Thursday, February 25, 2010

WORLD OF LEARNING: TOXINS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

"Do Toxins Cause Autism?" The New York Times/Nicholas Kristof 2/24/10

It's time to get over the histrionics that sometimes enter discussions of a connection between the environment and the increase in developmental disorders in recent decades. Kristof, citing an article in the professional journal Current Opinion in Pediatrics, takes an important step in that direction. It's a subject that is also covered in a new book, Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, recently featured on All Things Considered.

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