Ask the Pediatrician: What can parents do to prevent exposure to lead?
Q: What can I do to protect my family from lead exposure? Should I have my children tested?
Jan 10, 2022
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Q: What can I do to protect my family from lead exposure? Should I have my children tested?
Jan 10, 2022
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Environmental exposure to low-levels of the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium and titanium appears to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries in the neck, heart and legs, according to new research published today in the ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Lead exposure in childhood may lead to less mature and less healthy personalities in adulthood, according to a new study lead by psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jul 12, 2021
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Environmental quality is associated with advanced-stage prostate cancer at diagnosis, according to a new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.
May 20, 2021
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Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they've been around secondhand smoke—in their homes, at work, around a friend or relative—which, according to new research, is linked to epigenetic changes—meaning changes to how ...
May 19, 2021
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Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood ...
Feb 17, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Current and former smokers are at risk for a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis, but many aren't aware of the threat, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation says.
Jan 29, 2021
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Stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby's chance of developing disease—perhaps even over the course of the child's life, UC researchers have found.
Jan 11, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the ability to carry out daily tasks.
Jan 6, 2021
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Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
Dec 21, 2020
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