"Unborn babies soaked in chemicals, study finds
Average of 287 contaminants found in cord blood of U.S. infants.
WASHINGTON - Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, according to a report released Thursday.
Although the effects on the babies are not clear, the survey prompted several members of Congress to press for legislation that would strengthen controls on chemicals in the environment...."
Nic Says: This is an interesting article, click on the link to read more. It is a pretty horrific thought, although I guess not surprising. What is amazing to me, is the adaptability of the human organism, for the most part. It certainly warrants a lot of serious thought and study, as to how much these toxic chemicals influence our health and disease! From my point of view it is just common sense that the effect cannot help be detrimental.
