Levels of the heavy metals cadmium, lead, and arsenic and the essential mineral manganese, measured in maternal blood during pregnancy, were associated with increased risk of ADHD and/or autism in the child. This was reported ...
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A bill to limit the amount of heavy metals in baby food sold in the United States is slated to be submitted to Congress on Friday.
Mar 29, 2021
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I've been reading about heavy metals in baby food. How concerned should I be? Recent news about heavy metals found in baby food can leave parents with a lot of questions.
Mar 09, 2021
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Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at levels well above what the federal government considers safe for children, a new congressional report warns.
Feb 23, 2021
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Adding a contrast-enhancing agent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) significantly improves image quality and allows radiologists who interpret MRI scans to pick up subtle anatomic details and abnormalities that might otherwise ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, officials said.
Dec 09, 2020
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Music prompts strong emotional responses. But it turns out it's not just the sound, or even the lyrics, that control the emotions we experience.
Nov 19, 2020
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Babies born with higher levels of cadmium in their umbilical cord blood may be more likely to develop childhood asthma and allergies, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Sep 03, 2020
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A study conducted over the past 18 years has found differences between lead exposure effects in young Japanese boys versus girls.
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(HealthDay)—Listen up, guys: A healthy diet is good for your brain and heart, and also your sperm, new research suggests.
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A heavy metal is a member of an ill-defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties, which would mainly include the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. Many different definitions have been proposed—some based on density, some on atomic number or atomic weight, and some on chemical properties or toxicity. The term heavy metal has been called "meaningless and misleading" in an IUPAC technical report due to the contradictory definitions and its lack of a "coherent scientific basis". There is an alternative term toxic metal, for which no consensus of exact definition exists either. As discussed below, depending on context, heavy metal can include elements lighter than carbon and can exclude some of the heaviest metals. Heavy metals occur naturally in the ecosystem with large variations in concentration. Nowadays anthropogenic sources of heavy metals, i.e. pollution, have been introduced to the ecosystem. Waste derived fuels are especially prone to contain heavy metals so they should be a central concern in a consideration of their use.
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