Endocrine disruptor

Lying within the core of the human brain is a small gland known as the pineal gland which is the principal conductor and regulator of the endocrine system. Furthermore, another essential process that the pineal gland undergoes is the secretion of melatonin, an autacoid hormone that controls the body’s circadian rhythm. Aside from controlling the body’s natural circadian rhythm, melatonin is used to cure many different conditions including radiation exposure, Alzheimer’s disease, and tinnitus.…

Pediatric Growth Hormone Injections Children can be treated differently because of their height, which is why it is frequently debated if kids that are shorter than average should be allowed to receive injections of growth hormones. Growth hormones in the past have been used for children who have growth hormone deficiencies or idiopathic short stature (HGH: Is Growth Hormone Safe for Kids? 1). Smaller than average children should not be able to use growth hormone injections if they are healthy…

What does PCOS stand for? PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Did you know that the word Polycystic means “Many cysts.” Is there a known cause for PCOS? What are some of the symptoms and complications that effect women with PCOS? Are there any treatments or at home remedies that can be done or used? These are questions that every woman with PCOS would love to know. As stated By Jane E. Brody from the New York Times “First described in 1935, PCOS was initially called Stein-Leventhal…

The Prostate Gland: An Overview: Anatomy: The prostate gland is shaped as an inverted cone in which the apex is pointing downward, the base is referring upward, and the midgland is sandwiched in between. In an antro-posterior view, the gland lies with its long axis parallel to the anterior rectal wall. It is bordered superiorly by the bladder (ventrally) and the seminal vesicles (dorsally), and inferiorly by the urogenital diaphragm (Jung and Westphalen, 2012). The prostate is separated from…

Endocrine System The endocrine system is basically the network of glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream which regulates activities of cells or organs. The sexual development and function of the body and the metabolism are two examples of what the endocrine systems does. The major contributors to the endocrine system include the pituitary gland, thyroid, hypothalamus, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pineal body, reproductive glands, and the pancreas. The pituitary gland is…

Growth stimulants are usually given to nursing calves which will give the calves a higher weaning weight by five to fifteen percent. The common growth stimulants used are Ralgro (zeranol, synovex C, and compudose which are implanted under the skin of the ear in a pellet. The pellets will not stay under the skin they will dissolve over a period of time which supplies the growth stimulant to the bloodstream. There was been was studies that have shown that he use some implants and the repeated…

different effect on a different aspect of the ocean and the organisms that live in it. One important type of pollutant is an Endocrine disruptor, or to be more specific: Diethyl Phthalate. Said compounds and their results on the live marine organisms need to be studied so that the level at which these chemicals produce harmful effects must be studied, monitored, then reduced. Endocrine Disrupting Compounds levels in the ocean have increased significantly due to the rising levels of pollutants in…

argument to persuade her audiences that green chemists are working cooperatively to develop a field of chemistry that can replace polluting technologies. Weeks uses alternative ways to effectively break down harmful chemicals, methods to break down endocrine disrupters and other chemicals in the environment, and techniques to prevent immense usage of water and energy to enhance the logic and persuasiveness of her argument. Chemicals have been used for thousands of years for different purposes.…

About Theodora Colborn Dr. Theodora Colborn was a toxicologist who founded the quote, “endocrine disruptor.” This term means how chemicals can destroy and affect health of the endocrine system. Colburn earned her Ph.D when she was 58 from the University of Wisconsin (Grossman, Vandenberg, Thayer, & Birnbaum, 2015, pg. A54). Before going back to school, Colborn was a sheep farmer and a grandmother (Motavalli, 1997, pg. 2). Thirty-five years ago, she did research on species of the Great Lakes who…

Community/Public Health undergraduate course chose the “Harmful Effects of Chemicals in the Home” for our final research project. An article on endocrine disruptors from household chemicals and everyday articles in the home piqued my interest even further. What if many of the illnesses in the community or a particular population are related to changes in the endocrine from cleaning supplies, toys,…