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By Ted Schettler MD MPH What is health? How do we measure it? What determines it? A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute takes a turn at answering these questions. “County Health Rankings: Mobilizing action toward community health” combines weighted measures of health outcomes and health [...] By Ted Schettler MD, MPH Testimony in support of House Bill 33; General Assembly of Maryland An Act concerning child care articles and toys containing bisphenol A (Note this legislative testimony provides a brief history of the science on the chemical bisphenol A.) Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of House Bill 33. My name [...] By Ted Schettler MD MPH Bisphenol A, a chemical used in many consumer products, is much in the news and the topic of considerable debate. BPA has estrogenic properties and has been linked with a number of health effects, primarily in animal studies. Some adverse impacts in people are suggested by preliminary investigations. Concerns are justified [...] |
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