It's not often a famous composer helps solve a 200-year-old mystery, but DNA from Beethoven's hair might actually do that.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering free testing to help people check lead levels in their blood.

If you were shocked by the hundreds of thousands of microplastics we swallow when we chew gum, you’re in for another spook.

Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.

In the Fall of 2024, some households were notified that there either may be, or are, lead water pipes supplying water to their homes. The notification is appreciated. The problem is supposed to be ...

The 12206 ZIP code, which encompasses West Hill, Beverwyck and Upper Washington Avenue, has one of the highest concentration ...

The symptoms, may include mood swings, cognitive impairment, drooling, various degrees of memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, nerve damage and neurological questions which ...

Packaging issues, such as non-child-resistant bottles or faulty seals, can also lead to recalls, particularly when they pose a poisoning hazard. Incorrect labeling, including inaccurate dosage ...

"He cried all the time too." Lead poisoning is not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh, and the causes are manifold. They include the heavy metal's widespread and continued use in paint, in defiance of ...

Days after their work, some of those firefighters had elevated levels of lead and mercury inside cells in their blood — amounts higher than those found in colleagues who had fought earlier ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An increasing number of bald eagles are suffering from lead poisoning in northwest Oregon, according to the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, located in Clatsop County.

What is food intoxication — is it the same as food poisoning? — and what is asphyxia? Here's what to know. Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a home run ...