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Do plastic baby bottles cause diabetes and heart disease?

Posted September 16, 2008 - 14:48 by Andrea Dickson

Health and Beauty, Green Living

What? Poisonous infant formula wasn't enough? Plastic baby bottles and the linings of canned food may be linked to diabetes, heart disease, and altered development in infants' brains and glands, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Cheap Way to Get Rid of Plastic Baby Bottles

Posted May 30, 2008 - 06:27 by Carrie Kirby

Food and Drink

Avent bottle and Smuckers bottle

Discovered online: A cheap way to use those Avent bottle nipples without exposing infants to the reported risks of Avent's polycarbonate containers. Mother of invention or mother of all cheapskates?

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Is Plastic Killing Us? The True Cost of Convenience

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty, Green Living

Plastic is really hard to avoid. In fact, it's everywhere. Clothing, mattresses, furniture, carpet - plastic is used to prevent fires as well as food stains.

And now, plastic is in an even more exciting place! Your bloodstream. Can Teflon-coated arteries be far behind?

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