Exposure to common chemical may be harmful

ABC News ^ | 8-2-07 | Liz Szabo

[Bladerunnuh]

Government tests have found bisphenol A — used in plastic baby bottles, dental sealants and linings of metal cans — in 95% of people studied.

While scientists haven't yet conducted definitive studies in people, animal tests have linked bisphenol A — which acts like a hormone — to problems such as obesity, early puberty, hyperactivity, and abnormal sexual behavior and reproductive cycles.

In their joint statement, however, scientists say they took

[Bladerunnuh]

Instead of asking- do you want paper or plastic?-- maybe now we can just say-- do you want paper or a slow, painful death

[Clam Digger]

OMG, stay away from dihydrogen monoxide, too! It’s a killer I tell ya!

[massgopguy]

“Abnormal sexual behavior”? Do tell.

[farmer18th]

Dang. I’ve been swimming in that stuff.

[bert]

I saw a recent Penn and Teller piece at an envirowacko gathering where they had their appropriately dressed, slim hipped, blonde ask attensees to sign a petition to ban monohydrogen dioxide.

She told the signees it was every where in the enviroment and was used in the products of many industries. She said it is also an air pollutant. She went on and on with brilliant absolutely envirospeak condemantion.

She even got the event host to sign. He was the only signer she told that the petition was to ban water. He had the most sheepish look I have ever seen as the dawining came that he had been had.

[Alter Kaker]

Animal tests have linked bisphenol A — which acts like a hormone — to problems such as obesity, early puberty, hyperactivity, and abnormal sexual behavior and reproductive cycles.

I was wondering what was wrong with me. Glad to finally know!

[dfwgator]

Everyone who comes in contact with bisphenol A will eventually die.

[pgyanke]

monohydrogen dioxide

Two H's and one O... dihydrogen monoxide.

[Philistone]

I only ingest Dihydrogen Monoxide when it’s surrounded by beer molecules. Seems to somewhat paliate the neferious effects of DHMO...

[Xenalyte]

You are wise and learned.

[COBOL2Java]

Bisphenol A

[Clam Digger]

[Clam Digger]

The bottom one looks like the mars lander.

[JamesP81]

This might explain some of my problems.

[evets]

That's why I drink Keystone Light.

"The 'specially lined' can, makes it taste better!"
(/sarcasm)

[COBOL2Java]

The bottom one looks like the mars lander.

LOL! Next on CBS News! Bush Administration blamed for infecting Mars with Bisphenol A!

[reagan_fanatic]

I've decided that the best course of action is to drop everything and run away to a cave, where I can cower in fear until I expire, hopefully from natural causes.

Either that, or I can just ignore these bums.

[Centurion2000]

Too much dihydrogen monoxide can also cause a terminal case of hypoxia as well.

[pgyanke]

Yer point?

[P.O.E.]

Arsole, Megaphone, Cummingtonite, Munchnones, Moronic Acid, and other silly molecules.

[epluribus_2]

abnormal s*&^% behavior - well relax, these days that probably just means a judeochristian, monogamous, hetero relationship that lasts for life.

[libertarian27]

“”Government tests have found bisphenol A — used in plastic baby bottles, dental sealants and linings of metal cans — in 95% of people studied.””

Oh, Goody, another sector of society to tax.
Playtex Tax
Polident Tax
DelMonte Tax

[epluribus_2]

Fine print - this compound made by exclusive contract by (queue screams) HALLIBURTON!!! (just kidding)

[70times7]

tests have linked bisphenol A — which acts like a hormone — to problems such as obesity, early puberty, hyperactivity, and abnormal sexual behavior and reproductive cycles.

Nonsense! I'm a healthy 10 year old who has been exposed to this chemical for all of my life. Now if you will all excuse me I must squeeze through this door to go have lunch, shave, drop a kid, run in circles and have sex with a large kitchen appliance.

[dalereed]

“dihydrogen monoxide”

I very seldom drink it, do you know what fish and ducks do in it?

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

It's part of the larger problem of endocrine disrupters, which come from a variety of sources such as plastics that mimic estrogen, phytoestrogens such as in soy, ethinyl estradiol in wastewater treatment effluent, etc.

This may be contributing to the substantial drop in testosterone in men from Massachusetts (http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/1/196)...

...and may explain certain Democrat politicians:

[bert]

yep

[perseid 67]

I will state the obvious. This is connected to the increase in the number of people who are becoming fat.