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The Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center have done it again they have come to the rescue of another eagle suffering from lead toxicity.

A Michigan judge on Tuesday threw out felony charges against seven former state and local officials in connection with the Flint water scandal.

Amid a spike in rents and evictions, experts said the health of families left without homes is at risk ― and physicians can do more to help.

Testing rates in 2021 are still 21% below prepandemic levels in Chicago, according to an analysis presented at the annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference.

Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.

Kill an eagle? >> yes. as far as lead toxicity goes, yeah. >> so heres the plasma sample. >> reporter: travis wilcoxen is chairman of the biology department at nearby millikin university, and hes on the raptor center board. he and nuzzo decided to start testing all the birds brought in. >> some of the birds that really started to catch our eyes were birds that do not scavenge. these were birds that actively hunt live prey, like coopers hawk and the eastern screech owl. >> we definitely see a lot...

Users of illegal drugs such as heroin are at risk of lead poisoning, but patients who take certain traditional remedies may also be at risk.

The researchers found that 90% of children born in the US between 1951 and 1980 had blood-lead levels higher than the CDC threshold.

Lead poisoning remains a significant threat to the health of young children in the United States, based on data from blood tests of more than 1 million children.