New York State’s Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning Prevention convened on Wednesday to discuss the new draft regulations.

Building the Worlds That Kill Us shows how social, political, and economic order in the U.S. has always favored some, at the ...

Food scientists strongly recommend keeping certain foods in cool, dry areas outside of a refrigerator, which prevents ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death ...

"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...

The Roman Empire lowered IQ levels across Europe according to a new study, due to the vast quantities of lead pollution.

An injured eagle landed on the Lions Gate Bridge on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Courtesy: West Vancouver Police Department) He ...

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

According to the Blue Ridge Poison Center, there are more than 500 deaths of carbon monoxide poisoning each year.

The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) released the first-ever guidelines for levels of lead in processed baby foods ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, ...