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Pollution During Pregnancy Makes Kids Dumber: Study

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 23, 2009 10:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Smog might be just as bad for your brain as it is for your lungs, a study finds. Researchers monitored the air pollution 249 mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, then monitored their children. They found that high pollution levels corresponded to a four-point drop... Read full story »

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