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Environmental pollution linked to 450 percent boost in birth defects

Kathleen Blanchard in EmaxHealth, 22 Oct 2011.

Environmental pollution linked to 450 percent boost in birth defects.

Scientists say environmental pollutants raise the chances of some birth defects as much as 450 percent.

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New research links pesticides to cardiovascular disease

stressed heartENEWSPF, Washington DC, 14 October 2011

Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have found that environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. 

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Young farmers: a growing movement

first organic carrot grown at Moosicorn RanchBy Fran Korten, Yes Magazine, 20 Sept 2011

In spite of the daily discouraging environmental, political, and economic news, coaxing living things to grow somehow seems to make folks optimistic.

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Roundup and birth defects researcher presents findings to German government

Prof Andres Carrasco, MDEarth Open Source, 3 Oct 2011

On 28 September 2011, the scientist at the centre of the global row over glyphosate/Roundup herbicide and birth defects met with representatives of the German government to present his scientific findings that Roundup herbicide and the chemical on which it is based, glyphosate, cause birth defects in laboratory animals.[1]

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