| #1008681 in Books | 2011-03-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .56 x5.88 x8.93l,.78 | File type: PDF | 256 pages||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| "Important Information Enclosed"|By benny|Having recently completed "Toxic Bodies" I chose to title my thoughts as noted above. Dr. Langston has presented the research and the conclusions about the heavy use of DES in our medical and agricultural systems in a manner that is readable and understandable for persons with lesser scientific backgrounds. She does this in a story like||
“Like [Rachel] Carson, Langston uses lively and even lyrical writing. . . to tell the story of the risks posed by synthetic compounds currently found in pesticides, pharmaceuticals and plastics, such as BPA.”--Shawn Doherty, The Capita
In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Although researchers knew that DES caused cancer and disrupted sexual development, doctors prescribed it for millions of women, initially for menopause and then for miscarriage, while farmers gave cattle the hormone to promote...
You easily download any file type for your device.Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES | Nancy Langston.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
