CLEVELAND, Ohio — A program that paid Cleveland’s landlords to certify their rentals as safe from lead poisoning is winding down after distributing millions since 2020. The Lead Safe Cleveland ...

New initiative aims to help Flint children in the coming years. — -- As the contaminated water crisis continues in Flint, Michigan, health experts said they are working to ensure the youngest ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Housing Authority has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages to the family of two children who allegedly suffered poisoning from lead paint in their apartment ...

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Last Halloween, the FDA flagged a worrying discovery: High levels of lead were found in applesauce pouches meant for young kids. Parents were alarmed, because the heavy metal can cause irreversible ...

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Lead shouldn’t be in your food, right? Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

Researchers studied ancient tooth fossils and found that a gene mutation in modern humans (right) better protected them against lead and gave them an advantage over Neanderthals (left). Kyle Dykes / ...

Certain brands of imported cookware are likely to leach “significant levels” of lead into food, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a consumer warning Friday. Officials tested a number ...