May 13, 2012

Huge Spike in Cancers, Fertility Problems Linked to Chemicals in Household Items

"Chemicals which disrupt the hormone system – also known as 'endocrine disrupting chemicals' (EDCs) – may be a contributing factor behind the significant increases in cancers, diabetes and obesity, falling fertility, and an increased number of neurological development problems in both humans and animals, according to a review of recent scientific literature commissioned by the European Environment Agency (EEA)."

"Chemicals in common household products may be behind the huge rise in cancers, diabetes and obesity, falling fertility, and an increased number of neurological development, the European Environment Agency (EEA) reported yesterday.

"Scientific research gathered over the last few decades shows us that endocrine disruption is a real problem, with serious effects on wildlife, and possibly people," EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade said in a statement. "It would be prudent to take a precautionary approach to many of these chemicals until their effects are more fully understood."

EEA points to the ubiquity of such chemicals, as they are found in packaged food, plastics, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and many other common household items."...

Read full article here, on Common Dreams, may 11, 2012