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View Post: CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
2 Oct 2008
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010. CDC continues to assist state and local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, ...
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View Post: Uptick in lead poisoning cases related to economy?
27 Nov 2009 by Pat Curtis  
Kevin Officer, with the Iowa Department of Public Health's Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention, says many people living in older homes are choosing to do their own repairs and they're not always following lead-safe practices. ...
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View Post: Lead Poisoning in Purses
25 Nov 2009 by EIN  
The dangers of lead poisoning in purses. Possible health consequences and safety precautions for you and your child in order to avoid becoming a victim. PHOENIX, AZ, November 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In the United States, ...
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View Post: Martha Stewart Takes Lead Poisoning Seriously - The Consumerist
21 Jan 2008 by Meg Marco  
WHAT: A family has filed a federal lawsuit against Martha Stewart's company and Sears Holdings after they say their children suffered mental impairment and other side effects from lead poisoning after using Martha Stewart dinnerware. ...
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View Post: Kaiga poisoning: Culprit could have been permanent or contract ...
4 hours ago
Kaiga poisoning: Culprit could have been...This would make it more difficult to nail the man ... ... Kaiga poisoning: Culprit could have been permanent or contract worker (Lead) ...
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View Post: News - Medbroadcast Home - Medbroadcast
26 Nov 2009 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  
BEIJING - China will relocate 1400 families who live near a smelter that caused lead poisoning in about 850 children this year, state media said Friday. Authorities in Fengxiang county in northern Shaanxi province said the families will ...
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View Post: Lead poisoning worldwide set to rise
20 Nov 2009 by Rory  
Widespread lead poisoning will result from the planned distribution of a billion computers to developing countries by technology companies and charities, according to a new study. “The lead from batteries needed to power these computers ...
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View Post: Attention Renovators: Home Renovation to Blame for an Increase in ...
27 Nov 2009 by seth  
Childhood lead poisoning has increased in Iowa as a result of homeowners renovating, remodeling or repairing their pre-1978 homes (according to the Iowa Department of Public Health – IDPH) between June, 2009 and September, 2009. ...
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