Background/Context: Poor oral health can lead to emotional, functional, social, and psychological disturbances, especially in children. Tooth decay is a microbial disease modified by host …
Within the public health realm, social determinants of health are a common topic that explains the ways that social, economic, political, institutional, and other factors …
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health problems facing children today. Research has shown that obesity has origins in the prenatal and early …
Background: Early-life exposure to triclosan may affect thyroid hormone homeostasis during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood, which in turn may adversely affect neurodevelopment. However, to our …
Introduction: The World Health Organization estimated that in 2012, 12.6 million deaths (23% of all deaths) were attributable to environmental factors. There is a growing …
Prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants can significantly increase the risk of birth defects. These exposures directly affect the population via water, soil, and air. There …
In November 2018, Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Chemical Management Plan Science Committee (CMP-SC) met to discuss adopting a public health approach …
Arsenic is a known toxic and pervasive environmental exposure, associated with adverse health outcomes, even at low levels. Folic acid facilitates the excretion of arsenic …
Phthalates and phenols are readily detected in human breast milk, but the contribution of breast milk feeding to an infant’s exposure to these chemicals is …
Abstract of Urinary Triclosan Concentrations during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes, by Taylor M. Etzel, ScM, Brown University, May 2017 Background: Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical …