Playdate withChemophobia (Credit: New York Times) At least his amateur toxicology is killing my end of summer zen. Forget the slow lazy last days of summer. I know, as if what with the early lacrosse practice and scramble to finish the required summer reading. Pretend with me for a moment that you and I have nothing better to …
10 Common Chemicals Linked to Autism and ADHD – Babble, April 26 With autism now affecting 1 out of every 88 American children, researchers have been scrambling to understand how, in just 10 years, these numbers have jumped a staggering 78 percent, and why ADHD now affects 14 percent of children …
From the Breast Cancer Fund: Princess Pasta with a side of BPA So a new study just came out from San Fran’s Breast Cancer Fund frightening us about bisphenol a (aka BPA) in popular canned food marketed to kids (even Annie’s). Wasn’t gonna cover it because it’s a very small study that hasn’t been vetted by peer-review. Then I …
So while I’m en route to BlogHer check out this new study on BPA, yes, the little toxin that emptied the baby aisles and I might add, many a parental wallet seeking “safer” alternatives. Of course I got rid of the BPA bottles and sippy cups years ago, but as …
What does toxicology have in common with interior design? Nothing. Almost nothing. Save journalist Dominique Browning. The latest “science” writer taking on BPA. She’s also the former editor-in-chief of House and Garden whose op-ed Hitting the Bottle appeared in today’s New York Times. After perusing the baby aisles for gifts, Ms. Browning laments all the BPA-free sippy cups and baby bottles. In her …