Abstract Background Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are ubiquitous substances
that are found in our everyday lives, including pesticides, plasticizers, pharmaceutical …

Due to uncontrolled use for several decades, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT),
probably the best known and most useful insecticide in the world, has damaged wildlife and …

Background. The natural history and the possible changes of celiac disease (CD)
prevalence over time are still unclear. Objectives. 1) To establish whether loss of tolerance …

Background Previous studies of DDT and breast cancer assessed exposure later in life
when the breast may not have been vulnerable, after most DDT had been eliminated, and …

Parabens are a group of the alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and typically include
methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isobutylparaben …

1, 1, 1-Trichloro-2, 2′ bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) was the first widely used synthetic
pesticide and is extremely persistent in both the environment and the human body. The …

Established risk factors for breast cancer explain breast cancer risk only partially. Hence,
there has been interest in evaluating what role environmental chemicals, especially those …

Laboratory research has shown that numerous environmental pollutants cause mammary
gland tumors in animals; are hormonally active, specifically mimicking estrogen, which is a …

Summary DDT (bis [4-chlorophenyl]-1, 1, 1-trichloroethane) is a persistent insecticide that
was used worldwide from the mid 1940s until its ban in the USA and other countries in the …

The literature on exposure to lipophilic agents such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is
conflicting, posing challenges for the interpretation of potential human health risks …