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Health economics expert is available to discuss the elimination of lead pipes provision in infrastructure bill

Children can be exposed to lead through old paint, dust thats been contaminated and by drinking water traveling through lead pipes.

Health economics expert is available to discuss the elimination of lead pipes provision in infrastructure bill

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLLPW) is Oct. 24-30, and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is strongly encouraging all parents to get their babies and toddlers their regular

Young children are at greatest risk for lead poisoning because they spend a lot of time on the floor where lead sources are likely to be found.

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional...

"Lead poisoning in children can actually show as ADHD. So, it can be misdiagnosed sometimes, and kiddos might not be getting those lead tests," Kiernan Scott says.

Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) is committed to removing lead service lines.

© Greg Nash On May 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what Congress told EPA almost three decades ago: EPA must update its standards so that children are safe from the irreversible harms of lead found in household paint, dust and soil. Since Congress first directed EPA to set these standards, the agency has failed to do what is right time and time again. This time it must be different.   EPA’s most recent, inadequate update came 10 yea...