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| | Childhood Lead Poisoning Overview / Environmental Health Watch |
 | | Lead poisoning is associated with poor school performance, lowered employability and delinquent behavior. | | | Lead poisoning can damage a young child's developing brain, causing learning and behavioral disabilities. | | | Children swallow the lead that gets on their hands and toys in normal mouthing behavior. |
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| | The Arc's Q&A on Lead Poisoning |
| | Lead poisoning can slow a child's development and cause learning and behavior problems. | | | Such a child may need chelation therapy to remove lead from the body. | | | A child may have lead poisoning and not feel sick. |
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http://www.thearc.org/faqs/leadqa.html
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| | Lead Posioning -Lead Poisoning News |
| | Elevated lead levels are known to affect children's intelligence, but it might also be leading to antisocial and criminal behavior, according to Dr. Herbert Needleman. | | | A U.S. researcher is arguing that the lead left in paint, water, soil and other sources may be having a greater impact on people's behavior than realized. | | | Lead poisoning affects a child's IQ test results. |
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http://www.lead-poisoning-news.com
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| | Childhood Lead Poisoning |
| | The body carries the lead in the blood to soft tissues and bones, where it can be stored for many years. | | | Most importantly, having children assessed for lead poisoning each year. | | | The health care provider sends the blood sample to a laboratory to find out how much lead it contains. |
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http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hblead.htm
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| | Multnomah County Health Department - Lead Poisoning Information |
| | Lead is poisonous to humans when it gets inside our bodies. | | | Our LeadLine can help you learn where lead is often found, how to control it, and what to do if you or a family member is exposed to lead. | | | Local community groups also conduct blood lead screening clinics on a regular basis. |
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http://www.mchealth.org/lead
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| | Lead Poisoning |
| | Because lead is present in a multitude of sources, lead can enter the body through different pathways and present a combined toxicological threat. | | | Lead and Delinquency, Harvard Mental Health Letter, June 1996 at 7; and Herbert L. Needleman et al., Bone Lead Levels and Delinquent Behavior, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Feb. 7, 1996 at 363. | | | Not only is lead linked to learning disabilities, it has also been associated with anti-social behavior. |
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http://www.lafl.org/leadp.html
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| | NNCC Children and Lead Poisoning |
| | Lead accumulates gradually in the body over a lifetime. | | | Even low levels of lead intake can cause learning and behavioral disorders and affect growth. | | | Thumb-sucking and other hand-to-mouth behaviors may account for as much as 80 percent of all children's lead-related exposures. |
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http://www.nncc.org/Health/dc25_child.lead.pois.html
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| | Childhood Lead Poisoning |
| | Through this work, CDC has recognized that having good measures of the actual exposure of the American public, and especially young children, to lead was going to be critical to achieving our goals. | | | Specifically, to address the declining screening rates in the state, Maine Medical Center, Maine’s largest hospital and teaching facility, conducted a lead screening practices survey of all 700 primary care pediatric and family practice providers to elicit information on physician perceptions and screening practices. | | | CDC recognizes this challenge, and the new screening guidance addresses the issue of reaching children enrolled in Medicaid and other health care subsidy programs. |
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http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t991115a.html
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| | DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 91-116 |
| | The results of all laboratory analyses, a description of the worker's job, and any available data on possible exposures should be evaluated by a physician with experience and training in occupational health. | | | NIOSH is presently reviewing the data on the health effects of lead to determine whether our current recommendations need to be updated. | | | The worker with the BLL of 102 µg/dl developed joint pains and required hospitalization for intravenous chelation therapy. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/91-116.html
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| | Lead Poisoning and Your Child’s Health |
| | Once lead enters the body, it tends to stay there. | | | This can cause learning, behavioral and other problems as well. | | | By the time these problems appear, damage to the child can be difficult or impossible to correct |
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http://www.nnh.org/products/leadchild.htm
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| | Lead Poisoning |
| | Waterfowl and birds of prey are at greater risk of exposure to lead than are mammals and other species of birds because of feeding habits that involve ingesting lead shot as grit or consuming lead shot from the tissues of prey animals, respectively. | | | Once absorbed within the body, lead can interfere with body functions that rely heavily upon the activity of calcium. | | | Most of the lead present in a lead poisoned bird is in organs such as liver and kidneys rather than in muscle tissue. |
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http://www.unbc.ca/nlui/wildlife_diseases_bc/lead_poisoning.htm
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| | Lead Poisoning |
| | Your child has elevated lead levels in their blood. | | | Post a question or comment on our Message Board | | | The Lead Office is involved in a variety of activities concerning lead-based paint. |
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http://www.health-nexus.com/lead_poisoning.htm
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| | Lead Poisoning - DrGreene.com |
| | Lead is a metal that does not belong in the human body. | | | More than one in 25 American children have blood lead levels high enough to lower IQ or cause learning disabilities, violent behavior, attention-deficit disorder or hyperactivity. | | | The treatment varies depending on the degree of poisoning. |
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http://www.drgreene.com/21_1132.html
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| | Pets and Lead Poisoning - Case Studies |
