BPA in pregnancy linked to behavior problems in baby girls

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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44993122/ns/health-pregnancy/

Baby girls who are exposed while in the womb to a chemical found commonly in plastics may develop behavior problems as children, a new study suggests.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a component of some plastics and can be found in everything from the liners of food cans to store receipts and dental sealants.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measured BPA levels in the urine of 244 mothers at various times during pregnancy, and in their children at various times after birth. When the children reached age 3, their mothers completed two surveys designed to detect behavior and emotional problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression.

Mothers with higher BPA levels in their urine during pregnancy tended to have 3-year-old girls with more anxious and depressed behavior, and poorer emotional control and inhibition, researchers found.

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1. Our special ed classes

are filled with kids who have been poisoned since conception. Their lives have been stolen from them.

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2. yup

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