One of the most important jobs of a parent is keeping children safe. We can prepare for a few no-brainers, like placing baby gates in front of stairways, preparing food to prevent choking, and ...

Lead by Francesco Scatena via iStock for WMNF News. Exposure to lead poisoning can cause serious health problems, especially in kids aged 1 to 6. The Department of Health in Hillsborough County ...

The Midland County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) offers appointments for capillary blood lead testing (finger poke) to identify lead exposure in children. As of April 30, the Michigan universal ...

LANSING, Mich. – New laws in Michigan mandate blood lead testing for children at 12 and 24 months, recorded on immunization records, to address lead poisoning. The testing aims to prevent and address ...

Northampton County will launch a program this month to provide free lead testing to children. The program, titled Walk-In Wednesdays, was developed in partnership with HNL Lab Medicine and will offer ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Blood testing rules in Michigan have been finalized, and physicians are now required to order testing for children at ages 1 and 2 to address and prevent lead poisoning. In ...

Thousands of children in New Jersey have high lead levels in their blood, putting their health at significant risk, data shows. But doctors say testing is key to preventing health problems caused by ...

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HERE’S 12 NEWS DUKE CARTER. WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LEAD POISONING IS NOT GOOD. SO AIXA DIAZ TO OZAUKEE IS ONE OF DOZENS OF PARENTS AT BRADLEY TECH HIGH SCHOOL GETTING ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. The Southern Nevada Health District is urging parents to have their young children tested for lead poisoning after 52 children under age 6 in ...

Lead exposure testing for children is now required in 16 ZIP codes in Kane County, according to a new list from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Having added 180 new ZIP codes, the total ...