NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Everyday exposure to perchlorate, an industrial chemical found in drinking water and a range of foods, may not impair thyroid function in pregnant women, a new study ...

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the list of foods contained the highest concentration of perchlorate but these foods were just tested for the presence of ...

AS discussed in Chapter 4, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling is one of the methods of choice for determining human equivalent exposures and adjusting default uncertainty factors ...

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WASHINGTON — A new report by the National Academies’ National Research Council on the health effects of perchlorate, a chemical that in high doses can decrease thyroid function in humans and that is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baby food, in particular, had the highest levels of perchlorate. Food & Wine / Getty Images Some experts are raising a red flag ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exposure to EDCs may cause thyroid dysfunction, especially among pregnant women and infants. More research is ...

Concerning perchlorate, the horse has already left the barn (C&EN, May 14, page 39). We have been exposed to perchlorate for decades with no adverse effects on infants or children. The problem is one ...

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