Prenatal BPA exposure associated with diminished lung function in children

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/tjnj-pbe100314.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 6-Oct-2014

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Prenatal BPA exposure associated with diminished lung function in children

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA, a common chemical used in some plastics) appears to be inconsistently associated with diminished lung function and the development of persistent wheeze in children, write Adam J. Spanier, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues.

Asthma rates have risen in the past three decades. Environmental factors (such as tobacco smoke and airborne pollutants) have been identified as risk factors and some research has suggested that exposure to BPA may contribute.

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