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Lead Paint Poisoning
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 Poisoning An Imminent Threat
Feb 8, 2002
| Durham Herald Sun
Three years ago, the city of Durham won part of a federal grant to help alleviate lead poisoning among low-income children. Lead poisoning can lead...
Delinquency Tied To Lead Exposure
Jan 6, 2002
| Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Children exposed to lead are much more likely to have behavioral and delinquency problems, according to a study by a leading University of Pittsburgh...
Md. Court Decides Lead Paint Appeal
Jan 4, 2001
| Washington Post
Maryland's mid-level appeals court ruled in separate cases yesterday that renters poisoned by lead paint have a right to file negligence lawsuits...



