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U.S. to Start $3.2 Billion Child Health Study in January A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday. The study will examine hereditary and environmental factors such as exposure to certain chemicals that affect health. Officials said more than $200 million has been spent already and the study is projected to cost $3.2 billion. The study will begin in January when the University of North Carolina and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York start signing up pregnant women whose babies will then be followed to age 21. The people taking part will be from rural, urban and suburban areas, from all income and educational levels and from all racial groups, the NIH said. The aim of the study is to find new ways to conduct research. track public health. prevent or treat illness. speed up development. A. B. C. D. It is expected that through the study the nations health care costs will be lowered in the long run. will be significantly increased. | 
