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    May 22, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  1. Tips to Prevent Poisoning

    <h2><a id=&quot;children" name="children"></a>Keep Young Children Safe from Poisoning</h2><h4>Be Prepared</h4>
    Keep Young Children Safe from Poisoning Be Prepared - Put the poison help number, 1-800-222-1222, on or near every home telephone and save it on your cell phone. The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Be Smart about Storage Store all...

    Tags: Health, Physical Conditions

    2. May 17, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  2. US lowers threshold for lead poisoning in children

    Reuters
    By David Beasley ATLANTA, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut its threshold level for defining lead poisoning in children to 5 micrograms per deciliter from 10, marking the first such reduction in 20 years. "The...

    Tags: Painting, Health, Arts and Culture, Lead Poisoning, Arts

    3. May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. CDC toughens definition of lead poisoning

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    The standard for what constitutes lead poisoning in children has been sharply lowered for the first time in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. In a posting on its website, the Atlanta-based center announced...

    Tags: Standards, Painting, Health, Arts and Culture, Lead Poisoning

    4. May 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. CDC lowers lead poisoning threshold

    The number of young children deemed at risk of lead poisoning in Maryland and nationwide expanded drastically Wednesday as a federal health agency declared it would effectively cut in half its threshold for diagnosing the environmental illness.
    The number of young children deemed at risk of lead poisoning in Maryland and nationwide expanded drastically Wednesday as a federal health agency declared it would effectively cut in half its threshold for diagnosing the environmental illness....

    Tags: Trials, Lead Poisoning, Renovation, Economy, Business and Finance, Litigation

    5. May 16, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. U.S. expands danger level for lead exposure

    ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.
    ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. The new standard announced Wednesday means that hundreds of thousands more youngsters could be diagnosed with high...

    Tags: Standards, Health, Lead Poisoning, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests

    6. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Lawmakers gird for renewed debate on lead poisoning

    With efforts to reduce lead poisoning among children at a crossroads, Maryland lawmakers are wrestling with proposals to expand state regulation of home sales, rentals and repairs to reduce youngsters' exposure to the toxic metal.
    With efforts to reduce lead poisoning among children at a crossroads, Maryland lawmakers are wrestling with proposals to expand state regulation of home sales, rentals and repairs to reduce youngsters' exposure to the toxic metal. But the biggest...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Trials, Democratic Party, Insurance, Prince George's County

    7. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  7. Fewer children accidentally poisoned

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">When Ed Krenzelok started working at the Pittsburgh Poison Center 35</span><span style="font-size: small;"> years ago, 80 percent of the calls that the center received were for</span><span style="font-size: small;"> accidental poisoning of children under 6. </span>
    Daily American Staff Writer
    When Ed Krenzelok started working at the Pittsburgh Poison Center 35 years ago, 80 percent of the calls that the center received were for accidental poisoning of children under 6. Last year only 48 percent of the calls were about young children....

    Tags: Pittsburgh, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Aspirin (drug), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

    8. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Baltimore awarded $2.9 million to clean up lead paint

    The Baltimore housing department received a $2.9 million federal grant Friday to clean up poisonous lead paint found in the walls of thousands of city buildings. Baltimore will receive $2.9 million from the federal government to fix lead-paint hazards in...

    Tags: Ken Strong, Interior Policy, Health, Public Housing, Housing and Urban Planning

    9. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. October Storm Hits Connecticut

    Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...

    Tags: Plainville, Richard Blumenthal, Enfield, Renovation, Disasters and Accidents

    10. Jan 6, 2012 |Story| WXMI

  10. Definition of Lead Poisoning May Be Changing

    An advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control wants to raise the threshold for safe lead levels for children as many federal dollars for prevention could be drastically slashed.&nbsp;
    News Reporter
    An advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control wants to raise the threshold for safe lead levels for children as many federal dollars for prevention could be drastically slashed.  This change would increase the number of children requiring...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Painting, Health, Arts, Arts and Culture

    11. Jan 30, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Recall alert: Gel pack issues with 2 California Innovations lunch totes

    The Dish - Orlando Sentinel
    Check your lunch totes made by California Innovations, a popular manufacturer. California Innovations’ expandable lunch boxes and another food carrier have been recalled because of a freezer gel pack ingestion hazard. Gel that contains diethylene...
    12. Sep 20, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Lead poisoning cases decline in Md., but gaps remain

    Lead poisoning, once widespread, appears on the way to becoming a rarity among children living in old rental housing in Baltimore and the rest of Maryland. But the problem is growing among youngsters who live in owner-occupied and newer rental homes, and that is prompting state officials to look for new ways to fight the longtime health scourge.
    Lead poisoning, once widespread, appears on the way to becoming a rarity among children living in old rental housing in Baltimore and the rest of Maryland. But the problem is growing among youngsters who live in owner-occupied and newer rental homes,...

    Tags: Rentals, Health, Arts and Culture, Lead Poisoning, Federal Hill

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