Tag Archive: EDC

Feb 28

Editorial on Swan 2005 EHP Paper of the Year

Our Environmental Health Perspective’s paper (Swan 2005) was awarded “Best Paper of the Year” (based on frequency of citations over a five year period). This is the editorial that accompanied that award.

Permanent link to this article: http://shswan.com/2010/02/editorial-on-swan-2005-ehp-paper-of-the-year/

Feb 28

Phthalates and boys’ play behavior 2009

Summary Fetal exposure to antiandrogens alters androgen-sensitive development in male rodents, resulting in less male-typical behavior. Fetal phthalate exposure is also associated with male reproductive development in humans, but neurodevelopmental outcomes have seldom been examined in relation to phthalate exposure.  To assess play behavior in relation to phthalate metabolite concentration in prenatal urine samples, we …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://shswan.com/2010/02/phthalates-and-boys-play-behavior/