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BPA-Free Bottles, Sippy Cups Still Release Hormone-Like Chemicals, Study Says

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Mar 3rd 2011 1:30PM

Many bottles and other plastics release estrogen-like chemicals, a new study finds. Credit: Getty
Are hormonal imbalances running rampant in your family? Blame it on bottles and sippy cups.
New research reveals most plastic products ...Most plastic products are releasing chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen.
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Are sympathy pains for real?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Oct 25th 2008 3:02PM

Periodically I've heard stories of women whose male partners suffered what have been deemed "sympathy pains" while the women were pregnant. These included everything from feeling mildly emotional to actually feeling like they were going through ...
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Will obesity in a pregnant woman sway her kid's vote?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Oct 23rd 2008 11:01AM

I gotta tell ya, after reading this article, it's doubtful. Possible, sure--anything is--but doubtful. I love Olivia Judson, the biologist and oft-contributor to the New York Times. She brings out the science nerd buried not so far within me. Her ...
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Regular exercise may protect teens from future breast cancer

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jun 1st 2008 1:00PM

Recent research has discovered that girls who exercise in their preteen and teen years may protect themselves from developing breast cancer later in life. It's thought that regular exercise creates slight hormonal changes that have a protective ...
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Linea negra

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 3rd 2008 9:41AM

Pop Sugar recently polled readers about getting linea negra, the condition many pregnant women get wherein a dark , vertical line appears on their swollen baby bellies from their pubic area up to their belly buttons (and sometimes beyond). I ...
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