Lead Poisoning Effects May Be Reversible; Children's Intelligence Scores Rise With Blood-Measure Reductions From: The Washington Post | Date: April 7, 1993 | Copyright 1993 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Children with moderate lead poisoning scored better on intelligence tests after the amount of lead in their blood was reduced, researchers said today.

The findings, reported in Wednesday's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, offer tentative hope that some of the effects of lead poisoning can be reversed, although researchers cautioned that their results do not establish a cause-and-effect connection.

"The relationship we see here is consistent with the id...

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