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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Smoking, Lead Exposure and ADHD

Here's an article worth reading if you want to know measures to decrease the risk of having children with ADHD.


Exposure To Tobacco And Lead Linked To ADHD In Children

Researchers in the US found that exposure to tobacco in the womb and to lead during childhood was linked to a particularly high risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, suggesting that while we tend to focus on treatment for ADHD, eliminating such exposures might prevent the condition in many hundreds of thousands of children.

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