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Despite reductions in rates of elevated blood lead levels in U.S. adults, overexposure to lead continues among workers, health officials said. Research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said there is a need to strengthen lead prevention efforts by industry, government, and labor, the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention's Weekly Report said. The trend underscores concern from recent research about the toxicity of lead even at low doses, the report said....

New research indicates that older women with high levels of lead in their blood are likely to die sooner from heart disease than those with lower lead levels, Reuters reported.The 12-year study followed 533 women aged 65 to 87 years old and showed that those women with lead concentrations above 8 micrograms per deciliter of blood were 59 percent more likely to die of any cause.They were also three times more likely to die of heart disease than women with lower blood lead levels, the study...

Neofit(TM) Pipe Makes A Timely Leap Into North America's Struggle For Lead-Free Drinking Water SAN DIEGO, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nu Flow(R) Companies today announced the launch of a new structural water service pipe called "Neofit(TM)," a small-diameter relining system that stops lead leaching in drinking water and which Nu Flow believes will revolutionize pipe restoration. Recent media attention focusing on lead leaching into drinking water from service piping makes Neofit a timely...

VANCOUVER, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Argentex Mining Corporation (TSX-V: ATX, OTCBB: AGXM) is pleased to announce additional results from the 2008 drill program at its polymetallic Pinguino property in Santa Cruz, Argentina. The latest findings include assays from 13 new drill holes testing four separate mineralized zones, including a 2.5-meter (8.2-foot) intersection that contains 5.32 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 29 g/t silver and 1.5% combined lead-zinc. A deeper hole drilled in...

Vibration and Mechanical Shock Issues Will be Addressed in the Study COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DfR Solutions today announced it has been chosen by the United States Navy to perform a study on the reliability of Pb-free solder when exposed to vibration and mechanical shock. The Navy chose DfR Solutions because of the firm's proven reputation as an industry leader in Pb-free solder research. The pressure to move to Pb-free has intensified within the supply chain....

CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Biosciences, an emerging leader in systems for clinical-diagnostics, will receive the Frost & Sullivan 2009 North American Product Innovation Award for LeadCare II, a rapid, point-of-care test that enables children and adults to be screened for lead poisoning faster, easier, and more conveniently. Magellan's President of Clinical Diagnostics, James Whelan, will accept the award tomorrow night at the 2009 Excellence in Medical...

Earthenware pots containing lead were found in the Iron Age layer of Iran's Kelardasht Mound, researchers said. Mehdi Mousavi, head of the research team, said a metal ring found in the earthenware was nearly 95 percent lead, Iran's Fars news agency reported Thursday. Finding lead in the Iron Age layer is one of those rare discoveries. It is the first time archaeologists have discovered such a thing, he said.

New government research shows that far fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago, a testament to aggressive efforts to get lead out of paint, water and soil, the Associated Press reported.The latest data from federal researchers found that just 1.4 percent of young children had elevated lead levels in their blood in 2004, compared with almost 9 percent in 1988.The study was based on 5,000 children, ages 1 to 5, who were part of a periodic government health survey.Mary Jean Brown of...

D.C. UTILITY FACES $200 MILLION LEAD CONTAMINATION SUIT Father of Twins Seeks Medical Monitoring and Care, Fund for Medical Expenses And Educational Services for Poisoned Sons & Other Affected District Children WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The father of eight year-old twin boys, who were poisoned as infants when WASA provided their homes with lead-contaminated tap water which their father then used to make their formula, today has filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior...

Experts say lead shot from firearms and lead sinkers might pose health risks for humans and wildlife alike. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that studies indicate venison often contains lead fragments, and birds have been found with fishing sinkers in their bodies and elevated lead levels in their blood. In Wisconsin, 15 percent of 199 samples of commercially processed venison contained lead bullet fragments, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of...