Health Tip: Symptoms of Lead Poisoning
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(HealthDay News) -- Children are most often exposed to lead in the form of dust from floors, windowsills, paint and dirt. Lead was frequently used in paints and home building materials before 1978.
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Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.
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Mexican cantaloupe irrigated with water from sewage-tainted rivers. Candy laced with lead. Chinese toothpaste is not the only concern for U.S. consumers wary of the health risks posed by imported goods.
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Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in America. Once each minute in this country, someone dies from it. And, all too often, early symptoms go unrecognized until too late.
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By JOE KILLIAN  GREENSBORO -- Results of the first round of tests at Barber Park were released Tuesday, showing high levels of toxins in the soil and groundwater but low levels of heavy metals.
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Lead poisoning in children may be a bigger UK public health issue than is currently appreciated, say experts.
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Coolers for storing breast milk, a baby bottle cooler and a vinyl pacifier carrying case were among products found to have high levels of lead by an environmental group.
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Accumulated exposure to lead may increase the risk of developing cataracts, according to new research. Researchers from Boston&#39;s Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital examined 642 men, 60 years and older, to determine
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A blood test that can tell within   three minutes if a person may have been exposed to high amounts   of lead won U.S. clearance for use by thousands of schools and   clinics, officials said on Monday.
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A slew of products made in China  ranging from children's jewelry to cake decorations were  recalled on Thursday because they contain excessive amounts of  lead.
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The little purple pill may leave some people at a greater risk of pneumonia. And, it&#39;s not just the little purple pill. These new findings apply to a number of widely used heart burn and ulcer drugs.
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Most people associate lead poisoning with paint chips and toxic dust. But in a case report published last week, doctors identified a more unusual source of exposure, gunshot wounds.
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A number of Ayurvedic herbal health supplements imported from India are packed with potentially toxic doses of lead and other heavy metals, according to a disturbing new study.
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Accumulated exposure to lead may be an important but unrecognized risk for developing cataracts in men, according to a study in the December 8 issue of JAMA.
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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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Dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in some herbal remedies from India that are sold in the United States, researchers are warning.
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TUESDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) --   Losing your sense of smell might be an early sign of cognitive decline, a new study finds.