Anti-PVC push in health care grows

Anti-PVC push in health care grows
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/04/anti-pvc-push-in-health-care-grows/

"Hospitals and public health professionals are pushing to find alternatives to soft-plastic PVC found in IV bags, tubing, neo-natal masks – even flooring and carpeting.

These products are softened with additives called plasticizers. Most often, these plasticizers contain phthalates, which have been restricted in toys in the United States because of fears they disrupt the delicate body's delicate chemical signaling system."