National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 19-25 and shines a spotlight on the dangers of lead exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half a million children ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond and Henrico officials are sharing tips for parents and community members to safeguard against lead poisoning in children. In recognition of National Lead Poisoning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between recalls for ground cinnamon with high levels of lead and popular protein powders testing positive for the heavy metal ...

When news broke earlier this year that lead paint had poisoned a student at Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Elementary School, she worried for that child, but thought it was an isolated incident. Then, in ...

Gabriella Celeste, policy director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies and co-chair of the Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition, encouraged Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force to ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Because JaCoya Golen and her family live in an older Duluth home with a lead service line, a doctor suggested that Golen’s daughter, Honey, then about 18 months old, have her blood ...

Dionna Brown was two weeks shy of her 15th birthday when her world turned upside-down. An outstanding public high school student in Flint, Michigan, with a report card most of her peers would envy, ...

Despite clear science and proven solutions, childhood lead poisoning has persisted due to enforcement gaps, fragmented policy and political inaction. Courtesy Pure Earth There are few public health ...

Between recalls for ground cinnamon with high levels of lead and popular protein powders testing positive for the heavy metal these past few weeks, you're probably wondering what lead can do to your ...