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Camphor linked to Childhood Seizures


I found this article interesting. It talks about a link between Camphor and childhood seizures:

http://www.physorg.com/news160830532.html

My mom used to rub this stuff on us all the time when we had a cold when we were kids.
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Yep, it's been discussed here before: Camphor-containing products tied to kids seizures

The article you referenced mentioned it's prevalence in roach/pest control products. That was news to me.
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