Lead Shown to be a Cause of Cataracts
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A study published in today&#39;s Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that elderly men who have been exposed to high levels of lead are 3.2 times morely likely to develop cataracts than those who have not had similar exposure.
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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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Hundreds of people in northwestern China have been hospitalized with lead poisoning that was likely caused by pollution from a nearby smelter, state media and local officials said Wednesday.
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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.
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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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[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published
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Health officials worldwide are worried about unacceptable levels of lead and other metals in certain Ayurvedic preparations.
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Carrots, rich in beta carotene, long have been thought to sharpen eyesight, but a new study suggests that beta carotene pills are powerless against a common type of vision loss among older people.
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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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The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended that the commission effectively ban the lead in children's metal jewelry, citing the risk of lead poisoning.
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(AGI) - Boston, Dec. 8 - Male cataract may be linked to prolonged exposure to lead. This was revealed in a study of the Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital in Boston, conducted by Debra Schaumberg.
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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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California importer Frank Lettieri is being sued for not warning his customers that his balsamic vinegar contains lead. True enough, he says. But you would have to drink more than a pint of the vinegar every day to reach the government limit for safe exposure to lead. Most people just sprinkle a few drops onto salads or bread.
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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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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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NEW YORK  - Older men and women with cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) are at increased risk for suffering an early death, relative to older people without these two types of visual impairment, a study hints.
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Holiday shoppers may worry if the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.