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05/08/2008: "Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies"

A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) report

The herbicide atrazine is the second most widely used weedkiller in the U.S., applied to corn and sorghum fields throughout the Midwest and also spread on suburban lawns and gardens. It was banned in Europe after studies linked the chemical to endocrine disruptions in fish and amphibians.

[ One extra reason to choose organic corn products. ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507084013.htm