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Brain diseases in Punjab children affected by uranium

the presence of the metal in the soil is a dangerous sign and it has a life span of a billion years.

VIDEO Doctors link uranium contamination to disabled Punjab children Channel NewsAsia, Damanjeet Kohli,  19 July 2010 Traces of uranium have been found in a large number of autistic children in India’s northern state of Punjab….. A study was conducted to find out the cause of the growing number of cerebral palsy and epilepsy among children in the district.

It found that nearly 87 per cent of the children at the institute have high levels of uranium – 60 times higher than the acceptable limit…….. “There is a whole spectrum of ill effects of radioactivity and heavy metals. Most common is immunity disorders. With heavy metals, the body’s ability to fight diseases goes down. It affects a person’s overall health. And anyone working in the healthcare sector can tell you the immunity of all Punjabis is going down,” said Pritpal Singh, chairman of the Baba Farid Centre For Special Children.

Some scientists contend that it is too early to say that uranium causes autism and birth defects.

But the presence of the metal in the soil is a dangerous sign and it has a life span of a billion years.

Uranium is a dangerous metal used for tapping nuclear energy or for making modern warfare weapons. Long exposure to it can cause kidney, liver and heart failure.

Its presence in the soil and water signals that Punjab may be in a deep ecological crisis that is affecting the health of the children. -…….

Channel NewsAsia – Doctors link uranium contamination to disabled Punjab children – channelnewsasia.com

July 19, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, India, Uranium | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium