That Said, I Know That Any Amount Of Time Feels Like Forever When It Comes To Your Health (or Your Child's!). Because the flame retardants are sprayed on rather than chemically bonded to the product, the molecules migrate out of the products and collect in household dust , where they get on our hands and, inevitably, into our mouths and bodies, says Philip Landrigan, MD, a pediatrician and dean for global health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Studies have linked different formulations to a variety of health problems, but the most worrisome issue is the effects on infants' brain development. "PBDEs are fat-soluble and can easily enter the brain," says Dr. Landrigan. "When that happens to babies in the womb and during infancy, it can result in reduced IQ and a shorter attention span." RELATED: 10 Products You Think Are Healthy, But Aren't Flame-retardant chemicals build up in body fat and, as a result, have been found in breast milk, infant cord blood an

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