Tag: Chemicals
Blood Lead Levels Detected in Half of Children Tested
Young children with public insurance and living in communities with more pre-1950s housing and poverty at increased risk
DoD Not Protecting Service Members From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’: Audit
Audit also noted that department is falling short on tracking the health effects from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Nitrate in Drinking Water Tied to Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk
Association seen for nitrate concentrations in tap water below the federal regulatory limit
More Frequent Disinfectant Use Tied to Uncontrolled Asthma
Findings seen in a survey of U.S. adults with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
FDA: All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers From Mexico on ‘Import Alert’
Large number of hand sanitizers from Mexico have tested positive for methanol contamination
Pediatric Ocular Exposure to Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers on the Rise
Compared with 2019, seven times more pediatric cases of ABHS eye exposures reported in April to August 2020
Smoking Marijuana Ups Toxic Chemical Levels in Blood, Urine
However, levels of smoke-related chemicals lower compared with those seen with tobacco smoking
Cadmium Burden Linked to Mortality From Flu, Pneumonia
Risk for related mortality increased with urinary cadmium in the 80th versus the 20th percentile in whole population, never smokers in NHANES-III
Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Changes in Adult Brain Structure
Changes included less cortical, hippocampus surface area, plus lower IQ
