A chemical found in water bottles has been linked to child obesity, according to a new study. The synthetic chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, was found in a variety of widely used products, such as ...

A chemical used to make baby bottles and other shatterproof plastic containers could be linked to a range of hormonal problems, a preliminary government report has found. The report was greeted by ...

The first major study of health effects in people from a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and a host of other products links it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes. It ...

New research has discovered some troubling news. According to a study conducted by scientists at the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health at Jinan University in China, the ...

(AP) -- Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven't contained the ...

A baby's bottle marked "does not contain Bisphenol A" is on sale at a supermarket in Beijing. The potentially harmful chemical is now being outlawed from all babies' bottles. [Photo / China Daily] ...

For more information on potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development, see the National Toxicology Program's Web site. The full report on the plastics chemicals will ...

Chemicals found in baby bottles and other everyday products could be condemning children to a lifetime of obesity, experts have warned. Three studies suggest that exposure early in life to ...