| Solid evidence links lead exposure to
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| | children with blood lead levels of just 2
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| hyperactivity, learning disabilities,
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| | micrograms per deciliter or more were
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| Attention Deficit Disorder and failure to
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| | four times more likely to have ADHD than
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| graduate from high school. Lead poisoning
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| | children with levels below 0.8 microgram
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| is also linked to a tendency toward
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| | per deciliter. The government's
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| violence and other emotional and
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| | "acceptable" blood lead level is 10
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| behavioral problems.
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| | micrograms per deciliter - five times the
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| With over 25 percent of children
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| | amount shown to produce ADHD symptoms.
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| containing blood lead levels high enough
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| | Children are especially susceptible to
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| to lower IQ, cause learning disabilities,
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| | lead and other heavy metal exposure. Even
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| Attention Deficit Disorder, hyperactivity
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| | small amounts of lead, mercury and other
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| and/or disruptive behavior, lead
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| | heavy metals can pose a threat to a
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| poisoning remains a top environmental
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| | child's developing brain.
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| health hazard for children in the United
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| | The CDC estimates that 2.2 percent of
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| States.
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| | U.S. children have lead blood levels high
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| Consider these lead exposure studies and
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| | enough to cause learning disabilities,
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| then seriously consider oral chelation
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| | damage their developing brains, cause
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| therapy to detoxify the body.
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| | seizures and even death. According to the
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| A 2003 study (University of Pittsburgh)
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| | EPA, about 1.7 million children are
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| found that delinquent children were four
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| | affected by lead from water pipes, old
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| times more likely to have elevated
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| | paint, soil, and other sources.
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| concentrations of lead in their bones.
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| | Discuss chelation therapy with your
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| For this study, researchers tested the
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| | health care professional if your child
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| lead bone concentrations of high school
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| | has learning or behavioral issues or has
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| students without behavioral problems
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| | been diagnosed with Attention Deficit
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| against teens convicted in Juvenile
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| | Disorder or autism. Chelation therapy
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| Court.
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| | removes lead, heavy metals and other
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| University of Pittsburgh researchers also
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| | toxins and can greatly improve or
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| found that children with elevated lead
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| | entirely eliminate symptoms.
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| levels were seven times more likely to
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| | EDTA chelation therapy is the most
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| drop out of high school and six times
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| | commonly used detoxification treatment
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| more likely to have a reading disability.
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| | for people with lead poisoning and other
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| Boys with elevated lead levels were more
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| | toxicities. EDTA (ethylene diamine
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| likely to engage in vandalism, arson,
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| | tetra-acetic acid) attaching itself to
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| bullying, shoplifting, and other
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| | heavy metals and carries the metals from
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| delinquent behaviors.
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| | the body. EDTA is safe and FDA-approved
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| A 2006 study (Center for Children's
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| | for treating lead poisoning.
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| Health and the Environment) found that
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