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By Jerry Heindel Traditionally, an elder is a person who has accumulated wisdom and knowledge throughout his or her lifetime.  An elder is also someone who may be transitioning away from…

HEEDS wishes each and every one of you a happy, healthy and EDC-free new year. We know it is a struggle to keep up with what is going in in…

By Sarah Howard Exactly 13 years and 1 day ago, my toddler was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I did not know it then, but a few months prior, in July…

By Pete Myers, Environmental Health Sciences Yesterday Environmental Health News (EHN) started running an extensive investigation of FDA’s willful ignorance of low dose effects of BPA in the 15+ million dollar…

By Jerry Heindel It was great to see the Editorial in Environmental Health Perspectives on the Distinguished Legacy of Linda Birnbaum, written by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)…

The journal of the Endocrine Society, Endocrinology, has issued a call for papers on a variety of topics, including endocrine disrupting chemicals and transgenerational/epigenetic factors, diabetes/obesity, as well as other…

This blog is reposted with permission from the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE), originally published on the PRHE blog. It is co-written by Dr. Tracey Woodruff,…

Dr. Linda Birnbaum of NIEHS has announced she will retire on Oct. 3, 2019. She will be missed!Read the NIH Statement on her retirement here.And Dr. Birnbaum's letter to colleagues…

The city of Paris Grand Vermeil Medal rewards the work of biologist Ana Soto for her pioneering role in the discovery of endocrine disruptors. Her research, conducted in partnership with…

The European Commission has issued a call for data on these ingredients: Benzophenone-3, kojic acid, 4-methylbenzylidene camphor, propylparaben, triclosan, resorcinol, octocrylene, triclocarban, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), benzophenone, homosalate, benzyl salicylate, genistein…