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Study links shampoo, puberty
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Shampoo and conditioners enriched with estrogen and human placenta
could be triggering early puberty in girls as young as 8.
An American biologist believes hormones added to some hair care
products--especially those marketed to African Americans--may partly
explain the falling age of adolescence across much of the Western
world. The products are sold as shampoos or treatments to condition
dry, brittle hair, according to New Scientist magazine.
There is evidence girls are tending ...
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Study: Breast cancer influenced by chemical
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Lavender revolution: plant essences linked to enlarged breasts in boys.(This Week)
Science News
; ... activity of estrogens, which stimulate breast growth, and estrogen-inhibiting androgens. The condition is extremely rare before puberty, says Denver-area pediatric endocrinologist Clifford Bloch. Nevertheless, since the mid-1990s, Bloch has treated gynecomastia ... problem of hormone production. From the youngsters and ...
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Breast cancer may get very early start
Oakland Tribune
; ... genetic) expression," he said. Current thinking on breast cancer is fairly straightforward: The earlier a girl hits puberty, the greater her odds of getting breast cancer later in life. Scientists generally agree that diet, obesity, lack ... first is the notion that these hormone-like chemicals, known as endocrine ...
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Breast cancer may be linked to your mother's childhood Research finds breast cancer may have roots in childhood
Oakland Tribune
; ... expression," he said. The current thinking on breast cancer is fairly straightforward: The earlier a girl hits puberty, the greater her odds of getting breast cancer later in life. Scientists generally agree that diet, obesity, lack ... is the notion that these hormone-like chemicals -- known as endocrine disruptors and ...
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Breast cancer: Blame mom?
Oakland Tribune
; ... genetic) expression," he said. Current thinking on breast cancer is fairly straightforward: The earlier a girl hits puberty, the greater her odds of getting breast cancer later in life. Scientists generally agree that diet, obesity, lack ... first is the notion that these hormone-like chemicals, known as endocrine ...
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