[pct-l] rural verses urban

[Spring]

There is probably a water related reason for this, but it ain't giardia.  The primary thing that rural people have is less health care, including far fewer dentists.  The secondary factor is that farm youth are exposed to a higher level of pesticides than city youth.  Even if children do not work in the fields, they are exposed to the chemicals that do show up in their drinking water.  The result is that rural youth have a higher incidence of such diseases as Parkinson's disease.

Respectfully, a former farm youth,  Spring



>From: jack kendrick <jackkendrick84 at frontier.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] rural verses urban

>
>Many
 years ago I read of a study where military personal from urban and 
rural areas were compared as to their respective state of health while 
in the service. Those from the >rural areas were more frequently sick 
than those from the urban areas. So make what you will of this.