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NHANES
August 20, 2020
Mainstream media reporting on new scientific study linking increased human exposure to bisphenol A with increased risk for premature death 10 years later in US adults; recommendations on how to avoid or reduce exposure to hazardous chemical
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September 15, 2017
U.S. EPA scientists develop high-throughput computational models for predicting dietary exposure to chemicals from food packaging; exposure from food contact materials found to contribute significantly to overall exposures
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October 3, 2016
People eating fast food have higher urinary phthalate levels, U.S. study finds; association most pronounced among non-hispanic black consumers, suggesting environmental injustice
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September 14, 2015
New study finds that about 50% of U.S. Americans had diabetes or pre-diabetes in 2011-2012; diabetes prevalence stabilizing since 2008
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April 16, 2015
Study evaluates use of NHANES biomarker data in chemical risk assessments, more than 100 articles that examine these data expected to be published each year
Topics: biomonitoring, NHANES
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January 17, 2014
New study finds reduction of exposure to banned phthalate, increase in exposure to other phthalates
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October 30, 2013
New study questions validity of important biomonitoring data collection, reported caloric intake does not correspond to physiologic features
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August 19, 2013
Two new scientific studies making headlines, one linking BPA to childhood obesity, the other links the phthalate DEHP to insulin resistance
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August 7, 2013
New study linking chemical body to socioeconomic status, necessary to reduce chemical burden of the poor and the wealthy
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July 22, 2013
New study investigates link between perfluorinated chemicals and high blood pressure during pregnancy
Topics: fluorinated substances, NHANES
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