I never feared chemicals, but rather the hand of an angry woman. On Dec 8, 6:33 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SHRINKING FEELING FOR ALL MALES > By LEONARD GREENE > > December 8, 2008 -- > It's a hard reality for males of all species - pesticides and chemicals have > put their genitals in jeopardy. > > New research shows that the chemicals used in some food wrapping, cosmetics, > baby powders and flame retardants have been identified as "endocrine > disrupters" because they interfere with hormones. > > These "gender-benders," as a new report calls them, can affect the male > species in vertebrate animals, including baby human boys, who, when their > mothers are exposed to widespread chemicals in pregnancy, are born with > smaller penises and feminized genitals. > > "This research shows that the basic male tool kit is under threat," says > Gwynne Lyons, a former government adviser on the health effects of chemicals > who wrote the report published by the charity CHEMTrust, which drew on more > than 250 scientific studies from around the world. > > Wildlife and people have been exposed to more than 100,000 new chemicals in > recent years, and the European Commission has admitted that 99 percent of > them are not adequately regulated. > > http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.c... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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