August 5, 2005

The Mass Mercury Poisoning Incident in Iraq

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/jernelov3

The paragraph relevant to this conversation:

"The crisis did provide doctors with some greater understanding of how to detect methyl mercury poisoning. "Quiet baby syndrome," for example, when mothers praise their babies for never crying, is now considered a warning sign for methyl mercury-induced brain damage in children."

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