U.S. clears wide use of quick test for lead exposure
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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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The Bush administration is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation's biggest clean-air accomplishments.
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The FDA approves a diagnostic test that can diagnose viruses including the common cold, pneumonia and several varieties of flu -- up to 12 at the same time.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a slew of new product recalls on Thursday because the items, like children's jewelry and Halloween pails, contain excessive levels of lead.
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What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.
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In an effort to reduce the incidence of AIDS in Japan, some public health centers have recently adopted a quick HIV testing regime that officials hope will be an effective tool for early stage detection and containment of the disease.
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Lead poisoning in pets is decreasing as lead paint grows more rare. But if your pet shows symptoms of lead poisoning, you should be tested as well.
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The government on Thursday set an acceptable level for the lead found in millions of pieces of children's jewelry sold mainly at dollar stores and in vending machines.
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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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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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While the public waits for results of tests that will determine whether there&#39;s another case of mad cow disease in the United States, new government procedures have been designed to eliminate as much speculation as possible.
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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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Accumulated lead exposure may increase the risk of developing a cataract, research suggests.
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China signed an agreement Tuesday to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
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A new blood test that can identify malaria infections within 15 minutes won approval from U.S. health officials on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers said Thursday a report by The Associated Press raised "serious questions" about test methods conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for unsafe amounts of lead in children's vinyl lunch boxes.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that even low   blood levels of lead may raise the risk of adverse heart and   circulatory outcomes.