Small amounts of lead may damage children's kidneys

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 17:14 in Health & Medicine

Small amounts of lead in the bodies of healthy children and teens - amounts well below the levels defined as "concerning" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - may worsen kidney function, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study published in the Jan. 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

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