The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this ...

UNDER BACK TO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE FOR A TEST WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF OLDER HOMES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITH OLDER PAINT. DOCTORS SAY KIDS IN THE GRANITE STATE NEED TO GET THEIR LEAD LEVELS CHECKED ONCE ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

Childhood testing for lead poisoning fell steeply at the beginning of the pandemic, as many families deferred routine medical care and clinics sought to limit in-person visits. More than two years ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Around three years ago, Oceanna Fair and her organization, Families for Lead Freedom Now , proposed a mobile lead testing unit to help kids. They were told by county officials that ...

Concerned there might be lead contamination in your home? A new initiative with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis may help you find out. The initiative, which launched this spring with ...

ATLANTA — It’s an issue affecting schools all across the country and here in metro Atlanta -- contaminated water. Doctors warn even small amounts of lead can cause developmental issues in kids.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is now recommending that all young children in Wisconsin be tested for elevated levels of lead in their blood, as childhood lead testing continues to lag ...

Hundreds of schools across New York, including dozens on Long Island, have to take old water fountains and taps out of ...

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina changed its law earlier this year to try to make school drinking water safer for kids by requiring public schools to test for lead and report the results. The sign-up period ...

ST. LOUIS — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated ...