Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Phthalates are one of the most widely used plasticizers in polymer products, and they are
increasingly being exposed to people all over the world, generating health concerns …

The obesity pandemic is presumed to be accelerated by endocrine disruptors such as
phthalate-plasticizers, which interfere with adipose tissue function. With the restriction of the …

Abstract Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and its substitute 1, 2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic
acid diisononyl ester (DINCH) are widely used as plasticizers but may have adverse health …

Organic contaminants (OCs) are ubiquitous in the environment, posing severe threats to
human health and ecological balance. In particular, OCs and their metabolites could interact …

Excess body weight constitutes one of the major health challenges for societies and
healthcare systems worldwide. Besides the type of diet, calorie intake and the lack of …

Phthalates owing to their endocrine-disrupting effects are regulated in certain products,
leading to their replacement with substitutions such as di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate …

Rutin, also called quercetin-3-rhamnosyl glucoside, is a natural flavonol glycoside present in
many plants. Rutin is used to treat various diseases, such as inflammation, diabetes, and …

In 2015, The European Commission tasked the Scientific Committee on Emerging and
Newly-Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) to revise its 2008 opinion on medical devices …

Background Exposure to individual phthalates and the mediation effect of oxidative stress in
association with asthma and allergic symptoms have been studied previously. Little is …