N EW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death into perspective and the Food and Drug ...

In Rome, the long dramatic arcades occur in the ... that the Roman Empire collapsed because the Romans suffered from lead poisoning? AICHER: Not much. The Romans did use lead in their pipes.

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Upper-class men and women in ancient ... lead salts with human skin cells. Sure enough, the lead-affected cells produced more immune-response chemicals, preventing infection. All Roads Lead to ...

In his monthly column, John Mitchinson explores how the long slow history of lead poisoning teaches us a salutary lesson ...

In episode one of the series, we meet Livia, wife of Rome’s first ... about taking ancient accounts of their scandalous misbehavior, all those stories of adultery and poisoning, at face value.