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Here’s what public health experts suggest residents can do to protect themselves from potential fire-related contaminants ...
Public health officials believe the increased levels could be from the burned homes, which were painted with lead-based paint ...
Soil samples taken in and around the Eaton Fire burn area show elevated levels of lead downwind, public health officials ...
Preliminary soil tests have uncovered high levels of lead at properties where homes are still standing downwind of the Eaton ...
Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated "hot spots" of ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
Los Angeles County Public Health released the preliminary findings of a soil sampling study done in both fire areas. Here’s ...
In a soft, faltering voice, her large brown eyes staring absently ahead, Winfrida Besa repeats "A-B-C-D" over and over as she ...
Recent results from an early study found that firefighters' blood contained elevated levels of both lead and mercury. The research comes from LA Fire Health Study, a 10 year research project that ...
Read more to learn about what non-HDL cholesterol is, what levels are normal, how to manage it, and more. HDL cholesterol, also known as “good” cholesterol, helps remove “bad” cholesterol ...
Educational materials that you can request for your clinic from the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch of the California Department of Public Health. The Health Code requires stores to provide ...
Symptoms of food poisoning, often start sooner than symptoms of the stomach bug, also known as norovirus. There also have different causes: a virus causes a stomach bug while bacteria, parasites, or a ...