Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 14:01 in Health & Medicine

In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that phthalates—synthetic chemicals used in scores of products ranging from vinyl flooring to food packaging to medical tubing to cosmetics—can cause reproductive harms. Now, two new studies from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have revealed that these hormone-disrupting chemicals may increase both the […]

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