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Birth defects linked to pesticide use

By redeye
Created May 11 2009 - 7:46pm
Redeye
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May 11, 2009
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Dr.Paul Winchester is a neonatologist in Indianopolis. He was so surprised by the number of birth defects showing up in his small community hospital that he decided to investigate further.

Dr.Paul Winchester is a neonatologist in Indianopolis. He was so surprised by the number of birth defects showing up in his small community hospital that he decided to investigate further.

He looked at the amount of pesticide showing up in the groundwater and found a strong correlation between increased levels of pesticides and date of conception of babies born with birth defects.

 

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