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 ...

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 ...

University of Iowa researchers will use grant funding from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to meet growing demand for ...

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 ...

Dirt. It surrounds people’s homes. It’s in local parks, schoolyards and parkways abutting sidewalks. But it’s not something people paid much attention to. Until recently. Ever since the Palisades and ...

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 ...

A University of Iowa research team has won funding to expand testing for lead in drinking water across Iowa.Get the Lead Out ...

Every school district in New York is required to test water fixtures in its schools for lead, a neurotoxin that is especially ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is launching a voluntary program to help schools and child care centers detect potentially dangerous levels of lead in drinking water. As the effort gets underway, it’s ...