Over the past few years the world has come to know of some of the problems with industrialized China. Lead in everything, using sawdust as filler in food, amazing ecological problems like wide spread pollution. So when I read this report, I can't say that I was surprised in the least.
China is reporting "alarming" rates of birth defects, with an area known for coal mining to be the hardest hit area. However, it seems that other factors are at work because both urban and rural areas are effected by the sad trend. The government says it is going to work on a prevention plan, but I've not found any details on what they think they can do.
This is quite alarming indeed. Chemicals from factories and the widespread pollution does contribute a lot to increasing number of birth defects.
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