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Discovery Of Link Between Birth Defect Gastroschisis And The Agricultural Chemical Atrazine
05 February 2010
In a study to be presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that demonstrate a link between the birth defect...
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New African Union Chair's Focus To Include Food Security; First Ladies Discuss HIV/AIDS
04 February 2010
The African Union (AU) Summit concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday with newly elected AU chairman Bingu Wa Mutharika, of Malawi, encouraging African leaders to make agriculture and food security a top priority...
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Household Pesticides Contaminate Storm Runoff And Sewage Treatment Outflow
04 February 2010
Pyrethroids, among the most widely-used home pesticides, are winding up in California rivers at levels toxic to some stream-dwellers, possibly endangering the food supply of fish and other aquatic animals, according to a new...
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