In a study in the International Journal of Andrology, boys whose mothers had higher prenatal urine levels of the phthalates DEHP and DBP scored on average 8 percent further from the masculine end of a play behavior scale, based on parent questionnaires for 145 preschoolers.
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Agriculture
Toxic Sewage Sludge in Your Food
Mercola describes treated sewage sludge being distributed as cheap fertilizer and free municipal compost, and argues it carries household, hospital, industrial and stormwater pollutants onto farms, lawns and gardens. He also quotes Syngenta's Michael Mack calling organic food worse for the planet.
Environment
Pesticides may slow the recovery of wild salmon populations (PR)
NOAA biologists modeled how brief seasonal pesticide exposure affects salmon, and report in Ecological Applications that even sublethal levels of chemicals such as diazinon and malathion may limit population growth and slow recovery of threatened and endangered stocks.
Environment
Cell Phones and Brain Tumors -- The Spin Machine Is Alive and Well
Devra Davis argues that headlines declaring cell phones safe rest on Scandinavian brain cancer trends through 2003 that were never matched to actual phone use. Only half the population owned phones by 2000, and brain cancers can take a decade or longer to appear.
Environment
The Ultimate Payback for Culprits Responsible for Sneaking Mercury into Your Mouth?
Mercola charges that FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg kept stock options in Henry Schein, the top U.S. seller of mercury amalgam, then worked on the rule that now lets amalgam fillings be sold without telling consumers they contain mercury.
Environment
Fishes Killed; Waterways Poisoned by State Agency
A year after Illinois officials killed every fish in Lincoln Park's South Pond with rotenone, the state dosed six miles of the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal to stop invasive carp. Ninety tons of dead fish were expected; a day after 2,000 gallons went in, one carp had been found.
Agriculture
Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA
A USDA administrative law judge suspended Promiseland Livestock, one of the largest organic cattle producers in the United States, and its owner and key employees from organic commerce for four years. Complaints alleged it withheld organic grain and laundered conventional cattle as organic.
Environment
Scientists Believe Your Cell Phone Is a Death Trap
In a video from ElectromagneticHealth.org, founder Camilla Rees surveys exposure to microwave radiation from wireless technology and the illnesses her group links to it, urging readers to limit exposure in high-EMF settings and to push for stricter safety standards.
Environment
Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage (PR)
fMRI scans of adults followed since childhood in the Cincinnati Lead Study point to permanent brain injury from early lead exposure. Lead author Kim Cecil says no region of the brain is spared, though distinct areas are affected differently.
Environment
Phthalates soften both plastics and boys' behaviors
Researchers questioned parents of 145 preschoolers and found boys whose mothers had higher prenatal urine levels of DEHP and DBP scored, on average, 8 percent further from the masculine end of a play-behavior scale than the sons of less-exposed mothers.
Environment
Leading Experts Give Advice on How to Reduce Your EMF Risk
Camilla Rees of ElectromagneticHealth.org presents a video overview of exposure to microwave radiation from wireless technology and the conditions her group links to it, with advice on limiting exposure. The site also offers ten free audio interviews with researchers in the field.
Environment
Officials probe radiation leak
About 150 workers at the Three Mile Island plant were exposed to doses of up to 16 millirem, against an annual limit of 2,000, and operator Exelon says the public faces no health risk. Federal officials are investigating how the contamination happened.
Agriculture
Thirty Farms in Violation of FDA Antibiotic Mandate
The FDA sent warning letters to 30 dairy farms this year over antibiotic misuse. One Minnesota cow carried 129 times the allowable penicillin limit, and another farm misused ten drugs. Regulators cite residues in milk and meat, allergic reactions and bacterial resistance as concerns.
Agriculture
Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons (PR)
The Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Organic Trade Association intervened as friends of the court in a class action accusing Aurora Dairy of consumer fraud. USDA investigators found in 2007 that Aurora willfully violated organic standards, but it was allowed to keep operating on probation.
Environment
A Cell Phone on Your Hip Weakens Your Bones
Researchers measured pelvic bone density in 150 men who carried cell phones on their belts an average of 15 hours a day for about six years, and found lower bone mineral density on the side where the phone sat, raising the possibility that electromagnetic fields affect bone.
Environment
Plastic chemical makes boys act like girls
In a pilot study, boys whose mothers had elevated phthalates in urine at the 28th week of pregnancy were less likely to play with fire trucks or engage in pretend fighting. Lead author Shanna Swan says the results need confirmation.
Agriculture
Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean Yields
ARS and University of Illinois scientists running the open-air SoyFACE experiment found current ozone levels already cut soybean yields by up to 15%, with about 20% lost as ozone rises. Elevated CO2 raised yields roughly 12% and partly offset the ozone damage.
Environment
Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones
Experiments placing cell phones near beehives found the hives collapsed within 5 to 10 days as worker bees failed to return, which researchers attribute to microwave radiation disrupting navigation. Colony collapse disorder began in the U.S. and had spread to most of Europe by 2007.
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