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A better link: “Since there was no identifiable cause for prepubertal gynecomastia in the three patients we reported, we speculated that environmental factors
by staplers 9y ago
A better link:
“Since there was no identifiable cause for prepubertal gynecomastia in the three patients we reported, we speculated that environmental factors might be contributing to their condition. Together, the case histories and NIEHS in vitro studies provide support for our hypothesis that topical exposure to lavender and tea tree oils likely caused gynecomastia in the three patients.”
- https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/lavender-tea-tree-oils-may-cause-breast-growth-boys https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/lavender-tea-t...
- zmk_ 9y agoSample size of 3?!
- deusum 9y agoThree boys and a lab test of cancer cells. And they don't expect long term effects from the oils. The article title is a bit sensationalist, but a thorough investigation is arguably worthwhile
- tritium 9y agoHmmm, so a there's a broad suspicion that endocrine disruption is a widespread problem, and suddenly we see a dubious article provoking confusion, and possibly a lot of very costly research only to determine we might've been barking up the wrong tree? This story sounds familiar... [0] [0] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2146171.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2146171.stm
- lvs 9y agoThis piece refers to a NEJM article from 2007, whereas the link above refers to unpublished work that seems to have solely a press release. (I wish press offices would stop this practice. It's terribly corrosive.)