birth defects

Spring is in the Air, but Maybe Wait on Those Birds and Bees

Study shows pesticide levels likely linked to birth defects in babies conceived during spring and summer months

It seems like every couple of years there are some new baby rules. Don’t lay them down on their stomachs. Don’t lay them down on their backs. Do yoga while pregnant. Don’t do yoga while pregnant. Breast feed. Don’t breast feed. In light of a new study, the latest piece of baby advice you might hear from your doctor may be “don’t conceive in the spring or summer.”

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Missing Links

A Plague Upon Ye

Locust swarms to bring out the fear of god

Also in today's links: coal-fueled birth defects, cheap laptops, stolen dung, and more.

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