Study links lead levels, cataracts
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A significant cause of cataracts may be due to lifelong accumulation of lead, a link that adds to a growing list of medical conditions associated with the toxic metal, researchers report in an analysis published Wednesday.
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Elevated mercury levels may be associated not only with neurological problems but with cardiovascular disease among adults as well.
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Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to increase men&#39;s risk of cataract development, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Scientists at Boston&#39;s Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital found people with the highest level of lead in their bones were most likely to develop a cataract.
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Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach  and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against  the most common cause of blindness among the elderly,  researchers said on Monday.
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Heavy computer users who stare at a computer monitor for several hours a day might be at an increased risk of developing glaucoma, a disease that can cause blindness, according to the findings of a Japanese study published in the Journal of Epidemiology
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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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MONDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- While concern about lead in toys has attracted a great deal of attention lately, it's just one of the potential dangers that toys may pose to children. For example, some toys can damage children's eyes, warns the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
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It used to be that parents were the only ones on the lookout for lead. Now a new study says too much lead in your bones can cause blindness when you hit your golden years.
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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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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would look into claims from an advocacy group that certain lipsticks contain potentially dangerous levels of lead. Similar claims in the past have not been confirmed, the agency said.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists have learned that  zinc plays an important role in the normal function of  rhodopsin, a protein in the eye implicated in retinitis  pigmentosa, a hereditary disease that often leads to blindness.
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Two antioxidants found in green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach and collard greens may help prevent cataracts. American researchers at Ohio State University in Columbus have treated human
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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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Ohio State University researchers have discovered that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can prevent cataracts.
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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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Isotopes of lead and polonium could help scientists to form more accurate estimates of when people have died.