Now new research has found that the deaths of an estimated 250,000 Americans from cardiovascular disease each year may be linked to lead exposure — a number far higher than previous estimates.

Young children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 500,000 children ages 1-5 have elevated levels of lead in their bodies. Q ...

The American Heart Association is warning that lead exposure can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, with Florida leading the U.S. in the number of lead pipes. Here's what to know.

“Low-level lead poisoning is a great example of how most chronic disease is man-made and driven by environmental (not genetic) determinants that are beyond the control of individuals,” Bruce ...

Lead exposure may be responsible for nearly 10 times more deaths in the United States than previously thought, according to a new study. The researchers concluded that nearly 412,000 deaths every ...

Lead exposure may contribute to more than 400,000 deaths of adults each year in the U.S., according to an estimate published today in the journal Lancet Public Health.. That number includes ...

Milwaukee health officials feared the growing lead crisis at MPS would divert resources needed to respond to the annual ...

The Centers for Disease Control has announced a new, stricter standard for lead poisoning in children, which will more than double the number of kids considered to have high blood lead levels.

Long-term, low-level lead exposure may be linked with more than 256,000 premature deaths from heart disease in middle-aged and older Americans each year, according to a new study.. The researchers ...

No amount of exposure to lead is safe. Lead poisoning is especially dangerous for babies and young children, because their nervous systems are still developing. Long-term or permanent damage is ...

Thinking About Lead and Alzheimer’s Risk Through the Prism of Cognitive Reserve. While a clear link between early lead exposure and risk for the syndrome we call “Alzheimer’s” is not ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is reinstating more than 450 employees at the US Centers for Disease Control ...