US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids
3 years, 1 month ago

US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials have changed their definition of lead poisoning in young children — a move expected to more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood. The more stringent standard announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means the number of children ages 1 to 5 considered to have high blood lead levels will grow from about 200,000 to about 500,000. When a child is found to have elevated blood lead levels, public health officials are supposed to try to find the source and take steps to clean it up. In the late 1970s, the average blood lead level in U.S. children ages 1 to 5 was 15 micrograms per deciliter.

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Sparrows may be 'canary in the coal mine' for lead poisoning in children: study
5 months ago

Sparrows may be 'canary in the coal mine' for lead poisoning in children: study

ABC  

Deep in the Australian outback, lead-contaminated dust drifts through the streets of Broken Hill, blanketing playgrounds, vegetable gardens, and people's homes. While scientists can measure lead levels in soil or water, "there's a difference between the lead that's necessarily in the environment and how much is getting into people", Professor Griffith said. "We perfectly predicted the likely incidence of lead …

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future
1 year ago

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future

LA Times  

Alan Shurtleff, left, and Morgan Shurtleff and their daughter, 1-year-old Cora Dibert, pose for a photo in Mustang, Okla. Testing of cinnamon samples supplied to the factory showed “extremely high” levels of lead — more than 2,000 times higher than a proposed FDA maximum, the agency said. “I’m pretty worried, considering the effects are irreversible,” said Shurtleff, who works as …

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future
1 year ago

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids’ future

Associated Press  

When Cora Dibert went for a routine blood test in October, the toddler brought along her favorite new snack: a squeeze pouch of WanaBana cinnamon-flavored apple puree. Testing of cinnamon samples supplied to the factory showed “extremely high” levels of lead — more than 2,000 times higher than a proposed FDA maximum, the agency said. “The effects in the brain …

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids' future
1 year ago

Parents of children sickened by lead linked to tainted fruit pouches fear for kids' future

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tests show victims had blood …

Need to create awareness about lead poisoning, says health secretary
1 year, 7 months ago

Need to create awareness about lead poisoning, says health secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Presence of lead in cheap cookware, traditional medicines and in cosmetics is a problem and there is still a significant lack of awareness of this problem at the highest levels, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday. Addressing a roundtable convened here by the Center for Global Development, in partnership with Pahle India Foundation, Pure Earth, the Asian …

Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids
2 years, 9 months ago

Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids

Associated Press  

Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates. Researchers used blood-lead level, census and leaded gasoline consumption data to examine how widespread early childhood lead exposure was in the country between 1940 and 2015. Study lead author Michael McFarland, an associate professor of sociology at …

Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids
2 years, 9 months ago

Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers used blood-lead level, census and leaded gasoline consumption …

Half of U.S. adults were exposed to harmful lead levels as kids, study finds
2 years, 9 months ago

Half of U.S. adults were exposed to harmful lead levels as kids, study finds

LA Times  

Downtown Los Angeles parking lots fill up on Sept. 13, 1979. More than 170 million people born in the U.S. who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates. In a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers estimated that half the U.S. adult …

Port Pirie toddlers remain with highest blood lead levels, but SA Health says signs of gradual reduction
2 years, 9 months ago

Port Pirie toddlers remain with highest blood lead levels, but SA Health says signs of gradual reduction

ABC  

Blood lead levels among Port Pirie children remain high, but there has been a slight drop over the last year in some levels, South Australia Health's annual report shows. Key points: SA Health says worsening blood lead levels in Port Pirie show signs of improving Data shows 2021 was the equal worst year for blood lead levels in a decade …

Lead levels in Port Pirie toddlers highest since testing began, says SA Health data
4 years, 1 month ago

Lead levels in Port Pirie toddlers highest since testing began, says SA Health data

ABC  

SA Health data shows lead levels in Port Pirie two-year-olds are the highest recorded since the South Australian regional city's current testing regime began in 2011. Key points: SA Health blood lead data from Port Pirie two year-olds shows they are averaging their highest level since the current testing regime began Some indicators have improved, including a reduction in the …

UNICEF Says 800 Million Children Globally are Still Exposed to High Lead Value in Blood
4 years, 2 months ago

UNICEF Says 800 Million Children Globally are Still Exposed to High Lead Value in Blood

News 18  

As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. “This report shines the spotlight on the lead as an important global environmental and health problem that is especially tied to children’s health and development,” said Heidi Aase from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The study examines relationships between environmental toxins in the mother’s womb, …

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