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Oh brother. Those were my first thoughts when I read yet another study designed to scare the breath out of us, literally. This time around, it’s air pollution making babies dumb in utero (that means before they’re born). The study, of 249 poor kids in New York City linked exposure to air pollution before birth with lower IQ scores later in life, which researchers said bolstered evidence that bad air may harm the developing brain. Words like “link,” “may,” “suggest,” “associated with” and “could” make me very nervous when used in frightening studies like this one that not only cause worry over the health of our children but could, might, may, probably will, be used to create even more restrictive regulations for benefits that are at best uncertain. Basics from the study: The moms wore air monitors for 48 hours during the last few months of pregnancy to gauge inner-city pollution exposure. Of the 249 kids...
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