industry Tactics Exposed

Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

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Sarah Janssen

New research suggests that BPA may interfere with metabolism and lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes in humans.

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From Pink Ribbons to a Right to Know Law

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Bpa, Estrogen, Health, Bpa Baby Bottles, Plastic Water Bottles, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Month, Phthalates, Living News
Frances Beinecke

I am a breast cancer survivor, and in the years immediately after my diagnosis, I sometimes found the annual proliferation of pink ribbons difficult--it was hard to be reminded of cancer.

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Why Canadian Babies are Safer from Toxins: The Case for Banning BPA

Susan Kane | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living

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Susan Kane

We get that more research needs to be done to truly understand the effects of this chemical on our bodies, but that doesn't mean the public should remain the guinea pigs.

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