What a rotten nation ;-)

Think about these postings, both appeared nearly together in the news.

Posting 1:
Study: American Pesticide Levels Are High (AP)
SAN FRANCISCO - Many U.S. residents carry unhealthy levels of pesticides in their bodies, with children, women and Mexican Americans disproportionately exposed to the toxic chemicals, according to a study to be released Tuesday. The Pesticide Action Network analyzed data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a study of more than 2,648 people tested for levels of 34 pesticides, the environmental group said.

Posting 2:
More Than 4 Percent of Young Americans Infected With Chlamydia
TUESDAY, May 11 (HealthDayNews) -- More than one in 25 young women and men in the United States are infected with the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia. Rates of infection are alarmingly high among young black women (almost 14 percent) and young black men (more than 11 percent), a new study found. The study appears in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Posting 3 (14 May 2004)
U.S. Worried by High Rates of Arthritis
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Approximately one-quarter of American adults have been diagnosed with arthritis and another 17 percent may be suffering from the crippling disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) said on Thursday. ...