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Study finds link between BPA, behavior of toddlers

RALEIGH, N.C. - Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published this week by a scientist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The findings, which are preliminary, are the first to connect behavior problems in humans with the chemical bisphenol A, a key component of plastic...

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