At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material ...

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

Colorado prosecutors on Friday argued additional charges against James Craig, a dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife ...

A man who was arrested for allegedly poisoning his wife was accused of attempting to orchestrate the death of the case's lead ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Housing Authority has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages to the family of two children who allegedly suffered poisoning from lead paint in their ...

The American Healthy Homes Survey defined the scope of a lead-based paint hazard in a 2021 report. A significant LBP hazard occurs when a home contains deteriorated LBP in amounts greater than 20 ...

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018, a new report from ...

"Failure to act swiftly and effectively will place children at serious risk of lead poisoning, developmental delays, and other possible health complications," Health Commissioner Michael ...

""Failure to act swiftly and effectively will place children at serious risk of lead poisoning, developmental delays, and other possible health complications," Totoraitis wrote. Among the schools ...

In 2021, the New York Health Department stated that there were 15 cases of lead poisoning in connection with "non-foodsafe clay pots, cups and dishes (ceramic ware) for cooking or serving foods ...