ARHP helps you stay abreast of the latest reproductive health news with links to breaking stories and research findings. We track daily news reports from credible sources including newspapers, journals, vetted blogs, conference updates, and others.

August 3, 2010: Chemical link to testicular cancer probed from BBC News

August 3, 2010: BPA may harm sperm in men, University of Michigan study finds from AnnArbor.com

August 2, 2010: Are Cell Phones Safe? It’s Too Early to Tell from Yale Environment 360

July 28, 2010: Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap from Reuters

July 27, 2010: Growing Health Crisis in the Gulf from The Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel

July 26, 2010: Urban air pollutants may damage IQs before baby's first breath, scientists say from Environmental Health News

July 26, 2010: Sharp focus on maternal health from The East African

July 23, 2010: Girls interrupted from Bangalore Mirror

July 21, 2010: The Story of Cosmetics: What's Really in Your Personal Care Products? From The Huffington Post

July 21, 2010: What's in your makeup?! New video by Annie Leonard shows the 'toxic' side of some cosmetics from NY Daily News

July 20, 2010: The ugly side of beauty, some cosmetics can be toxic from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

July 20, 2010: House-proud women cancer risk from The Sydney Morning Herald

July 19, 2010: Boom & bust from The Sydney Morning Herald

July 15, 2010: EPA OKs Kettleman landfill, targets 2nd cleanup from Fresno Bee

July 14, 2010: Your guide to 16 noseless sperm-saving seats from The Independent

July 14, 2010: Your Health: Chemical in plastic poses special risk for women with hormone imbalance from Green Valley News and Sun

July 13, 2010: Prenatal Exposure Can Shape Infants' Health from Discovery News

July 13, 2010: Asthma Warning For Pregnant Women from Medical News Today

July 2, 2010: Pesticides a cancer risk to the unborn, say scientists from Environmental Health News

July 2, 2010: The Lifelong Impact Of Secondhand Smoke Exposure In The Womb from Medical News Today

July 1, 2010: Mice moms, sons end up diabetic after short BPA exposure during pregnancy from Environmental Health News

July 1, 2010: Study examines long-term effect of TBI on women's reproductive health from The Medical News

June 30, 2010: Prenatal secondhand smoke lasts lifetime from United Press International

June 28, 2010: Phthalates impair female reproduction, too, finds fish study from Environmental Health News

June 23, 2010: Reports Suggest Public Policy Changes Could Improve Maternal Health Outcomes In N.Y. from Medical News Today

June 22, 2010: NIEHS director reacts to study of pregnant women, urges more investigation of flame retardants from Environmental Health News

June 22, 2010: Exposure to BPA may harm testis function from The Times of India

June 21, 2010: Flame Retardant May Up Risk of Thyroid Problems in Pregnancy from US News

June 21, 2010: Study: More kids hit puberty early from San Francisco Chronicle

June 17, 2010: What's That Smell? Hidden Fragrance Found in Cleaning Products from Healthy Child Healthy World

June 17, 2010: FDA reverses position on BPA in plastics, now admits concern over the chemical from Natural News

June 15, 2010: Concerned Americans Say to Congress: "I Am Not a Guinea Pig?" from Environmental Defense Fund

June 15, 2010: Infertility and Schizophrenia from Allvoices

June 15, 2010: Household Insecticides Appear In Umbilical Cord Blood from Chemical & Engineering News

June 15, 2010: BPA-exposed rats develop polycystic ovarian syndrome from Environmental Health News

June 14, 2010: B.C. researchers making headway into prostate cancer treatments from Montreal Gazette

June 14, 2010: Prenatal PAHs linked to lower cognition by age five from Environmental Health News

June 14, 2010: Suits Target Bayer Schering from Chemical & Engineering News

June 8, 2010: BPA Wrecks Sex from Care2

June 10, 2010: Depakote Antiseizure Drug May Increase Birth Defect Risk from ABC News

June 1, 2010: Study: Link Between Antidepressants and Miscarriage from TIME

May 22, 2010: Prenatal exposure to plastic chemical linked to breast cancer from OneIndia

