Hot temps likely not tied to heart birth defects

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Hot temps likely not tied to heart birth defects

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Warm weather is not linked to birth defects of the heart, though unseasonably hot winter days may be associated with the rarest heart defects and requires more study, according to a new study from Israel. Women should be aware of the possibility of an effect, though small, said lead author Keren Agay-Shay of the University of Haifa. "This is also important to decision makers, to understand all possible effects of climate change on" health, she told Reuters Health. ...

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