Toxic Bodies Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of Des

Name: Toxic Bodies Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of Des
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ISBN: 9780300171372

ISBN-10: 0300171374

ISBN-13: 9780300171372

Edition: 2011

Authors: Nancy Langston, Paper Langston

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In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen. Langston shows how DES has penetrated into every aspect of our bodies and ecosystems.

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List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Disrupting Hormonal Signals



Before World War II: Chemicals, Risk, and Regulation



Help for Women over Forty



Bigger, Stronger Babies with Diethylstilbestrol



Modern Meat: Hormones in Livestock



Growing Concerns



Assessing New Risks



Sexual Development and a New Ecology of Health



Precaution and the Lessons of History


Notes


Bibliography


Index