Should DDT Be Used to Combat Malaria?

Monday, May 4, 2009 - 11:56 in Health & Medicine

A panel of scientists recommended today that the spraying of DDT in malaria-plagued Africa and Asia should be greatly reduced because people are exposed in their homes to high levels that may cause serious health effects. [More]

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