Hairspray linked to birth defect (BBC) {phthalates}

[eppur_se_muova]

Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.

Imperial College London scientists talked to women who had babies with hypospadias, where the urinary tract is found away from the penis.

They reported that hairspray exposure more than doubled the risk.

The study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, said it was too early to say for certain that hairspray was the cause.

The incidence of hypospadias has risen sharply in recent decades, and some experts have pointed the finger of suspicion at chemicals called phthalates, found in some plastics, including those found in hairspray.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7741998.stm

[GodlessBiker]

1. Oh my god, New Jersey is doomed!

I kid, I kid.

[DS1]

3. I'm from New Jersey

and that was my first thought, too.

My second thought was that it explained all the Long Island douchebags in clubs

[GodlessBiker]

4. I'm from NJ (Morristown), too. Yes, a lot of people come to LI from NJ and Staten Island.

[otohara]

2. A Ban Would Be Great

get rid of all this smelly crap - perfume also has phthalates as an ingredient - Europe has banned, we should follow.