Arsenic Exposure in Womb Linked to Respiratory Risks in Babies

U.S. News & World Report - Article Quotes Margaret Karagas, chair and professor of epidemiology and professor of community and family medicine, who is the senior author on a study examining the effects on arsenic exposure on children before birth. The study found that babies exposed to high levels of arsenic in the womb are at increased risk for infections and respiratory symptoms in their first year of life. (Picked up by Health and Doctors Lounge)