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Lead Paint Poisoning
Study Finds Middle-Aged Women Vulnerable To Lead, Linked To Hypertension
Mar 26, 2003 | AP
Bone loss at menopause can cause elevated blood-lead levels that may increase women's risk of high blood pressure, a study found. Previous studies...
Lead Poisoning Lawsuit Settled
Mar 16, 2003 | Birmingham News
The Birmingham Housing Authority has settled a confidential lawsuit filed on behalf of a mother who claimed two of her children suffered lead...
More Kids Exposed To Lead
Mar 15, 2003 | Democrat and Chronicle
Another 1,200 children in Monroe County were exposed to lead poisoning in 2002, according to the Rochester Lead Free Coalition. That number has...
$2 Million To Fight Lead Paint In County
Jan 14, 2003 | Rochester Democrat Chronicle
Monroe Countys efforts to control dangers related to lead-based paint will get a big boost with a $2 million federal grant. The grant, expected to...
Kids Still Aren't Safe Enough
Jan 14, 2003 | The Cincinnati Enquirer
On one hand, Cincinnati is an example of the progress that can be made in preventing children from being exposed to toxic lead-based paint.On the...
Austin Gets $1.8M To Fight Lead-Based Paint
Jan 8, 2003 | Austin Business Journal
More than $1.8 million will be available to remove poisonous lead-based paint from Austin homes, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, announced...
Lead Linked To Premature Deaths In Adults
Dec 28, 2002 | The Baltimore Sun
Lead is the No. 1 environmental health hazard for children, but a new study indicates that more than 30 million American adults may be at risk of...
Lead Paint Lawsuit Opens In R.I.
Sep 4, 2002 | AP
Lead paint still sickens children every day, nearly a quarter of a century after it was banned, state lawyers told a jury Wednesday at the start of a...
Lead Poisoning Strikes The Unborn
Jul 1, 2002 | HealthScoutNews
The sins of the father are borne by the sons, but the poisons of the mother are the children's burden, too. A new study has found that women whose...
Painting Exposure Ups Cancer Risk
Mar 1, 2002 | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Men and women in the painting trades or who work in paint manufacturing may have an increased risk of cancer, depending on the job they do, according...
Lead Paint Poisoning
