Thousands of families in Louisville are intimately familiar with the devastating reality of childhood lead exposure, but thousands more may be completely unaware that a dangerous neurotoxin is ...

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure, and death. Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead ...

The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment offers free lead testing and blood lead screenings for at-risk residents. Lead can hide in unexpected places, like old paint or imported ...

Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of “A Heavy Burden,” a five-part investigation into Louisville’s ongoing problem with childhood exposure to lead paint. What is often thought to be a 20th century problem ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bans on lead in paint, gasoline and pipes have dramatically reduced lead poisoning that causes severe developmental problems in ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Testing for lead exposure in children under the age of 6 has improved, allowing quicker detection and treatment for lead poisoning cases in the state, the Wisconsin Department ...

Lead by Francesco Scatena via iStock for WMNF News. Exposure to lead poisoning can cause serious health problems, especially in kids aged 1 to 6. The Department of Health in Hillsborough County ...

CHARGES HAVE NOT BEEN FILED RELATED TO THE DEATH INVESTIGATION. >> RIGHT NOW, MEMBERS OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ARE IN MILWAUKEE. >> THE VISIT FOLLOWS THE NPS LEAD PAINT CRISIS ...

St. Louis is no stranger to the dangers of lead exposure, and in the aftermath of the May 16, 2025, tornado, people were worried. What does all that disturbed matter mean for people’s health? That ...

Lead exposure testing for children is now required in 16 ZIP codes in Kane County, according to a new list from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Having added 180 new ZIP codes, the total ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, according to a recently published report ...