The controversial chemical BPA may be lurking in the child-friendly canned foods you’ve been serving your kids for dinner, a new report suggests. Breast Cancer Fund researchers tested for bisphenol A ...

Children exposed to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, may be at an increased risk for asthma, a new study suggests. During the study, kids who had greater exposure to BPA at ages 3, 5 and 7 were more ...

It doesn't matter how many smiling cartoon characters decorate a package. If food comes in a can, it's likely to contain the worrisome chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, according to a new study. The study ...

A new study of several leading brands of kids’ canned foods has found various levels of bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenic chemical that has been linked to breast cancer, in 12 cans tested. The Breast ...

What is BPA and How Harmful Is It to Kids? Primarily used in food and drink packaging, ingestion of bisphenol A has recently been linked to obesity, diabetes, and reproductive disorders. Bisphenol A ...

(CBS) BPA, or bisphenol-A, is a chemical found in cans and other food packaging that has been linked to health risks such as cancer and birth defects and the disruption of normal development in babies ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A before birth could affect girls' behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the compound used in the ...

Researchers say unhealthy diets and lack of exercise aren’t the only culprits in obesity. BPA may share some of the blame. In the latest study involving the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A team of researchers from Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, and the Centers for ...

Widely used dental sealants and tooth repair resins contain substances that degrade into the controversial chemical BPA, but dentists can use the product safely in kids if they make sure to wipe or ...

The list of adverse health effects from BPA exposure continues to grow. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is commonly used to line food and beverage cans, and helps to keep plastics flexible, but studies suggest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. According to researchers, some level of BPA is present in ...