Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health. An authoritative new report, Plastics, EDCs, & Health, from the Endocrine Society and the IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network), presents a summary of international research on the health impacts of EDCs and describes the alarming health effects of widespread contamination from...
Endocrine News speaks with Daniel Oppenheim, MD, who represents the Endocrine Society on the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, which consists of dozens of medical associations that have joined together to heal the planet as well as their patients. The Endocrine Society recently joined nearly 30 medical associations who make up the...
On October 14, the European Commission issued a Communication describing the European Union’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment,” as part of the EU Green Deal. The strategy is designed to be the foundation for the most significant update to Europe’s chemical regulations in more than a decade. The Endocrine Society has advocated...
Join Endocrine Society members Shanna Swan, PhD; Jessie Buckley, PhD; and Tracey Woodruff, PhD, October 29 at 1pm ET for the first webinar in a new series, Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Affect Reproductive Health and Development. Brought to you by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and the University of California, San Francisco...
The Endocrine Society welcomed the European Commission’s new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and its measures to protect the public from endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The communication was released Wednesday as part of the European Green Deal. The strategy is designed to be the foundation for the biggest update to Europe’s chemical regulations in more than a decade. The chemical strategy commits to a hazard identification for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including strict measures to prevent them from being used in consumer products. In...
Agency and industry must evaluate cumulative health effects of classes of related food chemicals. Today, a group of health, environmental, and consumer organizations challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) practice of not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals in the diet when allowing new chemicals in food. Over 60 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring that FDA and industry do just that. Unfortunately, an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) investigation of nearly 900 safety determinations found that only one considered the requirement in a meaningful way....
As heart disease continues to kill more people than any other ailment annually, more endocrine research is linking endocrine disruptors to cardiovascular health. Patients can reduce their own exposure to these compounds. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S., responsible for a quarter of all deaths, with someone succumbing to...
Health care providers may unintentionally expose patients to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by prescribing certain medications and using medical supplies, according to a perspective published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Exposure to EDCs, chemicals that disrupt the body’s natural hormones, is most often associated with industrial pollution, contaminated food and water, or personal and home care products. Less appreciated is the fact that some medications and medical...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a serious risk to the modern individual. Found in everything from food to household decor, these chemicals cause serious problems with hormone production and hormone balance, and as such cause health problems when consumed in large quantities.
Doctors and patients alike need to understand the latest research and resources surrounding endocrine disruptors so they can properly decide treatment and prevention methods to protect endocrine health. Endocrine News has compiled the most resent reports, research and articles on this topic on this page for your convenience.
Articles on Endocrine Disruptors
On this page, you will find a number of articles on endocrine disruptors from trustworthy sources in the endocrinology field. As a doctor, you can use these articles to provide important information to your patients to help them better protect their hormone health. You can also access these articles to update your understanding and knowledge of endocrine disrupting chemicals as you seek to provide your patients with the best possible care and advice.
In addition to helping doctors, these articles help patients. Patients can access these articles to study endocrine disruptors for themselves; learn more about health concerns, like reproductive disorders and obesity, which are linked to these chemicals; and learn about how to avoid the chemicals in day-to-day life.
Recent Research into Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
In addition to informational articles, this page has a collection of research and studies into endocrine disruptors, their effects and steps one can take to avoid them. These research studies are pioneering knowledge and a better understanding of the full impact of these dangerous chemicals.
Expert Opinions on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Finally, the Endocrine Disruptors page on Endocrine News features expert opinions from leading doctors and endocrinology research groups on the subject of endocrine disruptors. By visiting this page regularly, doctors can remain well informed about new opinions on this important topic.
Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health. An authoritative new report, Plastics, EDCs, & Health, from the Endocrine Society and the IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network), presents a summary of international research on the health impacts of EDCs and describes the alarming health effects of widespread contamination from...
Endocrine News speaks with Daniel Oppenheim, MD, who represents the Endocrine Society on the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, which consists of dozens of medical associations that have joined together to heal the planet as well as their patients. The Endocrine Society recently joined nearly 30 medical associations who make up the...
Join Endocrine Society members Shanna Swan, PhD; Jessie Buckley, PhD; and Tracey Woodruff, PhD, October 29 at 1pm ET for the first webinar in a new series, Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Affect Reproductive Health and Development. Brought to you by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and the University of California, San Francisco...
As heart disease continues to kill more people than any other ailment annually, more endocrine research is linking endocrine disruptors to cardiovascular health. Patients can reduce their own exposure to these compounds. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S., responsible for a quarter of all deaths, with someone succumbing to...
