Feature articles on plastics: | 12/14/2009 - (NaturalNews) Environmental estrogens are a real problem these days and if you're not familiar with them, you should be. Environmental estrogens are synthetic substances that when absorbed into the body, function similarly to estrogen. They're found just...
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 | 11/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) In a bombshell finding that has far-reaching implications for society and culture, scientists at the University of Rochester have found that phthalates -- the chemical found in many vinyl and plastic products -- tends to "feminize" boys,...
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| 11/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) How's this for a B movie sci fi plot: evil scientists use chemicals to transform toddler girls into terrifying little monsters. Unfortunately, researchers have uncovered a real life scenario that has some serious similarities to this creepy...
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| 8/10/2009 - (NaturalNews) Chemicals called phthalates are frequently used in vinyl and other plastic products, including personal care products, children's toys, and medical devices -- despite the fact research has suggested these compounds can play havoc with...
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| 7/18/2009 - (NaturalNews) Scientists recently patted themselves on the back for discovering an "allergy gene." They say defects in this gene increase the likeliness that a person will develop allergies, so they want to screen entire future populations for this gene...
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| 7/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) David Ewing Duncan, author of the best-selling Experimental Man, underwent several hundred scientific and medical tests, including toxicology tests, to see where he stood and what sense could be made from all of it. As part of the experiment,...
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| 3/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) After years of insisting Bisphenol-A (BPA) posed no threat to the health of babies, six larger manufacturers of baby bottles have announced they will stop shipping new baby bottles made with the chemical. No existing baby bottles are being...
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| 3/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) In the first direct evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) can be harmful primates, the chemical was observed to produce neurological problems in monkeys, in a study conducted by researchers from Yale School of Medicine and published in the Proceedings...
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 | 10/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group (see below), the FDA based its evaluation...
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 | 9/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) As Canada considers banning bisphenol A (BPA) in all infant products, a leading BPA researcher warns that even this unprecedented measure does not go far enough.
"If it's hard and clear and doesn't say 'No BPA,' don't use it," said Frederick...
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 | 9/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Plastic water bottles release the toxic chemical bisphenol A at a rate 55 times greater when filled with boiling water than when filled with room temperature water, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Cincinnati...
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 | 9/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you live in the U.S. and eat any packaged foods at all, you are probably also consuming the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA. Now, for the first time, scientists have made a startling discovery about the chemical that could help explain the...
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 | 9/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) Testifying before the Senate, FDA Associate Commissioner for Science Norris Alderson insisted that products made with bisphenol A (BPA) are safe, even though a number of studies have implicated it as a carcinogen and hormone mimic.
BPA...
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 | 8/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) In a move that surprised no one, the FDA has aligned itself with the chemical industry and declared that Bisphenol-A, a plastics chemical previously linked to neural defects, is safe enough for babies to drink! Echoing the profit-minded...
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 | 3/25/2008 - (NaturalNews) A swirling, floating garbage dump in the North Pacific Ocean twice the size of the United States has been noticed in recent years and is growing at a swift pace. It is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The number of plastic pieces...
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 | 10/10/2007 - (NaturalNews) The Coca-Cola Company has announced plans for a $60-million initiative to give itself a "greener" image, including the construction of a $44-million plastic-bottle recycling plant.
The 30-acre plant, to be built in Spartanburg, S.C.,...
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 | 8/9/2007 - Before you decide to chew on the cap of your water bottle because you're nervous, make sure the plastic you are chewing on isn't full of carcinogens and chemicals -- even though lobbyists for the plastics industry argue that any traces of the toxic substance...
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 | 1/15/2007 - (NaturalNews) Researchers from the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory have a chance to revolutionize the electronics industry if they can develop plastic semiconductors.
The idea is to replace the silicon wafers in standard microchips with...
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 | 12/5/2006 - (NaturalNews) University of Missouri, Columbia biological sciences professor Fred vom Saal is determined to show that plastics corporations are just as dangerous as tobacco companies, and reports that one major chemical company tried to persuade him to...
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 | 10/25/2006 - (NaturalNews) Cellulose derived from wood may be able to be developed into a component that can strengthen plastic, which would mean the production of plastic products that are lightweight and durable, but also biodegradable.
The key to this process...
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| 9/6/2006 - The chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used in products such as food cans, milk container linings, water pipes and even dental sealants, has now been found to disrupt important effects of estrogen in the developing brain.
A University of...
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| 8/28/2006 - (NaturalNews) New research appearing in the journal Chemistry & Biology has shown that a chemical found in harder plastics -- such as those used to make water cooler jugs and CD cases -- may promote breast cancer.
Researchers from Indiana University...
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| 8/24/2006 - (NaturalNews) A California start-up company has found a way to produce plastic items -- such as forks, knives, cups and food packaging -- from a cornstarch compound, rather than traditional petroleum-based compounds.
Frederic Scheer -- CEO of Santa...
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| 7/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) According to a 2006 University of Illinois study, a synthetic molecule found in plastics known as bisphenol A (BPA), can react with a natural human estrogen while males are in the womb, and lead to a higher risk of prostate cancer later...
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