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Pesticide Exposure May Increase Autism Risk

Limited study posits link between disorder and environmental factor

(Newser) - Certain pesticides may be partially responsible for causing autism, a small study reveals. The autism rate among the children of 29 women living near California fields sprayed with organochlorine pesticides was six times higher than that in kids of women living farther away, the LA Times reports. But researchers warn... More »

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