Top Children's Health News: Good news in Maryland; High nicotine vaping
Top children's health news hand-picked by our journalists and researchers
October 26, 2017
Top children's health news of the week for Oct. 19 - Oct. 26.
Top News
- Child lead poisoning cases in Maryland drop to lowest levels on record (Source: The Baltimore Sun)
- Why does autism impact boys more often than girls? (Source: Scientific American)
- These baby foods and formulas tested positive for arsenic, lead and BPA in new study (Source: USA Today)
Domestic
- Some Puerto Rico schools reopen, making do without power (Source: NY Times)
- Using high-nicotine e-cigarettes may boost vaping and smoking in teens (Source: Science News)
- 3 San Francisco public schools show high levels of lead in water (Source: SFGate)
International
- Toxic lead found in raw food items in Kolkata (Source: The Times of India)
- Folic Acid and ASDs: A preventive measure against potential effects of pesticide exposures? (Source: EHP)
- Here's why vaccines are so crucial. (Source: National Geographic)
