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Book Illinois Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System

Download or read book Illinois Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Birth Defects in Illinois Surveillance Report

Download or read book Birth Defects in Illinois Surveillance Report written by John R. Lumpkin and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Illinois

Download or read book Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Illinois written by Naomi M. Morris and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Illinois  1989 2002

Download or read book Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Illinois 1989 2002 written by J. E. Fornoff and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications of the State of Illinois

Download or read book Publications of the State of Illinois written by Illinois. Office of Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book More Than Genes

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  • Author : Dan Agin
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2009-11-02
  • ISBN : 0199745803
  • Pages : 414 pages

Download or read book More Than Genes written by Dan Agin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all shaped by our genetic inheritance and by the environment we live in. Indeed, the argument about which of these two forces, nature or nurture, predominates has been raging for decades. But what about our very first environment--the prenatal world where we exist for nine months between conception and birth and where we are more vulnerable than at any other point in our lives? In More Than Genes, Dan Agin marshals new scientific evidence to argue that the fetal environment can be just as crucial as genetic hard-wiring or even later environment in determining our intelligence and behavior. Stress during pregnancy, for example, puts women at far greater risk of bearing children prone to anxiety disorders. Nutritional deprivation during early fetal development may elevate the risk of late onset schizophrenia. And exposure to a whole host of environmental toxins--methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, pesticides, ionizing radiation, and most especially lead--as well as maternal use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or cocaine can have impacts ranging from mild cognitive impairment to ADHD, autism, schizophrenia, and other mental disorders. Agin argues as well that differences in IQ among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups are far more attributable to higher levels of stress and chemical toxicity in inner cities--which seep into the prenatal environment and compromise the health of the fetus--than to genetic inheritance. The good news is that the prenatal environment is malleable, and Agin suggests that if we can abandon the naive idea of "immaculate gestation," we can begin to protect fetal development properly. Cogently argued, thoroughly researched, and accessibly written, More Than Genes challenges many long-held assumptions and represents a huge step forward in our understanding of the origins of human intelligence and behavior.

Book Annual Report of the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry

Download or read book Annual Report of the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry written by Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book PUBLICATIONS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

Download or read book PUBLICATIONS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: