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Babies concieved in summer at greater risk of birth defects
Babies conceived during the summer months have an elevated risk of birth defects, a new study shows. During the months of April through July, surface water contains elevated levels of certain chemicals and pesticides, and babies conceived during these months have an increased risk of birth defects. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star trailer Ella Enchanted dvd One Hour Photo movie download While birth defects have been linked to the pesticides found in surface water, this is the first study to link this seasonal concentration with the peak of birth defects of babies conceived in the same months. Penelope dvdrip Scream 3 Blindman Bulletproof Monk psp Crying Freeman video Corky Romano The Program movie download Loaded Big Mommas House dvd Further, the correlation between the month of last menstrual activity and higher concentrations of chemicals in surface water was statistically significant for more than half of the 22 categories of birth…
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Judge: tuna warnings are unnecessary
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Should Texas store baby blood?
For almost seven years, the state of Texas has been indefinitely storing blood from nearly all newborns in Texas without their parents’ consent. Wild Things 2 download Never Talk to Strangers movie download Dinner Rush ipod Amityville II: The Possession dvd The blood collected as part of a 44-year-old state-mandated newborn screening program where blood from a baby’s heel so that the state can test for birth defects. The state used to discard the blood after six months and more recently, it was stored for three years before being destroyed. Starting in 2002, the state health department began collecting and keeping the blood indefinitely for current or future medical research. buy Fear of the Dark The Howling release North to Alaska film These samples can be used by the medical community for things like cancer research, birth defect studies, and calibration of lab equipment, says Doug McBride, spokesman for the…
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