Posted on 16/06/07
Pollution, plastics affect boys more, group report says
When it comes to many illnesses, boys are the weaker sex by far.The incidence of asthma, autism, childhood cancer, learning disabilities and behavioural disorders, among others, is higher in boys, sometimes startlingly so. Autism, for instance, almost seems like a male preserve, with boys outnumbering girls four to one.
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