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Roundup: Birth Defects Caused By World’s Top-Selling Weedkiller, Scientists Say.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/roundup-scientists-birth-defects_n_883578.html

WASHINGTON — The chemical at the heart of the planet’s most widely used herbicide — Roundup weedkiller, used in farms and gardens across the U.S. — is coming under more intense scrutiny following the release of a new report calling for a heightened regulatory response around its use.

Critics have argued for decades that glyphosate, the [...]

New study: Common chemicals may affect breast development

Silent Spring Releases Study on Effects of Early Life Exposures to Common Chemicals
From Executive Director Julia G. Brody:
Dear Friends,

I am pleased to share with you the new articles Silent Spring Institute released today on early life exposures to common chemicals and effects on breast development, breast-feeding, and breast cancer risk. The review and a [...]

Children’s diseases linked to chemicals on rise, professor says

Is NSTAR reading the news???

http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/63009612.html

Children’s diseases linked to chemicals on rise, professor says

By Mark Johnson of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

Posted: Oct. 1, 2009

Chronic childhood diseases linked to exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment have been surging upward, costing the U.S. almost $55 billion a year.

That was the opening message 150 scientists and doctors [...]