Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity
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Rudy Giuliani never misses an opportunity to remind people about his track record in fighting crime as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
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About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 3--DURHAM -- Federal regulators want to take a closer look at Durham's lead testing results.
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New research suggests the "natural" mental decline associated with aging could be linked to the effects of lead exposure from decades past.
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NEW YORK  - A study of elderly men shows that the higher their cumulative exposure to lead in everyday life, the lower were their scores on a variety of cognitive tests -- and the worse the deterioration over time.
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Parents worried about toy safety after a record year of recalls can now look through a list of more than 1,200 items that a coalition of public interest groups has tested for lead and other harmful chemicals, though toy industry officials say the list may cause unnecessary alarm.
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Researchers studied the DNA of African-American men, who are at much greater risk
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(HealthDay News) - Since exposure to even low amounts of lead among children can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems, it's important for parents to prevent exposure at home.
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By JAN BARRY, STAFF WRITER  RINGWOOD  A trace amount of lead was found in a deer taken from a section of Ringwood State Park where lead-based paint waste was dumped decades ago.  Two other deer shot there in January had not been contaminated by lead, the U.S.
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A new report showed Wednesday that immigrant children are five times more likely to suffer from lead poisoning than U.S.-born children in New York City.
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NEW YORK  - The case of a child who  suffered lead poisoning after swallowing a toy pendant should  serve as a warning that the toxic metal can be present in  unsuspected sources, according to Oregon health officials.
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MONDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A study of Texas residents suggests that tiny metallic bits of air pollution could account for some cases of lung cancer.
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U.S. environmental regulators are considering removing lead, a heavy metal linked to learning problems in children, from a list of regulated pollutants because past rules have greatly reduced levels of the toxin.
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Shotgun pellets and other ammunition left in carcasses are giving many of the nearly extinct vultures lead poisoning, a new study shows.
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The forensic science of processing and identifying the dead
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Children with lead poisoning will have greater access to a new screening system that measures lead levels in blood in as little as three minutes, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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A biological defect in the way blood flows in the brain rather than a psychological defect could be one reason why some people become criminal psychopaths, a new study shows.