- ATLANTA -- For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. (Huffington Post)
- The standard for what constitutes lead poisoning in children has been sharply lowered for the first time in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times)
- WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Wednesday lowered the threshold for whats considered lead poisoning in young children. The change by the U.S. (US News and World Report)
- The number of young children deemed at risk of lead poisoning in Maryland and nationwide expanded dramatically Wednesday, as the U.S. (Baltimore Sun)
- U.S. health officials, making a change that means many more children could be diagnosed with high levels of lead in their blood. (FOX News)
- A shift in federal policy announced Wednesday means thousands more children in Texas are at risk for lead poisoning. The U.S. (Dallas Morning News)
- Recent research persuaded government officials that children under 6 could be harmed from lead levels lower than the old standard. Most youngsters get it from paint chips or dust in older homes with lead paint. (New York Daily News)
- ATLANTA — For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. The change means many more children could be diagnosed with high levels of lead in their blood. (Washington Post)
- A gold rush in northern Nigeria risks exposing tens of thousands of children to lead poisoning in what may already be the worst such crisis in history, Medecins Sans Frontieres said. (Bloomberg)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lead poisoning
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