Abstract Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) has been used as a food, spice, supplement
and flavoring agent and in traditional medicines due to its beneficial characteristics such as …

Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Background Many common environmental chemicals are mammary gland carcinogens in
animal studies, activate relevant hormonal pathways, or enhance mammary gland …

Background In this review, we examine the continually expanding and increasingly
compelling data linking radiation and various chemicals in our environment to the current …

Flavonoids are a major group of phytoestrogens associated with physiological effects, and
ecological and social impacts. Although the estrogenic activity of flavonoids was reported by …

Thousands of organic micropollutants and their transformation products occur in water.
Although often present at low concentrations, individual compounds contribute to mixture …

For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional
concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of “the dose makes the poison,” because …

Persistent organic pollutants comprised of organic chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls,
dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and organochlorinated pesticides which have many …

A number of chemicals present in the environment have been shown to mimic or antagonize
the actions of steroid hormones, an issue often described as “endocrine …

Over recent years, many environmental pollutant chemicals have been shown to possess
the ability to interfere in the functioning of the endocrine system and have been termed …