Friday, October 16, 2009

Brookline scientist looking for cause of breast cancer in household objects

Brookline scientist looking for cause of breast cancer in household objects
http://www.wickedlocal.com/brookline/news/x1128412234/Brookline-scientist-looking-for-cause-of-breast-cancer-in-household-objects

"Since she started a new job as medical researcher six years ago, Doctor Perinaaz Wadia has started to view all the plastics in her house with suspicion. She's stopped microwaving leftovers in plastic containers and eats out of glass dishes whenever possible.  That's because many of the plastics in our homes contain a chemical called Bisphenol A, a new-age material that's great for sealing the inside of tin cans and making sturdy plastic bottles, but it could also be responsible for many otherwise-unexplained cases of breast cancer in the United States."

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