blood lead level News
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Lead in Kids’ Blood Linked With Behavioral and Emotional Problems
Emotional and behavioral problems show up even with low exposure to lead, and as blood lead levels increase in children, so do the problems, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The results were published online June 30 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. "This research focused on lower blood lead ...
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EPA Inspection Reveals Violations of Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule for Dynamic Porch and Patio of Independence, Mo.
EPA Region 7 conducted a Record Keeping Inspection at Dynamic Porch & Patio., an Independence, Mo., remodeling company, in July 2014, which revealed violations of the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. Dynamic Porch & Patio builds and installs insulated roofs, add-ons, pergolas, decks, and replaces siding. The company has agreed to pay a $5,559 civil penalty to settle allegations ...
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EPA Inspection Reveals Violations of Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule for Blue Springs, Mo., Renovation Company
EPA Region 7 conducted an inspection at Blue Springs Siding and Windows, LLC, in September 2014, which revealed violations of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule. As part of a settlement with EPA, the company has agreed to pay a $13,566 penalty to the United States. According to an administrative consent agreement and final order filed today by EPA Region 7 in Lenexa, Kan., the ...
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EPA cites Hanson’s window and construction for failures to warn residents about potential exposures in 2005; $784,380 penalty proposed (MI)
Based in part on information that two children living in renovated Michigan homes had tested positive for elevated blood lead levels, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed a complaint and proposed a $784,380 penalty against Hanson’s Window and Construction Inc. of Madison Heights, Mich., for violations of the 1998 federal rule for failure to warn residents of potential ...
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Research Funded to Find Out Which Candies Contain Lead
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, October 23, 2007 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $96,798 to the University of Nevada -Las Vegas to develop a cost-effective method of screening imported candy to identify lead hazards. The relationship between consuming lead-contaminated imported candy and childhood lead poisoning is a rapidly emerging health issue. October 21-27 is National Lead ...
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EPA Inspection Reveals Violations of Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule for Envirotech, Inc. in St. Louis, Mo.
EPA Region 7 conducted a random Work Practices Inspection on Aug. 5, 2014, under the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule at Envirotech, Inc., a renovation firm that performs renovations in the St. Louis, Mo., area. The inspection revealed that Envirotech, Inc. failed to use lead-safe work practices and provide the Renovate Right pamphlet, which are violations of the RRP Rule. As part of a ...
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EPA settlement with Destination Maui will fund blood lead testing for 350 children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement valued at $55,000 with Destination Maui, Inc. for failing to notify its tenants about the potential presence of lead-based paint at eight properties located on Maui. “More than half a million children in America have blood lead levels that can lead to learning disabilities and behavior problems,” said Jared Blumenfeld, ...
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EPA and Partners Celebrate Reduced Lead Exposure in Children; Blood lead levels in children around Tar Creek site in Okla. greatly reduced
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its partners in Oklahoma are celebrating a significant achievement in children’s health: Since 1997, blood lead levels of children in Ottawa County and Tar Creek have drastically declined, with 0% of children in these areas showing elevated levels by 2013. “The children of Tar Creek and Ottawa County are healthier today because of ...
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Independent Expert Study Confirms Johnson Controls Battery Plant is Not the Cause of Elevated Blood-Lead Incidents in Kangqiao Area in Shanghai
An independent investigation, conducted by the Lead-acid Battery Sub-Commission of the China Electric Equipment Industry Association, has indicated that Johnson Controls could not be the cause of the elevated blood-lead levels that have been found in some children in the Kangqiao area, Pudong, Shanghai. "We believe this is a comprehensive investigation based on facts," said Alex Molinaroli, ...
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EPA Announces New Lead Standards that Will Apply to Certain Schools, Child Care Facilities, Hospitals, and Residential Properties
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children. Unfortunately, approximately half a million U.S. children have blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter, the reference level at which the agency recommends public health actions be initiated. A major source of exposure ...
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EPA announces lead poisoning prevention week agency urges parents to protect children from exposure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), October 24–30, 2010, to raise awareness of lead poisoning in children. Lead causes a variety of adverse health effects, including brain and nervous system disorders, high blood pressure and hypertension, and reproductive problems. For children, even low levels of exposure to lead can ...
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Lead poisoning: number one environmental health threat to children ages six and younger in the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared October 23-30, 2011 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week as part of the agency’s on-going efforts to make families aware of the hazards presented by lead and lead-based paint in the home and places where children under six years of age are regularly present. Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in paint and other products found ...
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CDC Lowers Blood Lead Reference Value for Children in Puerto Rico and Across the Nation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in late October that it had lowered the blood lead reference value (BLRV) for children in response to Lead Exposure Prevention and Advisory Committee (LEPAC) recommendations. The BLRV is now 3.5 µg/dL, down from the previous 5 µg/dL. The new BLRV is intended to identify children with higher levels of lead in their blood ...
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EPA Releases New Report on Children`s Health and the Environment in America
EPA today released “America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition,” a comprehensive compilation of information from a variety of sources on children’s health and the environment. The report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food, and soil that may affect children; concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age; ...
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African health leaders gather to address significant rise in diabetes
With the incidence of diabetes rising at an alarming rate worldwide, UN member states have resolved to host a summit in 2011 on this growing healthcare threat. In preparation for this, South Africa hosted the Diabetes Leadership Forum Africa 2010 (DLFA) in Johannesburg on 30 September and 1 October. The forum, which was co-hosted by the South African Ministry of Health and the World Diabetes ...
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With its new Lead Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, Delaware Makes Significant Commitment to Children’s Health
On Thu 17th of April, the U.S. Environmental Protection announced that Delaware has become the first state in the Mid-Atlantic Region authorized by the EPA to administer and enforce the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program, previously administered by the federal government. Delaware joins 14 states nation-wide that have committed to administering the RRP Program, which ...
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Vertex to Present New Data on VX-880 Clinical Trial at 82nd American Diabetes Association Annual Conference
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced three abstracts, including two oral presentations and one poster, detailing data on type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its Phase 1/2 trial of VX-880, a stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy, have been accepted for presentation during the American Diabetes Association 82nd Annual Scientific ...
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Bayer submits aflibercept 8 mg for regulatory approval in two major retinal eye diseases in the EU
Filing for aflibercept 8 mg in neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) is based on positive results of clinical trials, PULSAR and PHOTON In both trials, aflibercept 8 mg demonstrated unprecedented durability results with treatment intervals of up to 16 weeks, with comparable visual acuity as well as rapid and resilient fluid control to the ...
By Bayer AG
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Vertex Provides Updates on Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of VX-880 for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Clinical proof-of-concept achieved based on positive data from the first two patients dosed at half the target dose of cells in Part A of Phase 1/2 study First patient achieved insulin independence at Day 270; positive data in second patient; third patient has received full target dose with initiation of Part B VX-880 generally well tolerated in all three patients dosed to date ...
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Bayer submits aflibercept 8 mg for marketing authorization in Japan
Submission to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for aflibercept 8 mg in neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) is based on positive results of phase III clinical trials, PULSAR and PHOTON In both trials, aflibercept 8 mg demonstrated unprecedented durability results with treatment intervals of up to 16 weeks, with ...
By Bayer AG
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