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European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next? European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next?
European Union Bans Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Linked To Cancer, Fertility Fears: Is US Next? A chemical used in many gel nail polishes is now banned in all 27 European Union countries. According to Newsweek, EU regulators classify trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) as a substance suspected of causing cancer, genetic mutations, or harming fertility. Under EU cosmetics law, chemicals in that category are prohibited in beauty products. The ban applies to all cosmetics containing TPO, even those purchased before the Sept. 1 deadline. Nail salons and technicians cannot use up old stock, sell it, or give it away. Instead, they must switch to compliant formulas, Newsweek repor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Dorchester, MA
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Heavy Work Makes The Sperm Work, Brigham & Women’s Study Says Heavy Work Makes The Sperm Work, Brigham & Women’s Study Says
Heavy Work Makes The Sperm Work, Brigham & Women’s Study Says Physically demanding jobs led to 46% higher sperm concentrations for the 377 participants of a new study from researchers at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.  The study, published in the journal of Human Reproduction, asked participants, who were all male partners in couples seeking infertility treatment at a fertility center, to report information on the types and amount of physical labor they performed at their jobs from 2015 to 2019. Semen samples taken from participants were analyzed, and suggested that heavy lifting makes for better testicular function. Of the participant…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Hackensack, NJ
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How HackensackUMC Doctors Saved Mom's Fertility How HackensackUMC Doctors Saved Mom's Fertility
How HackensackUMC Doctors Saved Mom's Fertility MaryBeth Stancato of New Milford always knew she wanted several children.  At the age of 37, the mother of three children and her husband wanted a fourth child.  But, she wasn’t sure if she would be able to have another baby. “Two years ago, my cycle was changing in that both the duration and frequency of my period had increased,” Stancato said. “I was getting my period almost every two weeks and it was lasting for two weeks. I constantly felt as though I had my period. And, it was very heavy.” The bleeding was so heavy that Stancato was given a blood transfusion. It was determined that …

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by Cecilia Levine