| | A constant theme over the years in information coming to The LEAD Group has been the identification of elevated blood lead levels in a child showing no particular symptoms, through a pet dog being found to be lead poisoned. | | | Blood lead concentrations, age and clinical signs of dogs that responded to chelation treatment | | | Usually the dog has had noticeable symptoms and been taken to the vet who has tested for blood lead, and warned the parents that if they have a small child they should have its blood lead level tested also. |
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http://www.lead.org.au/lanv4n4/lanv4n4-21.html
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| | Nutrition And Childhood Lead Poisoning, HYG-5536-93 |
| | There is currently no lead level believed to be safe for infants and young children. | | | Epidemiologic studies of children show that those exposed to lead, even low levels of lead, may have a lower IQ, learning disabilities, behavioral abnormalities and kidney damage. | | | Children who are most likely to be exposed to lead are likely to have other risk factors, such as a poor diet, which can contribute to iron deficiency. |
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http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5536.html
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| | Lead Poisoning, NIEHS Kids Page Hot Topics |
| | And to complicate things, lead poisoning can be so subtle that the affected child may not show any clear physical signs. | | | These symptoms may or may not be present, and of course each of them can also be caused by many other common illnesses. | | | Childhood lead poisoning is still one of the most important health issues in the United States today. |
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http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm
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| | Organizations that wish to be involved in our work are encouraged and invited to contact Pierre Erville at ervillep@nsc.org. | | | Research published in 2003 reveals that many more children under the age of six may have enough lead in their system to cause significant adverse health effects. | | | Considering the irreparable harm lead poisoning causes to young children and their families, this is also an unacceptable state of affairs. |
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http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
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| | GovPro: GRANTS TO REDUCE LEAD POISONING AVAILABLE |
| | Applicants must represent communities with historical and likely incidences of elevated blood lead levels. | | | Under a new competitive lead grant program, the EPA will provide funding to communities having high rates of elevated blood lead levels, as well as to communities where there are conditions associated with elevated blood lead levels. | | | The incidence of childhood lead poisoning has been reduced by half since the early 1990s, and the agency's stated goal is to eliminate lead poisoning in children by 2010. |
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http://www.govpro.com/ASP/ViewArticle.asp?strArticleId=104257&st=1
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| | Marion County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program |
| | To address the suggested change in screening techniques, MCCLPPP is sending a copy of the CDC guidance to each practicing physician in Marion County. | | | The lead poisoning surveyor, environmental health liaison and the environmental health specialist are working as a team to identify lead hazards, screen for possible lead poisoning and educate families on safe techniques to create a lead-free environment. | | | The Program's primary goal is to identify lead hazards within the community, either through blood lead screening or environmental risk assessment. |
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http://www.mchd.com/lead.htm
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| | MedlinePlus: Lead Poisoning |
| | FDA Warns Consumers about Use of "Litargirio" - Traditional Remedy That Contains Dangerous Levels of Lead (Food and Drug Administration) | | | Lead and Your Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - Links to PDF | | | Lead Poisoning (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html
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| | Alliance For Healthy Homes |
| | Death of Minneapolis Child Prompts Call for Consumer Product Lead Ban | | | Lead Exposure, Stress Interaction Can Cause Cognitive Difficulties in Adults | | | All healthy homes and lead poisoning prevention advocates who have not yet submitted comments to the docket are urged to do so. |
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| | California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch |
| | - Lead Certification and Training Accreditation, Lead Safe Work Practices, Research, Information for Homeowners and Renters | | | - Answers to some of the basic questions you may have regarding childhood lead poisoning. | | | This legislation has established the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB) a children's environmental health program offering multi-layered solutions to this complex problem. |
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http://www.dhs.ca.gov/childlead
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| | The Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning - index |
| | For further information and necessary forms, see the | | | In mid-July, the EPA sponsored Mothers Against Lead Study Tour, a collection of lead advocates from across Indonesia, visited the Coalition to learn about our outreach and advocacy work. | | | Call us today at (410) 534-6447 or1-800-370-LEAD to learn how you can get involved in making your home and community safe from lead and other home based environmental hazards. |
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http://www.leadsafe.org/index.htm
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| | Lead Poisoning Resources - Effects of Lead Poisoning - Lead Poisoning Lawyer Attorney! |
| | Most lead found in the environment is the result of human activity. | | | Because children have not fully developed, lead exposure can begin when a child is a fetus if the mother has been exposed to lead. | | | Developmental progression and growth is negatively affected when children are exposed to lead, producing such complications like speech delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, behavior disorders, neurological and renal damage, stunted growth, anemia, hearing loss, and mental retardation. |
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http://www.lead-poisoning-resources.com
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| | Lead Poisoning Resource Center - Motley Rice LLC |
| | Children suffering from lead poisoning may be entitled to compensation from those responsible for their lead poisoning injuries. | | | Lead affects virtually every system in the body and has serious health effects, especially for young children. | | | Children diagnosed with lead poisoning often suffer from speech delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, neurological and renal damage, stunted growth, anemia, hearing loss, and, in some cases, mental retardation. |
