Chemical in Many Consumer Plastics Linked to Heart Disease
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 21:07
in Health & Medicine
Higher concentrations of bisphenol A--a common ingredient in plastics found in products ranging from polyester to water bottles--have been linked to heart disease , according to a new follow-up study. A similar study was performed by the same team in 2008 using older data from a survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [More]
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