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RAYON, FIBRE LOSS AND ULCERATION
1.Tampon Associated Vaginal Ulcerations by: Edward G. Freidrich, Jr., M.D., P. Kenneth A. Siegesmund. Ph.D. From: Vol. 55, No. 2 Feb 80 Obstetrics & Gynecology
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3. Textile Research Journal, September, 1996
Summary: FDA scientists discuss health risk associated with dioxin in tampons. Allegations of FDA employees passing off industry-generated dioxin research report as their own. Attention given to the health risks associated with tampons containing dioxin.
Summary: Synergistic activation of estrogen receptor with combinations of environmental chemicals.
Summary: Effects of pesticides on the ratio of 16alpha/2-hydroxyestrone: A biologic marker of breast cancer risk.
SummaryL Pesticides - How research has succeeded and failed to translate science into policy: Endocrinological effects on wildlife.
Summary: Pesticides in drinking water linked to breast cancer.
Environmental oestrogens: Consequences to human health and wildlife. Institute for
Summary: Persistent DDT metabolite p, p'-DDE is a potent androgen receptor antagonist.
Summary: The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: An update on estrogenic environmental pollutants.
Summary: Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens.
Summary: Pesticides - How research has succeeded and failed in informing policy: DDT and the link with breast cancer.
Summary: Persistent DDT metabolite p, p'-DDE is a potent androgen receptor antagonist.
Summary: an article which addresses concerns about how the 104th congress has addressed environmental science issues, including the dangers associated with dioxins.
Summary: an article submitting clinical evidence that rayon breaks up when wet, and that rayon fibers are more likely to remain in the vagina after removal.