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04/09/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Scientists shocked as common pesticides are confirmed to accelerate puberty in boys by drastically altering hormone production

Environmental exposure to common pesticides speeds up the onset of puberty in boys, a new study found. Researchers at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China found that a class of pesticide called pyrethroid accounted for more than 30% of pesticide use around the world. Pyrethroids are commonly used both indoors and outdoors to kill mosquitoes and other bugs. The […]

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