The sick eagle was found down in the snow near Bootjack, in the U.P.'s Keweenaw Peninsula near Portage Lake. It was taken by ...

Your favorite pot could be a "silent poisoner." Federal health officials are sounding the alarm on imported cookware made ...

The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a case last week at the Golda Meir Lower School. The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a ...

In case you’re not familiar with it, lead is a naturally occurring metal that can lead to poor health. People are usually exposed to lead by accidentally eating lead in paint chips, ingesting ...

People who “massacre” prairie dogs in Colorado should have to pick up the lead-riddled carcasses, says a group calling for ...

In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in Massachusetts when a colleague from New ...

Lead is highly toxic and can build up over time through contact with the skin, causing potentially fatal health consequences.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A silent killer – that is how experts across the world describe lead. The heavy metal has not been used in consumer products in the United States for almost a half century. And yet, ...

Lead is a highly toxic metal. Children under the age of six years are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead poisoning because it can affect the formation and connection of neurons while the ...

The city of Milwaukee says it has finalized its efforts to stabilize nearly 100 public schools that were identified as having lead paint hazards earlier this year.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse’s lead poisoning problem among kids got worse during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of Syracuse children diagnosed with lead poisoning increased in 2021 for the first time ...

Dangerous levels of lead in the drinking water supply of Flint, Mich., are prompting outrage and calls for action. Meanwhile, lead poisoning is a significant public health threat to children ...