Guy Bertrand Pouokam Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely used chemical in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, also used in food contact materials, leading to potential consumer exposure through food. A very large number of publications on the toxicity and endocrine... Read more
Source: Allafrica.com In the last decade, the significant increase in obesity, certain types of diabetes and related heart diseases in Nigeria hasraised critical issues related to fast foods, their high fat content, calories and possibly poisoning and hygiene related... Read more
Christian K. Adokoh The festival for the 2009 World Breastfeeding Week which took place from August 12 2009 in Wale wale (Northern Region of Ghana), was a seven-day program devoted to encouraging mothers to early and exclusively breastfeed their babies so as to... Read more
Orish Ebere Orisakwe Protecting drinking-water resources is a key factor in preventing health effects: waterborne disease might claim both infectious and toxic exposure, thus contributing the onset of severe diseases. In Nigeria it is estimated that water supply and... Read more
Chiara Frazzoli and Alberto Mantovani The risk of developing metabolic disorders in adult life is influenced by environmental factors that operate during pre- and early postnatal development. In fact, even thoughmuch of the rise in obesity pandemic is attributed to... Read more
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