ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION: Developmental Picture Window

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION: Developmental Picture Window

Smoking Bans Yield Long-Term Benefits When it comes to linking cigarette smoke to heart attacks, one might assume that such a link would apply only as long as one is smoking or being exposed to secondhand smoke. That’s not necessarily true, however, at least according to a follow-up study of people living in and around Pueblo, Colorado. In the 2 January 2009 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Wee...

Endocrine disruptors: from endocrine to metabolic disruption.

Synthetic chemicals currently used in a variety of industrial and agricultural applications are leading to widespread contamination of the environment. Even though the intended uses of pesticides, plasticizers, antimicrobials, and flame retardants are beneficial, effects on human health are a global concern. These so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can disrupt hormonal balance and ...

Endosulfan and Endocrine Disruption:

Neurodevelopment and Endocrine Disruption

In this article I explore the possibility that contaminants contribute to the increasing prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and associated neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems in developed countries. I discuss the exquisite sensitivity of the embryo and fetus to thyroid disturbance and provide evidence of human in utero exposure to contaminants that can interf...

Endocrine disruption: lessons learned.

Endocrine Disruption: Lessons Learned Schwetz's editorial, "Responding to Environmental Issues: Lessons Learned" (1), was stimulating and raised many pertinent points concerning the current interface of politics with the scientific process. I would like to discuss two issues raised by Schwetz. First, Schwetz (1) noted that effort should have been expended over the past few years to build a data...