An NYU pediatrician and researcher writes inJAMA Pediatricsthat new recommendations on testing children for lead are inconclusive, but do not mean that we should abandon screening children for elevated lead levels. The editorial—written by Michael Weitzman, MD, professor of pediatrics and environmental...
Identifying and eliminating lead sources before exposure occurs is the only reliable way to protect children from this danger, the AAP said. This requires stricter regulations, more federal resources and joint action by government officials and doctors, according to the updated AAP recommendations. "We...
Recommendations for blood lead screening of Medicaid-eligible children aged 1-5 years: an updated approach to targeting a group at high risk. Lead is a potent, pervasive neurotoxicant, and elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) can result in decreased IQ, academic failure, and behavioral problems ...
Childhood lead poisoning prevention programs in state and local public health agencies collect blood lead test results for children and had a lead role in identifying children for retesting. CDC’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program sought to understand how the recall and recommendations impacted stat...
Consumer Reports’ head of food safety testing, James E. Rogers, PhD, explains that although the products may contain high lead levels, there’s no cause for alarm or panic. (1) He said that these are but a “fraction” of the levels in the apple cinnamon fruit pouches in the Wanabana...
The CDC announced the change Wednesday, adopting recommendations made in January by an advisory panel of experts. At the same time, CDC officials acknowledged they don't have additional funds to help doctors or local health departments do more testing of children or find and clean up lead contam...
Binns HJ, Campbell C, Brown MJ (2007) Interpreting and managing blood lead levels of less than 10 microg/dL in children and reducing childhood exposure to lead: recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. Pediatrics 120...
Screening for High Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women JAMA JAMA Patient Page April 16, 2019 This JAMA Patient Page describes the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recent recommendations on screening for high blood lead levels in children and pregnant women. Blood Lead Screening and...
CDC response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention recommendations in “Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call of Primary Prevention.” Accessed February 18, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/cdc_response_lead_exposure_recs.pdf 8. Centers for ...
Only 18 states and the District of Columbia require that health providers screen either all children or high-risk children specifically, while the rest either have only recommendations or don't list requirements or recommendations publicly, according to the study. ...