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Alarming Increase In Child Asthma
Cases Have Doubled In Last Two Decades
Feb 24, 2003 9:15 pm US/Central
(AP) (NEW YORK) U.S. children are getting asthma at more than double the rate two decades ago, and one of every dozen women of childbearing age has blood mercury levels that could hinder brain development in a fetus, the Environmental Protection Agency said. full story

 

 

 


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