Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From cinnamon to protein powders, reports about high levels of lead in our food are raising questions about how to reduce exposure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead is found in a surprising number of foods, including baby food. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty Images) In January, the FDA ...

New rules will require utilities to replace lead pipes nationwide. That will take time, but you can protect yourself by taking these steps. By Hiroko Tabuchi Lead is a potent neurotoxin that can cause ...

Experts say pediatricians and primary care clinicians should do more to prevent the toxic effects of lead in their young patients following a 2023 outbreak of elevated levels of lead in children ...

There is no safe level of lead. The naturally occurring metal is so toxic that the Environmental Protection Agency began banning its use in paint and gasoline in the 1970s, following the lead of other ...

Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline in road vehicles in 2021. But has global lead pollution truly been ...

Lead is a metal that's found in nature. It exists all around us—in the air, soil, water, and even in our homes. If lead builds up in your body over months or years, you have what's called lead ...

Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the country, ...

Scientists are eager to figure out why lead doesn't seem to affect brown anoles. Sharp Photography via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 When humans are exposed to lead, they can develop a host of ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

Recent headlines about harmful levels of lead being discovered in everything from faucets to cookware, from cinnamon to protein powders, may feel a bit overwhelming. They may even tempt you to screen ...

Starting in the 1960s, America saw a huge increase in levels of violent crime that peaked in the early 1990s, then steadily declined, and continues to decline today. All kinds of theories have been ...