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Lead poisoning interferes with the normal development of a child's brain and nervous system; therefore children are at greater risk of lead neurotoxicity than adults are. [203] In a child's developing brain, lead interferes with synapse formation in the cerebral cortex , neurochemical development (including that of neurotransmitters), and ...
As of last Tuesday, the agency had received at least 65 reports of lead poisoning in children potentially linked to the recalled products. All of the reported cases — which haven’t necessarily ...
Nearly 10,000 local children tested with high lead levels in their blood over the past two decades, and kids are still at risk today. ... a torchbearer in the city’s efforts to combat childhood ...
Alyssa Magnuson, 29, from Braham, Minnesota, was in “disbelief and shock” when a routine blood test last fall revealed that her then-11-month-old daughter's blood lead levels were 23.4 ...
Lead poisoning epidemics refer to specific instances of mass lead poisoning. These events often occur without the knowledge of the communities they affect. Common causes of lead poisoning epidemics include mining, lead recycling, and food/water contamination. [1] These events also cause disproportionate childhood fatalities as children are more ...
Blood lead level (BLL), is a measure of the amount of lead in the blood. [1] [2] Lead is a toxic heavy metal and can cause neurological damage, especially among children, at any detectable level. High lead levels cause decreased vitamin D and haemoglobin synthesis as well as anemia, acute central nervous system disorders, and possibly death. [3]
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning parents against buying a brand of fruit puree pouches for their children because they may have contain high levels of lead, the agency said.
The developing nervous system of the fetus is particularly vulnerable to lead toxicity. Neurological toxicity is observed in children of exposed women as a result of the ability of lead to cross the placental barrier. A special concern for pregnant women is that some of the bone lead accumulation is released into the blood during pregnancy.