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Separating Pregnancy Myths and Facts

Want to do everything right for your unborn baby, but overwhelmed by conflicting information?...Nail Polish. The chemicals of concern here fall under the heading of "phthalates" and can be found not only...
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Phthalates Affect Way Young Boys Play

Mothers exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during pregnancy may have boys who are less likely to play with...exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during...
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  • Phthalates Affect Way Young Boys Play
    Mothers exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during pregnancy may have boys who are less likely to play with...exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during...
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  • Baby Shampoo Awash in Chemicals?
    ...the use of baby lotions, powders and shampoos and exposure to the chemicals known as phthalates...and higher levels of potentially harmful manmade chemicals known as phthalates in infants.
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  • Natural Cosmetics: Are They Healthier for Your Skin?
    Be careful with "natural cosmetics": they may not be better and they may not be safer...such as parabens, and other ingredients including petrochemicals and phthalates, which some studies show can mimic...
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  • Health eHome Health Check - Take the WebMD Healthy Home Assessment
    WebMD Healthy Home Health Check is a health assessment that will guide you through a series of physician-created questions. This...
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  • New Child Product Safety Law Starts
    ...products and toys, has gone into effect, targeting lead and chemicals called phthalates...toys and products launches today, targeting lead and chemicals called phthalates. The Consumer Product Safety...
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  • Group: Soft Plastic Toys Are Health Risk
    A consumer watchdog group is urging parents to avoid buying soft plastic toys this holiday season...toys may contain toxic chemicals. Toys containing the chemicals, called phthalates, can no longer be...
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  • Finding Safer Personal Care Products
    Have you ever read the ingredients on the many personal care products you use? What you put on your...
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  • Pots, Pans, & Plastics: Your Guide to Safe Food
    You're trying to eat healthy, but some plastics and cookware can leach unwanted ingredients into...
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  • Household Safety: Decoding Product Labels
    You can't always rely on labels to tell you what's inside a product. But with a little detective...
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  • Is It Safe to Heat Food in Plastic?
    To get behind the hype, Good Housekeeping tested 31 containers, lids, bags, wraps, and liners. What we found was reassuringbut...used to make a type of hard plastic, and certain phthalates...
    WebMD Commentary from "Good Housekeeping" Magazine
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