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New studies reveal lead in drinking water is still a problem, and clinicians may want to screen children for lead exposure.

In August, the US Food and Drug Administration greenlit a new maker of an old drug used for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, ending a shortage and stopping the need for importation of the medicine from France. The only problem: The new version costs almost 10 times as much as the imported version, about $32,000 per course of treatment.

Though it's rare these days for a child in the U.S. to have blood lead levels that are high enough to require this medicine, it does happen.

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In August, the US Food and Drug Administration greenlit a new maker of an old drug used for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, ending a shortage and stopping

Pouched foods marketed for very young children have gained popularity in recent years because they don't require utensils and can be eaten on the go. But news that several children got lead poisoning...

Codeine has been linked to life-threatening or fatal respiratory problems in children for more than a decade,

“Theres no going back and putting those IQ points back into them,” said Dr. Noah Buncher of the Lead Clinic at Boston Medical Center.

Massachusetts made slight improvement over the past four years in its efforts to remove lead from school drinking water, and environmental advocates believe proposed legislation would send the Bay State soaring to the top of the class.

Massachusetts made slight improvement over the past four years in its efforts to remove lead from school drinking water, and environmental advocates believe proposed legislation would send the Bay State soaring to the top of the class.