Topic: De-Kun Li

Men with high amounts of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine also tend to have impaired semen quality, a new study of factory workers in China reveals.. "Compared with men without detectable urine BPA, those with detectable urine BPA ...
The European study, which included 834 women in Denmark and 1,463 in Finland, found that women who combined more than one mild painkiller at the same time were seven times more likely to give birth to sons with undescended testicles compared ...

BPA May Reduce Sperm Count

Exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA), a controversial chemical found in hard, clear plastics, is thought to increase the risk of birth defects, early puberty, obesity, brain damage, and some forms of cancer.. BPA?which can be found in some baby bottles and water ...
Exposure to a chemical found in food packaging and other plastics, BPA, can reduce the quality of men's semen, according to the findings of a five-year study and one of the few involving humans rather than animal models.. Li and his ...
The common industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to many ills, including reproductive abnormalities, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The results of the analysis, which controlled for potentially confounding factors (including age, heavy metal and other chemical exposures, chronic disease, smoking ...

Pregnant women given OK to drink a coffee a day

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Pregnant women need no longer give up their morning cup of coffee.A research review by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists had found that moderate caffeine consumption probably won't increase the risk of a miscarriage ...
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF PLASTIC BOTTLE RISKS As founder and CEO of baby goods retailer Giggle, Ali Wing does her best to ensure that the strollers, toys, and other gear she sells are as safe as possible. " Wing's worry over ...
High doses of chemical BPA in Chinese factory workers linked to men's sex problems, study saysMale factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of ...

BPA Tied to Impotence in Men

Exposure to high levels of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) significantly raised the risk of sexual dysfunction, including impotence and low sex drive, among Chinese factory workers, a new study has found.. In the study, Li and colleagues examined 230 ...

Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks

Thanks to high-profile celebrities like Brooke Shields, postpartum depression is out of the closet and discussed as something to recognize and treat.. Depression during pregnancy is more common than most people believe, agree Dr. De-Kun Li, a reproductive perinatal epidemiologist in the ...