This information helps to highlight that the way we go about combating Zika and other vector-borne diseases needs to be thought out more completely in order to minimize other unintended consequences," said John Meeker, U-M professor of environmental health sciences who was senior author and princip
Date: Jun 09, 2017
Category: Health
Source: Google
Common Chemicals May Lower Testosterone Levels, Study Finds
"We found evidence of reduced levels of circulating testosterone were associated with increased phthalate exposure in several key populations, including boys ages 6-12, and men and women ages 40-60," study author John Meeker, of the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, said i
Date: Aug 14, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Study links food-packaging chemical and obesity in girls
Because BPA easily absorbs into fatty tissue, children with obesity could also be more likely to secrete the chemical, said John Meeker, associate professor of environmental health science at the University of Michigan.
Date: Jun 12, 2013
Category: Health
Source: Google
BPA exposure makes male mice less masculine, attractive
It also suggests that researchers may need to look beyond adult hormone levels when designing BPA studies in humans, says John Meeker, Sc.D., an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, in Ann Arbor.
"These findings may help explain why these chemicals were associated with fertility issues in other studies," said lead researcher John Meeker, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.