May 6, 2010: President's Cancer Panel: Environmentally caused cancers are 'grossly underestimated' and 'needlessly devastate American lives' From Environmental Health News

May 5, 2010: Exposure to bisphenol A may alter hormone levels in men from Environmental Health News

April 29, 2010: Behavior problems associated with exposure to phthalates before birth From Environmental Health News

April 27, 2010:  Toxic Combination: Fact Sheet on Toxic Chemical and Reproductive Health from Center for American Progress

April 21, 2010: Toxicology: The big test for bisphenol A from Nature

April 20, 2010: Prenatal PCB exposure linked to children's ADHD symptoms from Environmental Health News

April 15, 2010: BPA makes mice anxious, forgetful from Environmental Health News

April 14, 2010: BPA raises uterine gene activity in mice exposed before birth from Environmental Health News

April 13, 2010: Scientists declare war over BPA from the Independent

April 9, 2010: Dioxin exposure linked to infertility, difficulty conceiving from Environmental Health News

April 7, 2010: Food can chemicals 'could be linked to early puberty in girls' from the Telegraph

April 5, 2010: Study reports hints of phthalate threat to boys’ IQs from Science News

April 1, 2010: The Perils of Plastic from TIME

March 29, 2010: Plastic nanoparticles can move from mom to baby through placenta from Environmental Health News

March 26, 2010: Air pollution linked to odds of IVF success from Reuters

March 21, 2010: Exposure to environmental toxins can be minimized from PennLive

March 18, 2010: Poisoned from Sixty Minutes

March 19, 2010: Toxic Bodies From Living on Earth

March 16, 2010: Disposing of feminine-care products has little environmental impact from The Washington Post

March 13, 2010: Dramatic decline of male births in indigenous communities tied to industrial pollution from Indian Country Today

March 8, 2010: Exposure to BPA May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects, Yale Researchers Find from Yale University Office of Public Affairs (click here for a link to the abstract)

March 2, 2010:Study: Herbicide upsetting some animals' hormone systemsfrom the Washington Post (click here for a link to the abstract)

February 28, 2010: BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids from Business Week (click here for a link to the abstract)

February 28, 2010: 'Pesticide drift' eluding efforts to combat it from NPR

February 26, 2010: BPA exposure may cause fertility problems from the Times of India (click here for a link to the abstract)

February 26, 2010: Senate passes BPA ban in bottles, cups for small children from the Baltimore Sun (read a corresponding Letter to the Editor from ARHP member Katie Huffling)

February 25, 2010: Keeping harmful chemicals out of water – listen to this report from American Public Media

February 23, 2010: Md. among states seeking to limit BPA from the Baltimore Sun

February 23, 2010: Alternatives to BPA containers not easy for U.S. foodmakers to find from Washington Post

February 22, 2010: Chemicals in toys, furniture may face tighter standards from ABC News

February 16, 2010: Benzene exposure linked to sperm abnormalities that cause birth defects from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

February 14, 2010: Regulator waffles on bisphenol A from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

February 11, 2010: California moves toward listing BPA as reproductive toxin from the Breast Cancer Fund

February 9, 2010: BPA affects male rat fertility for generations from Environmental Health News

February 8, 2010: Weed killer atrazine may be linked to birth defect from Reuters

February 7, 2010: The Chemical Revolt from Twin Cities

January 26, 2010: Scientists link flame retardants and reduced human fertility from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

January 25, 2010: Younger mothers' breast milk has highest levels of flame retardants from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

January 21, 2010: Industrial Chemicals Lurking In Your Bloodstream from Forbes

January 18, 2010: FDA Issues Warning About BPA Exposure from CBS News

January 17, 2010: Bisphenol A in Food Containers Unsafe for Infants, Young Children – FDA from Food Consumer

January 17, 2010: FDA says it's unable to regulate BPA from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

January 16, 2010: Reversing itself, FDA now says the chemical BPA poses a health risk from the Washington Post

January 15, 2010: CNN: Limit Infants' Use of BPA, FDA Says from CNN

January 14, 2010: FDA Must Curb BPA from the Environmental Working Group

January 12, 2010: Low amount of BPA can increase cardiac risk by 45%, study finds from the Globe and Mail

