Clark County Public Health Director Dr. Alan Melnick, pictured here in 2020, says lead is a “silent poison. Public Health’s hazard assessment program works in partnership with health providers to ...

Federal health officials added more ground cinnamon brands to its health alert after detecting elevated levels of lead in the product. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in its latest update ...

Protein supplements are more popular than ever, but a new report suggests that popular powders and shakes are contaminated with elevated levels of lead, prompting some experts to recommend limiting ...

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure and death. Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead ...

Lead exposure is a common issue in southeast Kansas and nearby parts of Missouri and Oklahoma. Health experts say there are few accessible resources for high-risk communities. WEIR, Kansas — Johanna ...

New research estimates that lead exposure from gasoline has significantly affected Americans' mental health for the worse during the 20th century. Reading time 3 minutes The toxic metal lead has cast ...

With focus on better diets, one turns to everyday vegetables, however, as per a recent Bengaluru study, lead was found in vegetables. 72 samples of vegetables were collected from the local markets in ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids’ exposure to the ...

Certain brands of one of the country's most popular spices, cinnamon, could be hazardous to your health. On Oct. 31, the Food and Drug Administration named two additional brands of ground cinnamon — ...