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Old 04-30-2012, 01:50 PM   #1
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When pregnant women are exposed to moderate levels of a common pesticide, their children may experience lasting changes in brain structure linked to lower intelligence, a US study said Monday.




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Really???? I thought that was common knowledge.........or maybe common sense. Forty years ago, when I was an army wife, our govt quaters were sprayed q six weeks for various critters. The first thing the workmen did was ask the lady of the house if she could possibly be pregnant. If we answered in the affirmative, we were asked to open the windows and leave the apartment for 12 hours.
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