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View Post: Herbal supplements may raise blood lead levels
26 Nov 2009 by Reuters: Health News  
Catherine Buettner, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues found blood lead levels about 10 percent higher in women, but not men, who used specific herbal supplements. ...
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View Post: Some Herbs May Raise Blood Lead Levels
26 Nov 2009 by Zamp  
Herbal supplements seem like a safe bet to many people because they're natural. While this may have some merit, many poisons are natural too – just think of what can happen if you eat the wrong type of mushroom. ...
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View Post: Link Between Tobacco Smoke and ADHD
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View Post: CLEARCorps » Blog Archive » Lowering the Blood Lead Level?
11 Nov 2009 by ccusa  
When I started, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had just recently lowered the blood lead action level for children from 25 to 10 µg/dl, the level still in effect today. Lead poisoning was front and center in the ...
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View Post: Children's Blood-Lead Levels Linked to Lower Test Scores
19 Oct 2009
The study, published online in the peer-reviewed journal NeuroToxicology, linked data on blood-lead levels from the North Carolina Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program surveillance registry to EOG reading test scores for 4th ...
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View Post: ADHD Linked to Lead and Cigarette Exposure During Pregnancy
23 Nov 2009 by Violet  
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers levels of 10 micrograms per deciliter "actionable," Froehlich said. In the study, children in the upper third had blood lead levels that were 1.3 micrograms per deciliter or ...
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View Post: Curbing Mom's Smoking, Childhood Lead Exposure May Be Key to ...
24 Nov 2009 by admin  
Have children tested for blood lead levels. Pediatricians are required by some states to test young children for lead at 12 months of age and then again at 24 months. Children who live in neighborhoods with lots of old housing are more ...
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