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Hydraulic Fracking Prompts Hospitalization Increase In Pennsylvania

KJ Belonio   |

Jul 18, 2015 12:10 PM EDT

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers analyzed data collected by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council on the number of hospitalizations between 2007 and 2011 in Bradford, Susquehanna and Wayne in northeastern Pennsylvania. As per UPI, the data showed an increase in medical conditions such as heart and neurological illnesses.