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CHICAGO (AP) — Exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A before birth
could affect girls’ behavior at age 3, according to the latest
study on potential health effects of the compound used in the
manufacturing of some plastic drink bottles and food can
linings. WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Diane Stern reports Preschool-aged
girls whose mothers had relatively high urine levels of BPA
during pregnancy scored worse but still within a normal range on
behavior measures including anxiety and hyperactivity than other
young girls. Read: BPA Info For Parents The results are not
conclusive and experts not involved in the study said factors
other than BPA might explain the results. The researchers
acknowledge that “considerable debate” remains about whether BPA
is harmful, but say their findings should prompt additional
research. The researchers measured BPA in 244 Cincinnati-area
mothers’ urine twice during pregnancy and at childbirth. The
women evaluated their childre