An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

On the World Health Organization's list of 10 chemicals of major public health concern, lead is a familiar villain. The toxic metal contaminates air, soil, water and food, and builds up inside bodies ...

You might be surprised by how often you’re exposed to lead. In the U.S., lead’s been recognized as a toxic substance and regulated as such for over a century. Just this month, Cincinnati health ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Exposure to lead can adversely impact people’s health in several ways. A Purdue University researcher in the College of Health and Human Sciences has developed noninvasive ...

KAHULUI – The Department of Health (DOH) has released findings of lead screening conducted at a series of community events between December 2023 and February 2024, among people impacted by the Maui ...

Republicans argue existing programs were inefficient and increased the lead abatement tax credit instead. Thousands of Ohio children test positive for elevated blood-lead levels each year, with the ...

Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of “A Heavy Burden,” a five-part investigation into Louisville’s ongoing problem with childhood exposure to lead paint. What is often thought to be a 20th century problem ...