Vitanews.netBreaking News Roundup: Tuesday July 29th, 2008
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They're some of the most trusted voices in the defense of vaccine safety:the American Academy of Pediatrics, Every Child By Two, and pediatricianDr. Paul Offit. But CBS News has found these three have something more incommon - financial ties to the industry whose products they promote anddefend. The vaccine industry gives millions to the Academy of Pediatrics forconferences, grants, classes and even helped build their headquarters. Thetotals are kept secret, but public documents reveal bits and pieces. Eating even small amounts of soy products may cut a man's spermconcentration, a study published online last Thursday in the journal HumanReproduction shows. Of the 99 men enrolled in the study, those who saidthey ate the most soy had much lower sperm concentrations than thosewho reported eating no soy. Consumption of the study's 15 soy-basedfoods, from miso soup and tofu to soy burgers, ice cream and energy bars,was low, an average of one serving every other day among the highest-consuming group. The study is the largest to look at soy's effect onhuman male fertility; its findings conflict with those of previous studies . . .Environmental groups say there's nothing pretty about a lot of beauty products. Some contain chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. "What's in them that's making them so hazardous," Gataswondered. The truth is, many mainstream products contain a host of unregulated toxic ingredients. Scientists are particularly interested inphthalates and parabens - chemicals variously linked to breast cancer andother health problems. But don't toss out your makeup bag just yet.Between 2002 and 2005, the number of prescriptions for antidepressantdrugs increased from 154 million to 170 million, according to a report.The head of a cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warningto his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cellphone use because of thepossible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman,director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Herberman isbasing his alarm on early unpublished data. He says it takes too long to getanswers from science and he believes people should take action now —especially when it comes to children. "Really at the heart of my concern isthat we shouldn't wait for a definitive study to come out, but err on theside of being safe rather than sorry later," Herberman said.