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"Seeing Red: Next Installment in BPA-Paper Saga"

After concerns mounted about bisphenol A, a hormone-mimicking chemical lacing many cash-register receipts, Wisconsin-based Appleton Paper has begun incorporating tiny red fibers in its thermal receipt paper to show that it is BPA-free.

Source: Science News, 11/09/2010

"A Safety Kink in Hair Relaxing?"

"AS more women began clamoring for the latest sensation in hair care, the so-called Brazilian hair-relaxing treatments, the Neil George Salon in Beverly Hills, Calif., added a cabana with open sides and a fabric roof to isolate the process from the salon itself. 'I couldn’t stand the fumes,' said Neil Weisberg, an owner."

Source: NYTimes, 11/05/2010

"EPA Denies Petition To Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle"

"The Environmental Protection Agency denied on Thursday a petition by several environmental groups to ban lead in fishing tackle, two months after rejecting the groups' attempt to ban it in hunting ammunition."

Source: AP, 11/05/2010

"Skin Is No Barrier To BPA, Study Shows"

"Bisphenol A readily passes through skin, French scientists report. Best known as an estrogen-mimicking constituent of some plastics and resins, BPA is also found in a large share of cash register receipt paper in the United States and Europe, a trio of studies recently indicated. One of the three also showed that the powdery coating easily rubs off onto the hands."

Source: Science News, 11/03/2010

"Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pollutants in Urban Areas"

"High levels of manganese and copper pollution in urban areas are linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to an analysis of 35,000 Parkinson's patients by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis."

Source: ENS, 11/03/2010

"Major Producers To Ditch BPA From Packaging"

"Some of the world's biggest food companies are removing the chemical Bisphenol A from packaging, amid growing concern it is causing a wide range of human illnesses including heart disease and breast cancer." Among them: Nestlé, Heinz and General Mills.

Source: UK Independent, 11/01/2010

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