Health
Toxic lead found in cinnamon product, FDA says
An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning.
Jul 26, 2024
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News tagged with lead exposure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review focuses on diseases associated with subnormal serum liver enzyme levels
Liver diseases are commonly diagnosed using serum enzyme assays, particularly for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), and 5'-nucleotidase ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a little brown bird could sound the alarm on lead poisoning in Australian children
Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can't separate human health from the natural environment. Our research examining the link between lead exposure in house sparrows ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Health
Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know
A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results.
Jun 13, 2024
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Health
FDA warns of toxic lead in cinnamon products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory warning consumers that six brands of ground cinnamon are tainted with lead.
Mar 7, 2024
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Health
Firearm ownership is correlated with elevated lead levels in children, study finds
Childhood lead exposure, primarily from paint and water, is a significant health concern in the United States, but a new study has identified a surprising additional source of lead exposure that may disproportionately harm ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Neuroscience
Early-life airborne lead exposure associated with lower IQ and self-control: Study
Children who lived in areas with higher levels of airborne lead in their first five years of life appeared to have slightly lower IQs and less self-control, with boys showing more sensitivity to lead exposure, according to ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Cardiology
New study reveals latest data on global burden of cardiovascular disease
A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published in the Journal ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Health
CDC tells docs to look for lead poisoning in kids, as fruit puree investigation continues
Doctors need to be on the lookout for lead poisoning in children as the latest tally of kids exposed to the toxin after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree climbed to 22, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Pediatrics
Lead service lines disproportionately impact New York Hispanic/Latino communities, kids already at risk of exposure
Results from a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health show major inequities in the location of lead service lines across New York City. Communities with large numbers of Hispanic/Latino ...
Aug 30, 2023
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