Molybdenum Exposure and Semen Quality: Meeker et al. Respond

Molybdenum Exposure and Semen Quality: Meeker et al. Respond

Anogenital Distance and Phthalate Exposure: Swan et al. Respond

Assessment In a recent article, vom Saal and Hughes (2005) proposed that a new risk assessment on bisphenol A (BPA) is needed because of the availability of extensive new literature, including “recent epidemiologic evidence that BPA is related to disease in women.” Specifically, the only research that vom Saal and Hughes cited as evidence relating BPA to disease is a study by Takeuchi et al. (2...

Occupational Benzene Exposure and Lymphoma Risks: Vlaanderen et al. Respond

In their recent meta-analysis, Vlaanderen et al. (2011) claimed to show evidence for associations between occupational benzene exposure and risks of multiple myeloma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. However, one of the larger available studies, including 5,514 benzene-exposed UK workers (Sorahan et al. 2005), was excluded from this meta-analysis, apparently because...

Clayton et al. respond.

Lusk et al. respond.

We thank Schimek for his thoughtful letter. We agree that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) encourages bike paths; however, AASHTO’s definition of a bike path is a shared use path for pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users, joggers, and other nonmotorized users. AASHTO discourages bicycle-only cycle tracks because, as noted by Schimek, AASHTO discou...