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Some phthalates are still widely used in food packaging, toys, and personal care products, and links to adverse health have motivated substitution with replacement chemicals. Few studies have examined patterns...
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Open AccessArsenic exposure during pregnancy and postpartum maternal glucose tolerance: evidence from Bangladesh
Arsenic exposure has been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus. However, the extent to which arsenic exposure during pregnancy is associated with postpartum glucose intolerance is unknown.
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Residential wood stove use and indoor exposure to PM2.5 and its components in Northern New England
Residential wood stove use has become more prevalent in high-income countries, but only limited data exist on indoor exposure to PM2.5 and its components.
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To determine whether prenatal sex hormones from maternal saliva are associated with birth-weight-for-gestational age.
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Developmental Origins of Disease: Emerging Prenatal Risk Factors and Future Disease Risk
Many of the diseases and dysfunctions described in the paradigm of the developmental origins of health and disease have been studied in relation to prenatal nutrition or environmental toxicant exposures. Here,...
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Open AccessCumulative exposure to environmental pollutants during early pregnancy and reduced fetal growth: the Project Viva cohort
Reduced fetal growth is associated with perinatal and later morbidity. Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants is linked to reduced fetal growth at birth, but the impact of concomitant exposure to multip...
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Open AccessAir pollution exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in Massachusetts: a cohort study
Rodent and human studies suggest an association between air pollution exposure and type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the extent to which air pollution is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is less...
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Is Environmental Epigenetics Relevant to Endocrine Disease?
Endocrine disrupting chemicals that are structurally similar to steroid or amine hormones have the potential to mimic endocrine endpoints at the receptor level. Endocrine disrupting chemicals may dysregulate h...
