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    Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Autism and early exposure to traffic pollution linked

    In a finding that points to a link between environmental toxins and autism, a new study shows that children who were exposed to the highest levels of traffic-related air pollution during gestation and in early infancy were three times more likely to be diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disorder than were those whose early exposure to such pollutants was very low.
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    In a finding that points to a link between environmental toxins and autism, a new study shows that children who were exposed to the highest levels of traffic-related air pollution during gestation and in early infancy were three times more likely to be...

    Tags: Air Pollution, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Psychiatry, Behavioral Conditions

    2. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Studies expand on soda's role in growing obesity

    As public health leaders step up their efforts to temper Americans' thirst for sugar-sweetened beverages, a new set of published studies has found that removing sugary drinks from kids' diets slows weight gain in heavy teens and reduces the odds that normal-weight children will become obese.
    As public health leaders step up their efforts to temper Americans' thirst for sugar-sweetened beverages, a new set of published studies has found that removing sugary drinks from kids' diets slows weight gain in heavy teens and reduces the odds that...

    Tags: Politics, Medical Research, Coca-Cola Co., Science, Diseases and Illnesses

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