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High levels of lead in human bone, and not just blood, are dangerous to one's health, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Medical School...
...past, some researchers had speculated that lead in bone might seep into the bloodstream during that process and pose a risk...
...they had no means of proving their hypothesis--until the development of the X-ray fluorescence instrument, which measures levels of lead in bone, according...
...their study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Harvard researchers demonstrated a connection between lead in the mineral matrix of the bone and deficiencies in red blood cells and hemoglobin in the bloodstream...
...suddenly at their side was Navarro, whispering the long-awaited words: "The Holy Father is going to see you privately." Ushered into a reception room, TIME's visitors soon saw a smiling but slightly stooped John Paul, who entered leaning on the wooden cane made necessary by his recent bone- replacement surgery. He looked otherwise pink-cheeked and robust. Of his mind, there was no doubt. To their congratulations for being chosen Man of the Year, John Paul expressed thanks, then added, mischievously, "I see that in the past, you have given this honor to Lech Walesa and to Pope...