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Be Well: Phthalates may raise asthma risk in children
Boston Globe Children born to mothers who were exposed to high levels of some phthalates, chemicals found in many common household products including plastics, may have a high risk of developing asthma, a new study found. Researchers at Columbia University's … |
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Study: Phthalates increase child asthma risk
WTSP 10 News Pregnant women may want to try to limit their exposure to certain household chemicals if they want to lower their child's risk of developing asthma. "The prenatal period tends to be the great window of susceptibility. The time when the lungs are … |
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Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
EurekAlert (press release) Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to demonstrate an association between childhood asthma and prenatal exposure to two phthalates used in a diverse array of … |
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Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
Medical Xpress Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to demonstrate an association between childhood asthma and prenatal exposure to two phthalates used in a diverse array of … |
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Phthalates During Pregnancy Linked To 70% Increased Asthma Risk
TIME Children of women with higher levels of two types of phthalates—butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)—in their urine while pregnant had a 72% and 78% increase in the risk of asthma. And every single woman in the cohort had … Could Air Fresheners During Pregnancy Boost Childhood Asthma Risk? Kids exposed in the womb to plasticizers more likely to have asthma Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids |
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Study links phthalates to asthma
Plastics News 7, 2:20 p.m. ET) — A new research study says that children between the ages of 5 and 9 who are exposed to two types of phthalates found in personal-care products have an elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation. The study — conducted by … Phthalates may be asthma trigger |
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Phthalates may be asthma trigger
News-Medical.net By Helen Albert, Senior medwireNews Reporter. Research suggests that exposure to two phthalates may be a trigger for asthma-related airway inflammation. "While many factors contribute to childhood asthma, our study shows that exposure to phthalates … |
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Children exposed to 2 phthalates have elevated risk of asthma-related airway …
Science Codex Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP)—phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products—have elevated risk of asthma-related airway inflammation, according to researchers at Columbia … Prenatal exposure to pesticide additive linked with childhood cough |
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Allergy and Asthma Can be Triggered by Exposure to Phthalates
AccentedTouch A research team of environmental health at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has verified that DEHP in the environment can lead to children's allergy and asthma and girls' precocious puberty. … Airborne exposure to DEHP harmful to children: NCKU |
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Exposure to phthalates: Reproductive outcome and children health. A review of epidemiological studies.
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2011 Jun;24(2):115-41
Authors: Jurewicz J, Hanke W
Phthalates are a family of industrial chemicals that have been used for a variety of purposes. As the potential consequences of human exposure to phthalates have raised concerns in the general population, they have been studied in susceptible subjects such as pregnant women, infants and children. This article aims at evaluating the impact of exposure to phthalates on reproductive outcomes and children health by reviewing most recent published literature. Epidemiological studies focusing on exposure to phthalates and pregnancy outcome, genital development, semen quality, precocious puberty, thyroid function, respiratory symptoms and neurodevelopment in children for the last ten years were identified by a search of the PubMed, Medline, Ebsco, Agricola and Toxnet literature bases. The results from the presented studies suggest that there are strong and rather consistent indications that phthalates increase the risk of allergy and asthma and have an adverse impact on children’s neurodevelopment reflected by quality of alertness among girls, decreased (less masculine) composite score in boys and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results of few studies demonstrate negative associations between phthalate levels commonly experienced by the public and impaired sperm quality (concentration, morphology, motility). Phthalates negatively impact also on gestational age and head circumference; however, the results of the studies were not consistent. In all the reviewed studies, exposure to phthalates adversely affected the level of reproductive hormones (luteinizing hormone, free testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin), anogenital distance and thyroid function. The urinary le vels of phthalates were significantly higher in the pubertal gynecomastia group, in serum in girls with premature thelarche and in girls with precocious puberty. Epidemiological studies, in spite of their limitations, suggest that phthalates may affect reproductive outcome and children health. Considering the suggested health effects, more epidemiologic data is urgently needed and, in the meantime, precautionary policies must be implemented.
PMID: 21594692 [PubMed – in process]
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