Was the FDA Report on 'Bisphenol A' Ghostwritten?

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	Was the FDA Report on 'Bisphenol A' Ghostwritten?

thisnamecantbetaken

11-17-2008 6:44 PM

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thisnamecantbetaken says:

Buried deep in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article is a very interesting factoid: "Bisphenol A was developed in 1891 as a synthetic estrogen. It came into widespread use in the 1950s when scientists realized it could be used to make polycarbonate plastic and some epoxy resins to line food and beverage cans."

About 5-10 million people were exposed to the synthetic estrogen DES between 1938-1971, and the health of so-called "DES Daughters" is still being followed due to their increased risk for vaginal and cervical cancer, reproductive tract structural differences, pregnancy complications, and infertility.

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11-17-2008 10:38 PM

ellen_001

And people wonder why men's sperm count is dropping each generation...

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