January 12, 2010: Phthalates may play a role in ADHD symptoms from Environmental Health Perspectives (click here for a link to the abstract)

January 11, 2010: Popular kids' trinkets loaded with toxic metal from the Associated Press

January 9, 2010: 6 U.S. baby bottle firms agree to stop using BPA from Agence France-Presse

January 6, 2010: Green building, recycling, BPA and lead laws take effect this year from USA Today

January 5, 2010: Frogs pass flame retardants from food to eggs from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

January 3, 2010 : Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law from the Washington Post

January 3, 2010: New York considers list of 85 chemicals to avoid buying from the Associated Press

December 29, 2009: Assessing risks from bisphenol-a from American Scientist

December 24, 2009: As global temperatures rise, so too, do health risks from PBS News Hour

December 24, 2009: Mercury levels considered safe pose a risk to the heart from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 23, 2009: EPA announces plan to require disclosure of secret pesticide ingredients from Environmental Health News

December 22, 2009: Farming town demands answers on birth defects from the Associated Press

December 18, 2009: Does traffic pollution cause early pregnancy loss? From Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 15, 2009: Plastics Bisphenol A (BPA) component affects intestine from the Australian (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 15, 2009: Breast Growth in Boys Might Be Linked to Plastics Chemical from U.S. News & World Report (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 14, 2009: Atrazine: As bad for wildlife as it is for weeds? from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 11, 2009: New CDC survey tracks mercury levels in Americans from the New York Times  

December 9, 2009: Chemical BPA may harm developing fetus, Quebec study suggests from the Montreal Gazette (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 7, 2009: Stain repellents linked to low birth weight and premature births from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 5, 2009: Chemicals and Cancer from the New York Times

December 5, 2009: Cancer From the Kitchen? from the New York Times

December 5, 2009: Introduction of the Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009 commended from the Medical News

December 4, 2009: 232 Toxic Chemicals in 10 Minority Babies from the Environmental Working Group

December 4, 2009: Atrazine sparks stress hormones in female rats from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

December 3, 2009: Heavy metals raise risk of penis defects from the Sydney Morning Herald

December 1, 2009: Call to ban BPA baby bottle after 'compelling' breast cancer link from news.com.au

December 1, 2009: Insect repellents linked to genital defects in baby boys from the Guardian UK (click here for a link to the abstract)

November 30, 2009: As increasingly early puberty ups breast cancer risk, researchers search environment for clues from Scientific America

November 30, 2009: Plastics Chemical Phthalate May Shorten Pregnancy from ABC News (click here for a link to the abstract)

November 30, 2009: FDA likely to delay ruling on BPA from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

November 30, 2009: Effects of flame retardants on children’s development unclear from Environmental Health News (click here for a link to the abstract)

November 26, 2009: Chemicals in water alter gender of fish from CBS News

November 19, 2009: Common Plastics Chemicals, Phthalates, Linked to ADHD Symptoms from Science Daily

November 16, 2009: Pilot Study Relates Phthalate Exposure to Less-Masculine Play by Boys from the University of Rochester Medical Center (click here for a link to the abstract)

November 12, 2009: Poll Finds Americans Very Concerned About Exposure to Toxic Chemicals from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

November 11, 2009: BPA raised workers' risk of sexual dysfunction, study says from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (click here for a link to the abstract)

November 10, 2009: Artificial penile tissue improves male rabbits' sex lives and could one day help humans: study from the New York Daily News

November 10, 2009: AMA Adopts Endocrine Society Resolution Calling for New Policies to Decrease Public Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from the Endocrine Society

November 9, 2009: Green Up Your Sex Life from NBC Bay Area

November 9, 2009: 5 Ways To Green Your Bedroom Routine from Your Tango

November 7, 2009: Chemicals in Our Food, and Bodies from the New York Times

November 6, 2009: Research shows pesticide-free homes can be bug-free, too; 'Good housekeeping' is more effective than insecticides from Environmental Health News

November 3, 2009: Consumer group finds unsafe BPA levels in range of foods from the Los Angeles Times

November 2, 2009: Study cites prevalence of BPA from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel