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Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. EHP's mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing in a balanced and objective manner the best peer-reviewed research and most current and credible news of the field. With an impact factor of 6.12, EHP is the top monthly journal in public, environmental, and occupational health and the second-ranked monthly journal in environmental sciences. The environmental health sciences include many fields of study and increasingly comprise a multidisciplinary research area. EHP publishes articles from a wide range of scientific disciplines encompassing basic research; epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; relevant ethical, legal, social, environmental justice, and policy topics; longitudinal human studies; in vitro and in vivo animal research with a clear relationship to human health; and environmental medicine case reports. Because children are uniquely sensitive to their environments, EHP devotes a research section specifically to issues surrounding children's environmental health. Search current issue and archives for journal articles related to your topic.

This was one of the first articles that I looked in depth at and pretty much read all of. It presents some of the original research done on the effects Bisphenol-A on reproductive development and mammary gland formamation and how in the process led to a noticeable pattern between exposure and weight gain. The study of obesogens is a new field that was in a way accidentally discovered. It has been hypothesized that estrogen causes embryonic cells to develop into fat cells through a process called adipogenesis by chemicals called organotins. New research to support this is addressed in this article.

Access to scientific literature is very important for the scientific work in developing countries . As a result of different projects  a large collection of  e-journals is now available for researchers in developing countries. The number of Open Access Journals is growing steadily as we can see in the Directory of Open Access Journals. Major UNO organizations like WHO, FAO and UNEP have their specific programs for the scientific institutions in low-income countries. Finally a lot of universities, institutes and other organizations are supporting access programs. The most important are INASP, eIFL and eJDS.

An article discussing how the area of research of obesity as a result of endocrine disrupting chemical exposure could be a beneficial area for intervention and prevention studies of obesity. This was one of the first articles I found directly addressing how endocrine disrupting chemical exposure can lead to a predisposition to obesity

This was one of the first articles that I looked in depth at and pretty much read all of. It presents some of the original research done on the effects Bisphenol-A on reproductive development and mammary gland formamation and how in the process led to a noticeable pattern between exposure and weight gain. The study of obesogens is a new field that was in a way accidentally discovered. It has been hypothesized that estrogen causes embryonic cells to develop into fat cells through a process called adipogenesis by chemicals called organotins. New research to support this is addressed in this article.

This source is probably the biggest contribution to my paper. I accidentally shared it twice because I couldn't figure out how to edit the tags on this one since it didn't come from my library. I shared it before I figured out how to share the sources from my library to the group, I thought I had to do it separately.

This is a letter addressing the "obesogen theory" and how the government could play a role in the prevention of obesity through the implementation of beter food regulations. I thought it was interesting to see a current letter addressing my topic and maybe it's a type source other people can look for that they may not have initially thought of.

A link in this article led me to another useful source. I didn't know that the White House was involved with this and that obesogens were brought to their attention until I read this letter. Bruce Blumberg signed the letter and since many of my sources are about his studies I thought it was neat how this letter tied together some of my research.

Section of Our Stolen Future about vinclozolin. After searching around the web about this fungicide, it was interesting to see that most sources indicate that this chemical is not harmful. But, as we learned in class, recent research indicates otherwise.

This document is the web site for the book titled Our Stolen Future. There are numerous sections with "more..." links to full pages on the summarized topic. This is a great tool for my project.

Highlighted text indicates areas applicable to my topic.

Nuclear hormone receptor proteins form a class of ligand activated proteins that, when bound to specific sequences of DNA serve as on-off switches for transcription within the cell nucleus. These switches control the development and differentiation of skin, bone and behavioral centers in the brain, as well as the continual regulation of reproductive tissues.

At this upcoming conference and past conferences (see conference history), top scientists, studying endocrine disruption effects on humans and wildlife, meet to share the latest findings. Look over the program for topics and scientists - may be useful in identifying a topic for your project. I have attended two of these conferences and they were excellent and very current.

Brandon, Order this from ILL. This is not the one I told you about it class, I am still searching to relocate that one. This may be of interest, though.