A case in which more than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels is ...

Several people have been arrested after more than 200 young students were found to have high levels of lead in their blood ...

So far, no children have been hospitalized for acute lead poisoning, which can be life-threatening, but the affected kids continue to be monitored. Several buildings have been temporarily closed ...

Dr Monica Mehta discovered Rudy Callahan's acute lead poisoning after he consumed large amounts of the heavy metal in his cinnamon applesauce.

Within two months, she suffered acute lead poisoning and died. Her blood lead level was 391 micrograms per deciliter — nearly 80 times the state’s safety limit.