Can kitty litter cause birth defects?

Toxoplasmosis cats pregnant women

The question hints at one of the great dilemmas of cat loving women who want to have a child. There are millions of pages on the Internet about pregnancy and toxoplasmosis. It is the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii which causes the disease toxoplasmosis. The question refers to birth defects in a human newborn child. The …

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Online newspapers distort the connection between extreme PMS and cats

Woman with PMS

The online news media have once again misrepresented a scientific study. This happens a lot. It is all over the internet: that there might be a connection between cats and the worse type of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) which is described as premenstrual dysphoric disorder. For example: ‘Why your cat might be causing your PMS …

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Scientifically Reviewing the Link between Feline Toxoplasmosis and Human Schizophrenia

Introduction: this is an article by a respected enthusiast and cat expert, Sarah Hartwell, the owner and author of Messybeast.com, in which she reviews the link between feline toxoplasmosis and human schizophrenia with particular reference to a recently well-quoted study, which has been so assiduously discussed in the online news media (including on TIME) …

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Prevention of Human Toxoplasmosis Prezi

This is a carefully produced prezi on the prevention of human toxoplasmosis. A “prezi”, for people unfamiliar with the word, is a modern and more flexible version of the usual presentation using online software. I think it is an ideal way to present information about a tricky topic, which is often presented by scientists …

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Irresponsible Online Newspapers Harmful To Cat

The continued stories in online newspapers about the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and how it can infect people and travel to the brain is harmful to the image of domestic cats. The problem is that the whole thing is being exaggerated and misrepresented. They keep chewing on the same thing, putting a new spin on …

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