Last week, The New York Times ran an opinion column by Nicholas D. Kristof titled “This Is Your Brain on Toxins,” which discusses the hazards that endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose to public health, putting the danger on par with that of smoking and lead.
Upon reading the piece, SOT President Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman and Vice President Norbert E. Kaminski felt that a response was needed to remind people of the science that has been done and still needs to be done regarding these chemicals. That response, written by President McKeeman, was published this week as a “Letter to the Editor” in The New York Times, in which she urges “people look beyond the rhetoric to see if the science supports the claims being made.” You can read the full response on the Times’ website.