After finding dangerous lead levels in multiple Milwaukee Public Schools buildings, the Milwaukee Health Department has ...

Health officials raised alarms about the quality of the district's ongoing maintenance and cleaning practices at schools.

Every day, children are exposed to harmful toxic chemicals in toys, personal care products, food, furniture items, clothes, and building materials. Even the air they breathe can be full of pollutants.

“Vaping can decrease saliva production, resulting in dry mouth and throat, which raises the risk of cavities, gum disease, ...

Lead exposure is particularly concerning among children under 6 years old, since their growing bodies absorb the metal faster ...

Lead has made its way to not just your food but also to your lipstick and protein powder. Here's what we know.

The Los Angeles urban wildfires have devastated families and communities with agonizing loss. Residents’ most prized possessions and decades-old homes have become reduced to smoke and ashes.

There's a small but very real chance that eating leftover rice or pasta could give you food poisoning. The effects are sometimes ... of other foods and possibly lead to bacterial growth there ...

Lead poisoning is a serious problem ... a child's blood lead level and various environmental factors "considerably understate the negative effects of lead." Lead can also cause damage and not be ...

The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a case last week at the Golda Meir Lower School. A student at the school was exposed to chipping lead paint in a bathroom in ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the ...