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...recent studies have concluded there is no link between phthalate exposure and puberty effects in young girls, we find it troubling that TIME included a reference to phthalates in your article about early sexual development [HEALTH, Oct. 30]. Phthalates are added to plastic to impart flexibility and are used in medical devices, toys, food packaging and a variety of other products, such as pharmaceuticals and personal-care products. Phthalates are among the most thoroughly studied compounds in the world. There has been more than 50 years of extensive research, testing and use of phthalates without any confirmed reports of adverse...
...fashion statement. But Finnish researchers have found that little oval-shaped plastic bumpers that fit into undergarments can protect fragile hipbones. In a study of seniors, nearly all the oldsters who wore the protectors over their hips survived a fall with joints intact. (Good thing, because up to 30% of the elderly who break a hip can be expected to die within a year.) The crash helmets for hips are recommended for people with osteoporosis, especially those who suffer dizzy spells or are otherwise tumble prone. Whether old folks can be persuaded to wear them, though, is anyone's guess...
...hitting a few more buttons to send it through the ether. Skeptical at first about browsing the Web on a screen the size of a drink coaster, we were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was both to enter Web addresses and write e-mail with the slim gray plastic stylus included with the camera...
...partygoers dove into the surrounding bushes and scampered off. By the time the officers exited their car, the entrance to the house was silent and its lights had been extinguished. But a few tell-tale signs remained: The front hall smelled of beer, and the floor was covered in plastic cups...
...Klansman's hood and get drastically different readings. Tweak its four ends and a swastika emerges. There are familiar evocations of the crucified Jesus in this piquant Christmas tome (actually more a Good Friday book), but Klein lets her imagination roam wild through pictures of trapeze artists, surfboarders, plastic cutlery and body sculpture. The figure can reveal or conceal --or both, as in the David Seidner photo here. We can think of a few pious folks this book would make, well, cross. But it's sure to suit any lapsed Catholic or devout fetishist...