Browsing: Environmental Agents

Children exposed to a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals during gestation appear to have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental delays,…

It’s been more than two decades since scientists first recognized that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), compounds used in the…

Most of us know that smoking—be it conventional cigarettes or electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)–is likely to harm our health in some…

Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a drug given to pregnant women in hopes of preventing preterm births (it doesn’t work) was the first…

On this day, half a century ago, a study showed that a drug called diethylstilbestrol (DES) given to pregnant mothers…

Over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated or supported recalls on a handful of drugs,…

DES Granddaughters have a higher risk of having a preterm birth delivery, irregular menstruation and of going at least six…