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<span class="fsl"><b>Remember Fallujah Week 2012: The Alarming
Rise in Birth Defects in Fallujah</b><br>
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Since the US siege in 2004, there has been a staggering rise in
the number of birth defects in the Iraqi town of Fallujah. A
study in 2010 led the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch
an inquiry into the rise in birth defects such as malformed
limbs, extra toes or fingers, congenital heart diseases and
brain dysfunctions - the report for which will come out later
this year. <br>
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Now a new study has come out that links the rise in birth
defects to the metals in munitions used by US forces. Join us
for a ta
<div class="text_exposed_show">lk with the environmental
toxicologist who authored the study, Dr. Mozhgan
Savabieasfahani. <br>
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</b><b><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="location"><span
class="visible"><span class="fcb"><span class="fcb"><span>Sargent
College of Health and Rehabilita</span><wbr><span
class="word_break"></span><span>tion Sciences,
Rm. 218, 635 Commonweal</span><wbr><span
class="word_break"></span>th Ave.</span></span></span></span></span></b><br>
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content="2012-11-12T16:00:00-08:00"><span class="fsl"><a
href="http://www.facebook.com/events/calendar/2012/November/12"
ajaxify="/ajax/calendar/day_box.php?day=1352707200&invites_link=0"
rel="dialog" role="button">Monday, November 12, 2012</a>
7 to 9 PM<br>
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An article discussing the recent study: <a
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Ross discussing this on Al Jazeera English:<br>
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An article discussing the 2010 study, also involving Dr.
Savabieasfahani:<br>
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href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/30/faulluja-birth-defects-iraq"
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class="word_break"></span><span>world/2010/dec/30/</span><wbr><span
class="word_break"></span>faulluja-birth-defects-iraq</a><br>
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