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http://www.aboutlead.com
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| | Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program |
| | Lead poisoning is a disease caused by lead in the body that is especially dangerous for young children. | | | The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) was established for the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of lead poisoning, including the elimination of sources of poisoning through research and educational, epidemiologic, and clinical activities as may be necessary. | | | CLPPP issues individual lead inspector/risk assessor licenses with photos of the individual. |
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http://www.state.ma.us/dph/clppp
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| | Lead Poisoning in Children |
| | This site is brought to you by the advocates of the Brain Injury Law Group, a community of plaintiff's trial lawyers across the United States united by a common interest in serving those with brain damage and a common commitment to fully understanding the anatomic, medical and psychological aspects of brain damage. | | | Lead toxicity in the blood has been found not only to impair early school performance, later grade school performance, but also to negatively affect cognitive functioning into young adulthood. | | | Lead Levels / Symptoms / Risk Factors / What Now? |
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http://www.lead-info.com
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| | Lead Poisoning Guide for Children - Keep Kids Healthy |
| | After being ingested, lead enters the bloodstream and is absorbed and stored in many tissues and organs in the body, including the liver, kidneys, brain, teeth and bones. | | | High levels can cause serious health problems in your children and can affect almost every organ system of the body, causing many different symptoms. | | | All medical advice and information should be considered to be incomplete without a physical exam, which is not possible without a visit to your doctor. |
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http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/lead.html
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| | Lead Poisoning |
| | Gastrointestinal decontamination using an adsorbent such as activated charcoal and a cathartic such as lactulose is instituted for acute lead poisoning but is usually of little value in chronic lead toxicity. | | | Specific antidotes for lead poisoning should be administered for both acute and chronic lead poisoning. | | | Because these chlating agents, possibly with the exception of Succimer, only bind circulating lead in the blood, repeat courses may be required because lead is released slowly from soft tissues such as the brain back into the systemic circulation. |
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http://www.theaviary.com/lead.shtml
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| | NYSOAG: Consumer Tips: Childhood Lead Poisoning |
| | Lead poisoning is the No. 1 environmental health threat to children in the U.S. Nationwide, one in every 11 children between the ages of 1 and 5 has an elevated level of lead in his or her blood. | | | In most cases, there are no obvious symptoms to indicate that the child is being exposed to dangerous levels of lead. | | | The federal Centers for Disease Control call childhood lead poisoning one of the most common and preventable pediatric health problems today. |
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http://www.oag.state.ny.us/consumer/tips/lead_poison.html
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| | Lead Poisoning Prevention - Community Development Agency - Alameda County |
| | Assisting the medical community in identifying and effectively treating lead poisoned children. | | | The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program works with local and statewide organizations to educate the community about the dangers of lead poisoning. | | | Educating the public to the dangers of lead poisoning. |
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| | National Center for Environmental Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention - Redirect CDC |
| | CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People (http://www.healthypeople.gov/) goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010. | | | CDC continues to assist state and local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, to provide a scientific basis for policy decisions, and to ensure that health issues are addressed in decisions about housing and the environment. | | | Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Children's Blood Lead Levels... |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm
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| | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and children's environmental health |
| | The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is to make the citizens of the Commonwealth aware of the dangers of lead poisoning and to reduce the number of children who become lead-poisoned. | | | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and children's environmental health | | | Please note: the information presented above was provided and reviewed for accuracy by Pennsylvania Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and was not verified independently by the Children's Environmental Health Network. |
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| | Welcome to bridges4kids.org! |
| | This chart explains the differences among the 3 types of professional services available to detect lead in your home - the Lead Hazard Screen, the Lead Inspection, and the Risk Assessment. | | | The absolute number of lead screening tests provided to children enrolled in Medicaid remains unconscionably small — and that the vast majority of young children served by Medicaid still are not being screened for lead poisoning. | | | Working to keep Michigan's kids safe through action and awareness. |
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http://www.bridges4kids.org/lead.html
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| | NYCCELP's Web Page |
| | Studies and articles on lead poisoning and prevention | | | Local Law # 1 of 2004, the NYC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (effective August 2, 2004) | | | Links to Government agencies and materials concerning lead poisoning |
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http://www.nmic.org/nyccelp.htm
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| | Hardin MD : Lead Poisoning |
| | : Toxic substances : Lead (Other versions: Google) | | | Last updated Monday, Jan 30, 2006 [lead poisioning, lead poisening, leadpoisoning] [20025 | | | Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program, National Safety Council |
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