Receipts may be source of endocrine disruptor: study

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Receipts may be source of endocrine disruptor: study

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Handling receipts may increase the body's level of a chemical that has been linked to reproductive and neurological problems, suggests a new small study. The researchers write in JAMA that bisphenol A - commonly known as BPA - typically enters the body when people eat food from a can. But it can also be absorbed through the skin from receipts, according to the study's lead author. "It's not the main source of exposure, but it's an additional source that wasn't previously recognized," Dr. Shelley Ehrlich of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio told Reuters Health.

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