News tagged with lead levels
Lead blood levels may increase smokers' risk for kidney cancer
Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may signal a risk two times higher than average of developing renal cell carcinoma in smokers, according to medical researchers.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Shanghai families say kids poisoned by lead
(AP) -- Families living in one of Shanghai's many industrial suburbs say their children are suffering from lead poisoning from nearby factories and recycling facilities.
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Lead pollution health impacts on kids still being ignored at Mount Isa
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research to be published in the editorial section of the Medical Journal of Australia on August 2 confirms that the source of elevated environmental lead levels and blood lead levels in children who li ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Small amounts of lead may damage children's kidneys
Small amounts of lead in the bodies of healthy children and teens — amounts well below the levels defined as "concerning" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — may worsen kidney function, according ...
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Soup can reopens mystery of doomed Franklin Expedition
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lead levels that are "off the scale" have been confirmed after tests were done this morning on the lid of a soup can dating back more than 150 years. The findings reopen the mystery surrounding ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Children's lead poisoning drops
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2007, 416 children were reported to have elevated blood lead levels in Los Angeles County, a dramatic improvement from 10 years earlier, when fewer children were tested but 1,184 reports of children with ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Purses, wallets contain excessive amounts of lead, group says
In its quest to rid consumer products of a potent neurotoxin, an Oakland environmental group on Tuesday warned nearly 20 major retailers and manufacturers that they're selling women's purses, wallets, tote bags and other ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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