Another Call for More Control Over Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

This made the New York Times Op Ed section and it is an excellent read about the lack of control over chemicals polluting our bodies and making us all sick.  A nice follow-up to my last post.  Please read it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/opinion/06kristof.html

Here is an exerpt from the article:

"In particular, the report warns about exposures to chemicals during pregnancy, when risk of damage seems to be greatest. Noting that 300 contaminants have been detected in umbilical cord blood of newborn babies, the study warns that: “to a disturbing extent, babies are born ‘pre-polluted.’ ”

As an aside, yesterday marked 50 years of celebrating the birth control pill.  While the birth control pill made many strides, scientists also believe that the synthetic estrogen found in birth control is a contributing factor in the rise of breast and ovarian cancer in women.  Of course, much of this was absent from our public discourse yesterday when discussing how the pill has affected us 50 years later.