INQUIRER.net: Doctors raise alarm over kids’ rising exposure to lead, diminished brain power

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Doctors raise alarm over kids' rising exposure to lead, diminished brain power Jul 31st 2013, 10:17 MANILA, Philippines—Pediatricians raised the alarm on Wednesday, on the susceptibility of most Filipino kids to lead exposure, greatly diminishing their brain power.   Doctors have expressed concern with the steadily increasing use of the heavy metal in consumer products.   A World Health Organization (WHO) finds some 120 million people overexposed to lead, 99 percent of whom are in developing countries.  An American environmentalist described lead poisoning as "an epidemic completely preventable without waiting for new technologies or treatment."   In Wednesday's forum "MISLEAD: Lead Contamination in Children," organized by the Philippine Pedi... Keep on reading: Doctors raise alarm over kids' rising exposure to lead, diminished brain power Media files: kids.jpg (image/jpeg)

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