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Health & MedicineLavender Revolution: Plant essences linked to enlarged breasts in boys
Two natural ingredients in many hair- and skin-care products act like a female sex hormone and can cause abnormal breast development in boys.
By Ben Harder -
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If the estrogenic properties of lavender oil and tea tree oil are actually sufficient to produce these effects in young boys, could they produce potentially more serious negative impacts on women with estrogen-positive breast cancer? I know that some oncologists recommend products containing tea tree oil to help relieve problems experienced by women undergoing chemotherapy. […]
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ChemistrySweet Synthesis: Fructose product could replace chemicals from oil
A new study describes the efficient use of fructose toward making a renewable building block for many useful chemicals.